Nancy Garfield Woodbridge

Moonbeam Flowers: From More Stories from Around the World Nancy Garfield Woodbridge

In Moonbeam Flowers, Marisol comes to New York City from Puerto Rico to stay with her aunt Belisa and her cousin Rosa because her mother is ill. She goes to school with Rosa, but she misses her family and her two brothers and her home terribly. As she plans to get ready for the Classroom Christmas Carnival in New York, her dreams are dashed by some nasty classmates who destroy what she had planned for the carnival. Her teacher, Ms. Lopez, steps in to end this attack on Marisol and her cousin Rosa and gives Marisol a proper farewell party for her return to Puerto Rico.