Sofia comes from a family of dancers. Everyone can dance in her family, except her, but she muddles along anyway. Her sister is as talented as their parents. She is good at designing costumes, and would rather do that, but figures because she is an Acosta, the only choice she has is to dance.

The conflict is not so much that a Cuban dancer is going to defect, which is what the synopsis of this book claims, but that a new apartment building is going to be built for low income people, and some of the people already living there, don't want "those sorts" moving in. Sofia thinks it will be great that people can live closer to where they work.

Good middle grade story about speaking out for things that you have to speak out for.

<em>Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.</em>

This is a story about a Cuban-American girl who’s just trying to fit in with her ballet-loving family and white friends. I love books about dance, being a dancer myself, and I love middle grade novels. Especially ones that focus on diversity and fitting in so I had high hopes for this book. It definitely did not disappoint. I found it so so so great and I think it would be a great addition to classrooms regardless of the age group. I loved every character, but especially Laurita, who spoke her truth always. This is a really important read for the younger readers. I really recommend it.