Bibliograph

Rica Baptista, llamas, iguanas, and my very best friend [talking book], Janet Costa Bates

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Rica Baptista, llamas, iguanas, and my very best friend [talking book], Janet Costa Bates

Language

eng

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technical information on music

resource.interestGradeLevel

Grades 1 - 4

Main title

Rica Baptista

Oclc number

1369594289

Responsibility statement

Janet Costa Bates

Sub title

llamas, iguanas, and my very best friend [talking book]

Summary

Rica Baptista wants--no, needs--a pet. A llama, a kinkajou, or maybe an iguana? She even has a name picked out: Frederica, her own name, after her Cape Verdean great-great-grandfather. But Rica's parents say no almost faster than their mouths can open. The worst part is that Rica can't tell anyone the real reason she wants a pet, because she's not supposed to know--she overheard that her best friend, Laini, is moving away, and Rica worries about being left behind. Rica and Laini make lists of the benefits of having a pet to convince Rica's parents, and they try all sorts of schemes to raise money to afford one, from party planning to holding a yard sale to entering a poetry contest. But in the end, it might be an act of unselfish kindness and courage that shows that Rica is ready to take on the pet of her dreams. In a rich and amusing story that will appeal to fans of Judy Moody and Ivy and Bean, a sincere and creative protagonist navigates friend and family relationships from funny to frustrating, endearing to insightful

Target audience

pre adolescentprimary

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