Something Like Home

by Arango, Andrea Beatriz

DogsPura Belpré Award/Honor BookFoster FamiliesHispanic & Latinx PeopleNovels in VerseJunior Library Guild Selection
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AR Book Level
5.6
AR Points
4
Word Count
25,395
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
520948 EN

About this book

Something Like Home is a novel in verse by Andrea Beatriz Arango about Laura Rodríguez Colón, a young girl who wants to live with her parents again. When she finds a lost puppy, she creates a plan that will allow her to see her parents. The Pura Belpré Honor winning book follows the girl and the dog as they help each other find their way home, discovering family in each other along the way.

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