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While Tia Isa wants to save money for a car that will take the whole family to the beach, her niece does odd jobs for neighbors. But it's hard to save enough when half the money is set aside to bring family members who live far away to join them someday. Meg Medina's simple, genuine story about keeping in mind those who are far away is written in lovely, lyrical prose and brought to life through Claudio Munoz's charming characters.

Fifth grader Luna Ramos has a great many cousins, mostly on her father's side, but one of them, Claudia, is a source of constant annoyance; their current feud begins when Luna is punished for locking Claudia in the restroom at another cousin's quinceanera--but when there's a bullying situation at school, Luna realizes that, despite their disagreements, cousins have to stand up for each other.

Me llamo Bea García ¡y soy una artista! Dibujo mis cosas favoritas: y también mis cosas no-tan-favoritas. Dibujo lo que me gustaría que pasara... y lo que ha pasado de verdad, por desgracia. Este libro cuenta mi vida en dibujos. ¡Espero que te guste mucho! When budding artist Bea Garcia's best friend moves to Australia and a loud, rambunctious boy moves into her old house, Bea must learn to make new friends.

Although her mother and sisters make fun of her decision to marry a green bird, to Mirabel he is a prince and so when her family's jealousy endangers him, she sets out to save his life and their love.

Eliot's grandfather, El Capit©Łn, has retired from the sea, and after listening to his grandfather's stories, Eliot is ready for an adventure--so they set out together to find one they can share.

A young multiracial boy celebrates family, friendship, and fun by telling about some of the everyday things for which he is thankful.

Provides guidance and personal stories to teach the reader how to maintain a healthy heart, describing how heart problems develop and ways to avoid them, and discussing lifestyle changes, questions to ask a health care provider, dietary advice, and other related topics.

"Every Friday evening Joelito goes with his family to MacMann's for a juicy burger. But this Friday Joelito finds his best friend Brandon standing with his parents in a crowd protesting their low pay at the fast food restaurant. Will Joelito cross the picket line for a tasty burger?" -- Publisher's website.

Captures the spirit of four fiestas, Day of the Dead, Las Posadas, journey of Mary and Joseph and the dances of the Matachines

Cuando Aurora llegó a los Estados Unidos, aprendió a hablar inglés, pero Nena, su spaniel, no. Por eso, cuando pasea a Nena, Aurora les explica a sus nuevos amigos que su mascota solo habla español. Ella les dice: Nena no entiende la palabra "sit" pero sí entiende "siéntate". Ella tampoco entiende "wait" pero sí "espera". Un "treat" no significa nada para ella. ¡Pero ella sí que puede oler un "postre"! Con dulzura y encanto, la autora e ilustradora...