Angela Velez
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LULU & MILAGRO'S SEARCH FOR CLARITY...
Booksmart meets Never Have I Ever in this Latinx road trip adventure—a big-hearted, voice-driven YA about two sisters who couldn’t be more different, but become begrudging partners on their school’s cross-country college trip—from debut author Angela Velez.
Overachiever Luz “Lulu” Zavala has straight As, perfect attendance, and a solid ten-year plan. First up: nail her interview for a dream internship at Stanford, the last stop on her school’s cross-country college road trip. The only flaw in her plan is Clara, her oldest sister, who went off to college and sparked a massive fight with their overprotective Peruvian mom, who is now convinced that out-of-state-college will destroy their family. If Lulu can’t fix whatever went wrong between them, the whole trip—and her future—will be a waste.
Middle sister Milagro wants nothing to do with college, or a nerdy class field trip. Then a spot opens up on the trip just as her own Spring Break plans (Operation: Lose Your Virginity) are thwarted, and she hops on the bus with her glittery lipsticks, more concerned about getting back at her ex than she is about schools or any family drama. But the trip opens her eyes about possibilities she’d never imagined for herself. Maybe she is more than the boy-crazy girl everyone seems to think she is.
On a journey from Baltimore all the way to San Francisco, Lulu and Milagro will become begrudging partners as they unpack weighty family expectations, uncover Clara’s secrets, and maybe even discover the true meaning of sisterhood.
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Booksmart meets Never Have I Ever in this Latinx road trip adventure—a big-hearted, voice-driven YA about two sisters who couldn’t be more different, but become begrudging partners on their school’s cross-country college trip—from debut author Angela Velez.
Overachiever Luz “Lulu” Zavala has straight As, perfect attendance, and a solid ten-year plan. First up: nail her interview for a dream internship at Stanford, the last stop on her school’s cross-country college road trip. The only flaw in her plan is Clara, her oldest sister, who went off to college and sparked a massive fight with their overprotective Peruvian mom, who is now convinced that out-of-state-college will destroy their family. If Lulu can’t fix whatever went wrong between them, the whole trip—and her future—will be a waste.
Middle sister Milagro wants nothing to do with college, or a nerdy class field trip. Then a spot opens up on the trip just as her own Spring Break plans (Operation: Lose Your Virginity) are thwarted, and she hops on the bus with her glittery lipsticks, more concerned about getting back at her ex than she is about schools or any family drama. But the trip opens her eyes about possibilities she’d never imagined for herself. Maybe she is more than the boy-crazy girl everyone seems to think she is.
On a journey from Baltimore all the way to San Francisco, Lulu and Milagro will become begrudging partners as they unpack weighty family expectations, uncover Clara’s secrets, and maybe even discover the true meaning of sisterhood.
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ABOUT ANGELA...
Angela Velez is a Peruvian American writer, artist, and author of Lulu and Milagro’s Search for Clarity (HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray, 2022). She received her BA from Columbia University and her MFA in Fiction from the University of Pittsburgh, where she was a K. Leroy Irvis Fellow. She has worked in children’s publishing, digital media, audio production, and higher education, at organizations like National Public Radio, the National Book Foundation, and Brit + Co. In 2019, she served as a ProjectArt Artist in Residence for the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. She loves pesto, glitter, and melodramatic television.
http://frozenfresas.com/
Angela Velez is a Peruvian American writer, artist, and author of Lulu and Milagro’s Search for Clarity (HarperCollins/Balzer + Bray, 2022). She received her BA from Columbia University and her MFA in Fiction from the University of Pittsburgh, where she was a K. Leroy Irvis Fellow. She has worked in children’s publishing, digital media, audio production, and higher education, at organizations like National Public Radio, the National Book Foundation, and Brit + Co. In 2019, she served as a ProjectArt Artist in Residence for the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. She loves pesto, glitter, and melodramatic television.
http://frozenfresas.com/