SOFIA VALDEZ, FUTURE PREZ

Lively music and narrator Marisa Blake's bright voice will delight listeners in this audiobook about standing up for what is right. Sofia Valdez is a second-grade community helper and a welcome addition to Beaty's Questioneers series. Sofia and her Abuelo love to stroll their neighborhood together--until the day their dog charges off and Abuelo hurts himself in the city's landfill. Blake's inspiring tone conveys Sofia's excitement over her idea to transform the landfill into a public park, her courage while making her proposal at city hall, and her realization that "being brave means doing the thing you must do." Fun sound effects are used to create a city soundscape, while rhythmic music complements the pacing of the story. E.E.C. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine [Published: DECEMBER 2019]