Summarize in four to six sentences the first two chapters of The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora.

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The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora Summary and Study Guide

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OVERVIEW

The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora is a novel for middle graders by Cuban American writer Pablo Cartaya. This study guide refers to the original 2017 Viking edition.

Plot Summary

It is the beginning of summer in Canal Grove, a Cuban enclave in modern-day Miami. For 13-year-old Arturo Zamora, the novel’s narrator, this is usually a season of lazy pastimes, but surprises are in store. When he becomes lovesick over a Spanish girl named Carmen Sánchez, and when a ruthless developer named Wilfrido Pipo plots to raze Arturo's family’s restaurant, Arturo must find the courage to speak up or lose everything he values.

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fears about being blown up

“yesterday’s the past, tomorrow is the future, and today is a gift, that’s why we call it a ”

looking for a friend..