Read this because of a recommendation from Dr. Debbie Reese at American Indians in Children's Literature and am now fully in love with the Lola Levine series - and will be sure to get some for my niblings for their birthdays and other book-giving holidays. This one's a joy to read because it doesn't shy away from differences between Lima and ... wherever Lola is from in the US? ... but it deals with everything with such a light and sure touch. Lola is charming, and her reports for her class are adorable, and the author and illustrator do a wonderful job of showing how much Lola's mom misses her sister and her hometown, what Lola and Ben learn on their trip, the sibling rivalry/interaction between them, and some of the history of Peru and its peoples. Excellent chapter book! ( )