Speak English for Us, Marisol!

After school, Marisol eagerly starts for home to see if her cat, Luisa, has had her kittens. But before she can get there, Uncle Tomas calls to her. He needs Marisol to tell the poultry man that his chickens cost too much. Uncle Tomas cannot speak English so Marisol must do the talking -- and she does.Marisol hurries on her way, but soon Auntie Flora stops her for help. Then Mrs. Lopez needs her, too. When Marisol finally gets home, her own mama needs her to hurry to the phone company to straighten out a bill. Luisa will have to wait.This touching story will reach out to the thousands of families in America whose children spend much of their time translating for relatives and friends. Karen English lives in California. Enrique O. Sanchez lives in Maine.