Stella Díaz Leaps to the Future

Written and illustrated by Angela Dominguez

Part of the Stella Díaz series

A fifth grader faces big changes and tough choices about her future. Is she ready?

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192 pages· 670L

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Stella Díaz is stepping into fifth grade, where new challenges await. With her best friends by her side, she faces the possibility of attending a magnet school, leaving her friends behind. As her brother prepares for college, Stella must confront her fears and work with a former bully. Can she navigate these changes and embrace her future? Discover if Stella is ready for what's next in this heartfelt journey of growth and friendship.

From the publisher

From award-winning author Angela Dominguez, the fifth and final novel about Stella Díaz, a Mexican-American girl who is now ready to be at the top of her school–fifth grade!Stella is getting ready for her next big step. This year, she’s a fifth grader, which means she’s not only one of the big kids in her elementary school, but she’ll also have to start thinking about middle school. GULP! Luckily, Stella can count on her best friends Jenny and Stanley at her side. But when she has a chance to apply for an art and science program at a magnet school, Stella realizes that her future might hold a lot of big changes. Thinking about going to a different school than her closest friends, seeing her big brother Nick receiving mail from colleges far away, and then being forced to work on a project with her former bully… Suddenly, growing up isn’t quite as fun as Stella first thought. Is Stella ready for what’s next? Reading level: 4.5

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