This book takes places here, where there's plenty of rides and fun for all
Coney Island
An activity and sport the narrator described as "skating around in circles with a crooked stick"
Hockey
The language Mia struggles to speak
Spanish/EspaƱol
held tightly
Clung
often placed secretly or tightly
Tucked
A way to communicate between people using only your hands
Sign Language
The name of the opposing team the narrator had to play against
THE SAGINAW SONICS
A way to say "Good night"
Hasta Manana
to shine brightly, especially in a way that amazes
Dazzling
a member of your family
Relative
A condition that affects the hearing of the narrator's parents
Deafness
An emotion the narrator felt when Richie played a prank during the first day of elementary school
Embarrassed
The pet parrot was named after this experience Abuela went through
She had a parrot in her Mango trees
a positive opinion or acceptance of
Approval
To beg
Plead
The narrator described this sound as being "loud" and "hard like a hammer"
The Ocean
The nicknames the two siblings call each other
Snap Shot and Dance King
Oye y Di/Hear and Say
at the same time
Unison
another way to say soda
Pop
A book of complex words, taken by the narrator to better help describe sounds to his father
Poetry
A performance containing two dancers, and what Richie volunteered to do to help the narrator
A duet
the name of a student who Mia's class helped learn English better
Kim
to come out victorious or celebrate winning
Triumphant
another way to say Mother, specifically in Hindu culture
Ami