My Vida Loca

by Jacqueline Jules

  elegant

  fantástico —

  fantastic

  Feliz Navidad —

  Merry Christmas

  gracias —

  thank you

  hace frío —

  it’s cold

  hasta luego —

  see you later

  lo siento —

  I’m sorry

  mamá —

  mom

  maravilloso —

  marvelous

  muy bien —

  very good

  nada —

  nothing

  no hay problema —

  no problem

  no más música —

  no more music

  papá —

  dad

  perfecto —

  perfect

  por favor —

  please

  por qué —

  why

  qué pasa —

  what’s wrong

  rápido —

  quick

  sí —

  yes

  silencio —

  silence

  te amo mucho —

  I love you so much

  tía —

  aunt

  tío —

  uncle

  un misterio —

  a mystery

  vámonos —

  let’s go

  yo sé —

  I know

  About the Author

  Jacqueline Jules is the award-winning author of twenty-five children’s books, including No English (2012 Forward National Literature Award), Zapato Power: Freddie Ramos Takes Off (2010 CYBILS Literary Award, Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Honor Award, and ALSC Great Early Elementary Reads), and Freddie Ramos Makes a Splash (named on 2013 List of Best Children’s Books of the Year by Bank Street College Committee).

  When not reading, writing, or teaching, Jacqueline enjoys time with her family in Northern Virginia.

  About the Illustrator

  Kim Smith has worked in magazines, advertising, animation, and children’s gaming. She studied illustration at the Alberta College of Art and Design in Calgary, Alberta.

  Kim is the illustrator of the middle-grade mystery series The Ghost and Max Monroe, the picture book Over the River and Through the Woods, and the cover of the middle-grade novel How to Make a Million. She resides in Calgary, Alberta.

  Sofia Martinez is published by Picture Window Books,

  a Capstone Imprint

  1710 Roe Crest Drive

  North Mankato, MN 56003

  www.mycapstone.com

  Copyright © 2016 by Picture Window Books

  All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission of the publisher.

  Library of Congress Cataloging-in Publication Data

  Jules, Jacqueline, 1956- author.

  My vida loca / by Jacqueline Jules;

  illustrated by Kim Smith.

  pages cm. -- (Sofia Martinez)

  Summary: Sofia’s adventures and disasters continue in this compilation of three previously published books.

  ISBN 978-1-4795-8720-9 (pbk.)

  ISBN 978-1-4795-8721-6 (ebook pdf)

  ISBN 978-1-5158-0213-6 (ebook)

  1. Hispanic American children--Juvenile fiction. 2. Hispanic American families--Juvenile fiction. 3. Humorous stories. [1. Hispanic Americans--Fiction. 2. Family life--Fiction. 3. Humorous stories.] I. Smith, Kim, 1986- illustrator. II. Title. III. Series: Jules, Jacqueline, 1956- Sofia Martinez.

  PZ7.J92947Myk 2016

  [E]--dc 232015025503

  Designer: Kay Fraser