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“Then, just like that, Gaby remembered the real last time she had seen Alma cry. It was the day Mrs. Gomez had picked the girls up from school early to tell them that Gaby’s mom had been arrested at work. Alma wept immediately. She seemed to know what it meant before Gaby could even grasp Mrs. Gomez’s words. Two weeks later, when her mom was deported, Gaby cried for a week straight. It was Alma who finally dragged her outside and back into the world.”
― Angela Cervantes, Gaby, Lost and Found: A Wish Novel

“We are the puppyrazzi!”
― Angela Cervantes, Gaby, Lost and Found: A Wish Novel

“dollars.” “Millions? I can see your stunts for free on YouTube.” Alma shook”
― Angela Cervantes, Gaby, Lost and Found: A Wish Novel

“Pee like you’re trying to break the Guinness World Record.”
― Angela Cervantes, Allie, First at Last

“I’m more of a science-fizz-bam-boom-poof girl than an artsy-fartsy type.”
― Angela Cervantes, Allie, First at Last

“Two hundred dollars! OMG! Shopping spree!”
― Angela Cervantes, Allie, First at Last

“All I can do is read about zombie cats—and wait.”
― Angela Cervantes, Allie, First at Last

“The real rewards you can’t put on a shelf.”
― Angela Cervantes, Allie, First at Last

“You can always tell who a true trailblazer is by the friends and family that surround them. True trailblazers are motivated not by glory, but for love.”
― Angela Cervantes, Allie, First at Last

“You rock, volcano girl!”
― Angela Cervantes, Allie, First at Last

“My perfectly measured ingredients should have mixed and turned into an epic lava. Instead it looks like an outtake from an old sci-fi movie. Green goo has killed my volcano. My chance to win the science fair at Sendak has been slimed!”
― Angela Cervantes, Allie, First at Last

“If I were you, I’d stick to the palm reading. Now, there’s a trick that won’t paralyze you from the neck down.”
― Angela Cervantes, Gaby, Lost and Found

“Such a nice ring…Dead Furry Friends Animal Shelter…so warm and comforting.”
― Angela Cervantes, Gaby, Lost and Found

“Alma had been falling in love with a crazy terrier that thought “stay” mean to take off like a rocket. Gaby knew he’d already taken off with Alma’s heart.”
― Angela Cervantes, Gaby, Lost and Found

“Animales depend on us to take care of them.”
― Angela Cervantes, Gaby, Lost and Found

“Gaby wasn’t having much luck with cats lately. The stray from yesterday had left her with red welts and a bad dream, and Lemon had just tried to eat her hair.”
― Angela Cervantes, Gaby, Lost and Found