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nIn this magical middle grade adventure by Cindy L. Rodriguez, a Guatemalan American girl fights to stop her cursed worry dolls before they blanket her friends and neighbors in anxiety--and the grief she carries over the loss of her father. Perfect for fans of The Doll People and The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez!n nLola Reyes doesnt want to leave Guatemala, a place full of warmth and sun, laughter and music--where her abuela and prima and tíos and tías surround her with love. Back in Sunnyside, its cold. Theres schoolwork and chores. And her mama transforms into Lolas super-serious school principal, Dr. Reyes.n nBack at home...Lola can see, crystal clear, the empty place where Pop used to be. So Lola decides to bring a little bit of Guatemala--and Pop--back with her. She discovers his box of childhood worry dolls and sneaks them into her luggage, ignoring the warnings on the box not to use them. Later, when she tells them all her worries, from her friendship woes to the way Mama wont talk about how sad she is, the worry dolls come to life. Worse--they escape.n nLola has to enlist her neighbor and nemesis, Chance Townsend, to recapture the dolls because she discovers theyre cursed. And as they absorb worries, theyll grow bigger and bigger. If Lola cant find a way to stop them, theyll burst, releasing all the worries theyve absorbed a hundredfold on everyone in town. But when breaking the curse might mean confronting her own anxieties and grief, will Lola be able to face her emotions before its too late? n
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Brand: Cindy L. Rodriguez
