Title from container. Narrated by Tatiana Flores Infante One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening.
Summary:
Cuban-born eleven-year-old Oriol lives in Santa Barbara, California, where she struggles to belong. But most of the time thats okay, because she enjoys helping her parents care for the many injured animals at their veterinary clinic. Then Gabriela Mistral, the first Latin American winner of a Nobel Prize in Literature moves to town, and aspiring writer Oriol finds herself opening up. And when she discovers that someone is threatening the life of a baby elephant at her parents clinic, Oriol is determined to take action. As she begins to create a world of words for herself, Oriol learns it will take courage and strength to do what she thinks is right-even if it means keeping secrets from those she loves. Oriol naci o en Cuba, pero vive en Santa B arbara, California, donde no logra encontrar su sitio. Sin embargo, pasa muchos buenos momentos cuando ayuda a sus padres en la cl inica veterinaria de la familia, donde cuidan animales heridos. La primera ganadora latinoamericana de un Premio Nobel de Literatura, la poeta Gabriela Mistral, se muda entonces a Santa B arbara, y Oriol se descubre confes andole que aspira a ser escritora. Cuando la jovencita descubra que alguien est a amenazando la vida de un peque no elefante en la cl inica de sus padres, decide tomar acci on para protegerlo. Necesitar a poes ia, coraje y fortaleza para hacer lo que cree correcto.
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