Allie, First at Last: A Wish Novel
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4.4 • 15 Ratings
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- $4.99
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Publisher Description
This charming, heartfelt second novel by GABY, LOST AND FOUND author Angela Cervantes asks an all-important question: is winning top prize worth losing a friend?Allie Velasco wants to be a trailblazer.A trendsetter.A winner.No better feeling exists in the world than stepping to the top of a winner’s podium and hoisting a trophy high in the air. At least, that’s what Allie thinks . . . she’s never actually won anything before. Everyone in her family is special in some way -- her younger sister is a rising TV star; her brother is a soccer prodigy; her great-grandfather is a Congressional Medal of Honor winner.With a family like this, Allie knows she has to make her mark or risk being left behind. She’s determined to add a shiny medal, blue ribbon, or beautiful trophy to her family’s award shelf. When a prestigious school contest is announced, Allie has the perfect opportunity to take first -- at last. There’s just one small snag . . . her biggest competition is also her ex-best friend, Sara. Can Allie take top prize and win back a friend -- or is she destined to lose it all?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Allie Velasco comes from "a long line of ambitious "first evers" her siblings are trophy-winning top students, soccer players, and even commercial actresses but Allie has made it to fifth grade without nabbing a single medal. This year, she is determined to win the Kansas Trailblazer Contest, an arts competition, and add an award to her overachieving family's trophy shelf. As Allie's drive to win turns her into a "crazy chihuahua," she also drives away her best friend, Sara. Can Allie's selfless older sister, Adriana, and new friend Victor guide her through the struggles of the competition and her increasingly complicated social world? Will her beloved bisabeulo, a decorated WWII veteran, be able to show Allie what motivates a "true trailblazer"? Laced with Mexican-American language and culture, this realistic drama is filled with gentle humor, big lessons, and even bigger heart. Cervantes's (Gaby, Lost and Found) earnest story may inspire a few readers to reach for "epic greatness" themselves, while reminding them that the "real rewards you can't put on a shelf." Ages 8 12.
Customer Reviews
Great book
I think people should read this because it is an interesting book I really enjoyed reading it everyday. I think it is a book that would be good for people who like learning about different cultures.
Great
I miss judged this book like I did to some of my others I read the first chapter said I hated it and threw it a bin.I bought it about a year ago,when COVID started I found I was bored and had nothing to do so I was looking for something to do when I came across this book.I gave it a shot it is actually Great now I am rereading it!I wish their was a sequel (Spoiler Alert 🚨 don’t read the rest,if you have not read the whole book yet!) Where we get to see what happens next for Allie,Sara and Victor.If you are reading this Angela Cervantes please please please with a cherry on top make a sequel it would be awesome.I really don’t care what you make the sequel about I just want more Allie,Sara and Victor!
Funny
I love it