Elizabeth Builes

Jul 16, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Sara Paulson |Peter Brown |Nicole Miles |Elizabeth Builes

by Melba Escobar ; illustrated by Elizabeth Builes ; translated by Sara Lissa Paulson ‧Pedro is separated from his mother on a trip from Bogotá to a Caribbean island. Smallest in his class and bullied, 10-year-old Pedro is thrilled about the vacation but finds himself wondering if his father’s “business trip” is really a permanent estrangement. Manuela and her son are so close that they can read one another’s expressions, but Pedro, angry that she's concealed the truth about his father, runs away.