![]() ![]() ![]() This is an odd but satisfying little story with an endearing hero and perhaps even more endearing skunks. But not speaking Spanish in Santa Barbara feels wrong too, so I'd rather just not think about it'). To be honest, talking skunks are probably easier to deal with than Mateo's other struggles, which include his recent estrangement from his best friend Johnny, Mateo's jealousy of his younger sister, Mila, and his insecurity in his identity as a Mexican American ('Trying to speak Spanish makes me feel like I'm doing it wrong, and I hate that. Sure, it sounds weird, but regardless, he's got to convince his friend Ashwin to do recon with him and get Mateo's trike back the two friends are, after all, bold knights and defenders of their neighborhood kingdom (in their pretend play, inspired by their favorite book about medieval weaponry). "Look, fourth-grader Mateo Martinez knows what he saw, okay? Two talking skunks took off on his old trike in the middle of the night, riding away with glee. ![]()
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