The Chismosas Only Book Club

by Laekan Zea Kemp

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Friendship, family history, and a bookstore that connects generations

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Friendship, family history, and a bookstore that connects generations

Cat, Sofia, Ana, and Mari build their friendship around Milagro’s Books, a family bookstore with roots stretching back generations. As the four friends enter high school and their bond faces strain, Cat’s book club gives them a shared way to stay connected. Black-and-white graphic novel chapters are woven into the novel, alongside its focus on friendship, ancestors, and the role stories can play in bringing people together. Spanish words and references to conchas are part of the setting and the friends’ time at the bookstore.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

Readers ages 9–12 interested in stories about close friendships and the challenges of starting high school.
Young readers drawn to bookstores, family history, and stories that include graphic novel chapters.
Readers interested in fiction celebrating cultural connections and the influence of ancestors.

Themes

Friendship and changing relationshipsFamily history and ancestorsBookstores and the power of storiesCultural connection

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Book overview

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants meets Mexikid in this heart-warming novel with illustrations about four friends and the magical bookstore that holds them together.

Cat, Sofia, Ana, and Mari are best friends. Nothing, nada, can break their bond. When Cat's mom scolds them for their loud cackling at the bookstore, calling them a bunch of chismosas, the name sticks. Cat creates the The Chismosas Only Book Club, giving the girls a way to stay connected as they begin high school.

But ninth grade is hard, and it seems like no amount of conchas y libros y risas at Milagro's Books, founded generations ago by Cat's great-great-great-grandmother, can repair the ever-growing cracks in their friendship. But maybe the spirit of Milagro herself can . . .

Brimming with whimsy and heart, and woven with black-and-white graphic novel chapters, this enchanting book celebrates the magic of friendship, the embrace of ancestors, and the power of stories to hold us together.

Also available in Spanish, from Vintage Espa

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