"Carmela Full of Wishes"

Saturday, February 03, 2024 @ 4:00pm

The Historic Palace Theatre
7 Ledgewood Avenue, Netcong, NJ 07857

The Growing Stage presents "Carmela Full of Wishes" from February 2-18, 2024 with a sensory-friendly performance on February 11th.

Adapted by Alvaro Saar Rios

From the book by Matt de la Peña, Illustrated by Christian Robinson.

Published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Reader

​It’s Carmela’s birthday, and she’s finally old enough to accompany her big brother on his errands. On their way to the laundromat, past fields of what her Mamí calls “flores de cempazuchitl”, Carmela finds a puffy white dandelion to blow, but her brother asks “Did you even make a wish?” The Newbery award-winning team behind Last Stop on Market Street portrays Carmela’s migrant

community as a vibrant place of possibility. Full of touching and funny fantasies, Carmela must decide what her deepest wish is and she must do it before her birthday is over.

Age Recommendation: Entire Family  |  Estimated running time: 60 Minutes 

Want to read the original book? Check it out here.