Zitlally and her family are from Mexico and speak a language called Nahuatl. They live in a trailer park surrounded by a forest littered with used cars and car parts. When her father is deported back to Mexico, Zitlally runs to the forest to cry and discovers a dog chained to an abandoned truck in the forest. Zitlally and Crystal, her neighbor name the dog Star and take care of the him as best they can. Together they teach him tricks. Zitlally becomes convinced that the dog is her father's animal spirit and that she must keep him alive and well so that her father survives his deportation. This book has Spanish and Nahuatl words included in the text and a glossary at the end of the book. Read this magical book to find out what happens to Star and Zitlally's father.
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