A review by lrector
Sofia Acosta Makes a Scene by Emma Otheguy

hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this book!  Emma Otheguy explores immigration and how hard it can be to find your voice when you are only 10 years old. Sofia and her family are Cuban and lucky enough to be excellent ballerinas, well, everyone but Sofia. Sofia is on a journey of self-discovery throughout the book. She loves sewing, not dance. She loves being Cuban but not arguing with her best friend about it. How can she be a proud Acosta without dance? How can she be a proud Cuban without offending her friend? Sofia discovers the answers to these questions throughout the book. 
There is a lot of important information. It's well written and hits on some hard topics in a way that kids can understand and learn from. There were times I was lost in too much detail of the chaotic Acosta house, but that would be my only critic. Otherwise this book was great.