Stef Soto, Taco Queen

By: Jennifer Torres

Narrated by: Kyla García

A heartwarming and charming debut novel about family, friends, and finding your voice all wrapped up in a warm tortilla.

Seventh-grader Estefania "Stef" Soto is itching to shake off the onion-and-cilantro embrace of Tia Perla, her family's taco truck. She wants nothing more than for her dad to get a normal job and for Tia Perla to be put out to pasture. It's no fun being known as the "Taco Queen" at school.

But just when new city regulations are proposed, and her family's livelihood is threatened, she will have to become the truck's unlikely champion.

©2017 Jennifer Torres (P)2019 Tantor

Enjoyed it more at 1.50 speed (lol)...

No kidding - the faster speed makes Stef sound more like her character - give it a try! P.S. About the city ordinance hearing (the climax of the story), here in Florida the solution for roaming lunch wagons is this - the owner must wear disposable gloves at all times. Many lunch wagons also sell only pre-packaged food (it'd be sad to see a taco wrapped in plastic).

Sweet YA Book

This is a great book for immigrant children and their peers. It does a great job of capturing the issues that really affect teenager’s lives.

best book ever!💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗

I'm part of the global reading challenge and there is 6 book and overall this is the best one and it's my new favorite book! ♡♡♡♡♡

Beautiful

I just love how heart warming the story is and how it’s main theme is to never give up. Never in my life have I found such a story in my life. I feel like now I am stronger and I can stand up for what is right.