Stella Diaz Has Something to Say, Angela Dominguez
Stella Diaz Has Something to Say, Angela Dominguez
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Stella Diaz Has Something to Say

Author: Angela Dominguez

Narrator: Kyla García

Unabridged: 3 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/29/2020


Synopsis

In her first middle-grade novel, award-winning picture book author and illustrator Angela Dominguez tells a heartwarming story based on her own experiences growing up Mexican-American.

Stella Diaz loves marine animals, especially her betta fish, Pancho. But Stella Diaz is not a betta fish. Betta fish like to be alone, while Stella loves spending time with her mom and brother and her best friend Jenny. Trouble is, Jenny is in another class this year, and Stella feels very lonely.

When a new boy arrives in Stella's class, she really wants to be his friend, but sometimes Stella accidentally speaks Spanish instead of English and pronounces words wrong, which makes her turn roja. Plus, she has to speak in front of her whole class for a big presentation at school! But she better get over her fears soon, because Stella Díaz has something to say!

About Angela Dominguez

Angela Dominguez was born in Mexico City, grew up in the great state of Texas, and now resides on the east coast. She is the author and illustrator of several books for children including Maria Had a Little Llama, which received the American Library Association Pura Belpre Illustration Honor. Recently, she received her second Pura Belpre Honor for her illustrations in Mango, Abuela, and Me written by Meg Medina. When Angela is not in her studio, she teaches at the Academy of Art University, which honored her with their Distinguished Alumni Award in 2013. She also enjoys presenting at different schools and libraries to all sorts of ages. Angela is a proud member of SCBWI, PEN America, and represented by Wernick and Pratt Literary Agency. As a child, she loved reading books and making a mess creating pictures. She's delighted to still be doing both.


Reviews

Goodreads review by CYIReadBooks on November 21, 2021

Adorable children's book that incorporates some Spanish language into the storyline. An entertaining read with some life lessons.......more

Goodreads review by Jacqueline on January 30, 2019

Charming! This would make a fun classroom readaloud. Stella Diaz's developing view of herself, her family, and her place in the world is sure to resonant with young readers.......more

Goodreads review by Susan on July 22, 2019

What a wonderful book, and a great job of joining Spanish with English for young readers, along with fears a shy young girl has of being a legal alien. I’m going to recommend this to some girls at school. (Own)......more

Goodreads review by ReGina on June 27, 2020

I read this book with my third graders who really enjoyed it. This was a great book for my largely ELL students who connected with Stella’s challenges speaking English fluently or getting embarrassed in class. It was also great to teach how to use context clues for the rudimentary Spanish included i......more