Latin American Youth Center authors Tseganesh Chala and Joy Ugwu team up with artist Joy Ingram to present Joy-Grace and the Dress Dilemma. With text in both English and Spanish, this book explores cultures from around the globe. With ties to Nigeria, Ethiopia, Jamaica, and America, fasionista Joy–Grace struggles to "choose" her culture. Talking to her family, Joy-Grace begin to realize that she can be proud of all parts of her identity at once!

— Simon Traub-Epstein, International Library of Young Authors

From the publisher: “In Joy-Grace and the Dress Dilemma, authors Joy and Tseganesh wanted to write a book about the challenges--and the beauty!--of having a multicultural identity. Joy-Grace is a fashionista, and this week is her school’s culture day. She wants to bring in a garment to reflect her background, but there’s only one problem: her family is from Nigeria, Jamaica, AND Ethiopia! Will Joy-Grace be able to find the perfect dress to celebrate all of who she is in time for culture day? En Joy-Grace y el dilema del vestido, las autoras Joy y Tseganesh quisieron escribir un libro sobre las dificultades —y la belleza— de tener una identidad multicultural. Joy-Grace es una fashionista, y esta semana es el día de la cultura en su escuela. Quiere llevar un vestido que refleje sus raíces, pero solo hay un problema: su familia es de Nigeria, Jamaica y Etiopía. ¿Podrá Joy-Grace encontrar el vestido perfecto a tiempo para celebrar todas sus culturas?”