La Maleta

By Luzdivina Lozano

It isn't every day that we come across a book that has the power to change the world through the heart of the reader. La Maleta, has the power to do just that. Through its symbolic and enlightening storytelling, we learn about Maria and her emotional, yet all too common journey. From the moment she is born, the colorful "maleta" she's been given by her family starts getting filled with wonderful memories and pieces of her identify. She can't imagine anyone having a better suitcase than the one her parents have given her, and her family has helped her fill. But all this changes when Maria starts 1st grade at a new school. Everyone looks and sounds different from her, and their suitcases don't look like hers either. Little does young Maria know the journey she is about to embark on, as she loses the security of her precious "maleta". Through the emotional journey Maria navigates, we get a firsthand look at the toll denying someone's identity can have, not only on them, but on those around them. La Maleta speaks directly to our hearts to remind us that when we embrace who we are and accept others for who they are, we become better, together.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1689029846
• ISBN13: 9781689029841
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 43 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.1" x 8.0"