Lety Out Loud

Written by Angela Cervantes

Part of the Wish series

Lety must win a secret contest to adopt her favorite shelter dog before it's too late.

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208 pages· 33,942 words· Est. 4.5 hour read· 720L

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Lety Muñoz, a thoughtful Spanish-speaking volunteer, faces a challenge at the animal shelter. To become the official scribe, she must outpace her classmate Hunter in getting animals adopted. But if the shelter discovers their secret contest, Lety risks losing her chance to adopt Spike, her beloved dog. Can Lety find her voice and win the competition without losing everything she loves?

From the publisher

Award-winning author Angela Cervantes returns to the fan favorite animal shelter featured in Gaby, Lost and Found, with a heartfeltnovel about friendship and finding your voice.Can Lety find her voice before it’s too late?Lety Muñoz’s first language is Spanish, and she likes to take her time putting her words together. She loves volunteering at the animal shelter because the dogs and cats there don’t care if she can’t always find the right words. When the shelter needs a volunteer to write animal profiles, Lety jumps at the chance.But classmate Hunter also wants to write profiles-so he devises a competition to determine the official shelter scribe. Whoever gets their animals adopted the fastest wins. Lety agrees, but she’s worried that if the shelter finds out about the contest, they’ll kick her out of the volunteer program. Then she’ll never be able to adopt Spike, her favorite dog at the shelter!A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2019A New York Public Library Best Book of 2019A 2020 Pura Belpré Honor Award Book

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