Amaya struggles to make friends and succeed at her new school. Living with a stutter, she hates having to talk in class and worries that people will make fun of her. With help from a new friend—and a talking dog—Amaya grows more confident each day in this sweet book by De'Asia Scott, Romel Whitaker, and Ashley Robinson.

— Simon Traub-Epstein, International Library of Young Authors

From the publisher: “It’s Amaya’s first month at a new school in a new state, and she's too scared to speak. Amaya has a stutter. At her old school she got bullied for how she talked, but she had finally just started making friends. And then her mom got a new job and moved them to DC, where she had to start all over again! Now Amaya is mad at her mom and scared at school. The only friend she shares her feelings with is her dog, Journey, who can talk back! If Amaya doesn’t start speaking soon, she’ll keep getting in trouble and will never make friends. Can Journey and her classmates help Amaya find her voice?”