Ava and Salomé: Welcome to Cali!

By Patricia L. Woodard

Ava is seven years old when her grandmother offers her a very special trip for her birthday. She lives in New Bern, North Carolina, but her grandmothers gift gives her the chance to visit Cali, Colombia. Ava is thrilled but also a little hesitant. She doesnt speak much Spanish, and shes never been on a long flight across the ocean before.

But her grandmother used to live in Cali, and Ava has heard all her amazing stories and becomes curious about the country of Colombia and its people. Will they be very different from Ava? Will she fit in? When she meets Salomalso seven years oldAvas worries soon disappear as she realizes Saloms family is quite similar to her own.

With Saloms help, Ava discovers new food, cat and frog art, and when not to take a picture. She also learns that a goat is not always a goat! The girls laugh, have fun, and dance til they drop, all the while learning new words in a foreign tongue. Ava finds that making new friends can happen anywhere, and she cant wait to return to Colombia for more adventures.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Archway Publishing
• Release date: Dec 19, 2016
• ISBN: 9781480840997

Patricia L. Woodard

A retired high school teacher, the author spent most of her career in North Carolina. When the opportunity to teach in Colombia, SA, came along, she jumped at the chance and discovered a culture that was accomplished and proud and very different from what she expected. Her first book, Twice Colombia, a memoir of that period, was recently translated into Spanish. She now finishes her Colombian story with We’re Waiting for You. She continues to visit friends in Colombia and is active in New Bern, NC, where she now lives. She enjoys family and friends, yoga, and being close to the beach. She’s currently working on a children’s book about cultural diversity.

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ISBN: 978-1-4808-4098-0 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4808-4118-5 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-4808-4099-7 (e)

Archway Publishing rev. date: 12/16/2016

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Dedication

For all the children who haven’t yet learned the meaning of prejudice, this book is in their honor. May they continue to inspire and refresh us by seeking the truth about each other, by listening, and watching. May they also remind us that there was a time when none of us noticed skin color, clothes, or where someone went to church – or if they went at all. And for two very real little girls, Ava and Salomé, who added much richness and joy to my own life and without whom this book would not have happened, keep giggling, girls!

Acknowledgment

Writing can be a lonely job. You find a comfortable spot to sit, you gather your materials, and then you make that first tap on the keyboard. If you’re lucky, and if you work hard enough, a story starts to take shape. An idea expands, a