Practice Makes (Almost) Perfect: Book 2

by Hannah Carmona, Adriana Predoi

Maria and Mateo are eager to start rehearsals for the school play. But it turns out there is much more to putting on a play than beautiful costumes and adoring fans. It takes sharing the spotlight, learning lines, and practicing difficult dance moves–and not all of those tasks are easy or fun. Can the cousins put in the work to make a crowd-pleasing performance?

Theater kids Maria and Mateo are two talented second graders who love the spotlight. But they soon find that theater is not only fun–it can also teach important life lessons. Join these high-spirited cousins as they learn how to improvise through life’s plot twists to shine both onstage and off.

35 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 1, 2023

About the author

Hannah Carmona is the author of three picture books, two short plays, and the eight-book chapter book series "Maria and Mateo." She is a proud Latinx (who doesn’t speak a word of Spanish), audiobook narrator of over 70 books, teacher, and mom of two fierce girls.

When not doing any of the above, she can sometimes be found procrastinating with a bag of Twizzlers.

Hannah is terrible at social media but you can contact her at hannahcarmonawritesbooks@gmail.com

ALL TITLES PREVIOUS TO THE YEAR 2019 ARE PUBLISHED UNDER HANNAH CARMONA DIAS.