"Lola is taking ballet classes and is excited to dance at the Swan Lake recital until she learns that she will be a background chicken instead of a graceful swan"--
Lola is excited to go to Guatemala with abuelita for a few weeks to learn about her heritage and see her family, but when she arrives, things do not go as planned, her Spanish is not as good as she thought, and she feels out of place.
Lola is anxious starting a new school in the middle of the school year, but her grandmother's advice helps her overcome her first day of school and adjust to the new school.
Lola and her cousin Luis, who is visiting from Guatemala, each have a loose tooth and come up with ideas to help el Ratón, the Guatemalan tooth fairy, find Luis and his tooth in Texas.