What If a Fish

By Anika Fajardo

A boy's quest for identity leads him to Colombia, where magic and family secrets await.

3.8/5 Goodreads · 173 ratings

240 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Eddie Aguado, half-Colombian and feeling disconnected from his roots, embarks on a summer adventure to Colombia. Invited by his half-brother, Eddie hopes to uncover his heritage. But as he navigates a world where hats become leeches and ghosts linger in lemon trees, he realizes that understanding his identity is more complex than he imagined. Will Eddie find his place in a land that feels both foreign and familiar, or will he remain a fish out of water?

From the publisher

A whimsical and unflinchingly honest generational story of family and identity where hats turn into leeches, ghosts blow kisses from lemon trees, and the things you find at the end of your fishing line might not be a fish at all. Half-Colombian Eddie Aguado has never really felt Colombian. Especially after Papa died. And since Mama keeps her memories of Papa locked up where Eddie can’t get to them, he only has Papa’s third-place fishing tournament medal to remember him by. He’ll have to figure out how to be more Colombian on his own. As if by magic, the perfect opportunity arises. Eddie–who’s never left Minnesota–is invited to spend the summer in Colombia with his older half-brother. But as his adventure unfolds, he feels more and more like a fish out of water. Figuring out how to be a true colombiano might be more difficult than he thought.

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