A review by cjeziorski
Carmela Full of Wishes by Matt de la Peña

5.0

I’m giving this five stars because of the illustrations. The papercuts are amazing. Overall, it is a good story that could be used for starting conversations with older students—where is her father? Carmela and her brother have a lot of responsibilities—do you? (Note: I work at an international school so our students are all privileged.) I think the social issues underlying the basic story make this a book for older students.