After saving a drowning puppy while dealing with a huge crush on his classmate Sierra, thirteen-year-old Jordan Mendoza nurses the abandoned puppy back to health and wonders who threw her into the canal and if there are more puppies needing rescue.
Chato?s friend, Novio Boy, has never had a birthday party. As a matter of fact, he doesn?t even know when his birthday is because he?s from the pound. So Chato, being the good friend that he is, decides to throw him one - a pachanga? - and everyone is invited, including you! English version narrated by Luis Guzman; Spanish version narrated by Jorge Pupo. Music by Otmaro Ruiz. Animated by Cha-Pow!.
After unexpectedly falling in love with a "nerdy" boy, fourteen-year-old Marisa works to change her life by transferring to another school, altering some of her behavior, and losing weight.
To get the "ratoncitos", little mice, who have moved into the barrio to come to his house, Chato the cat prepares all kids of good food: fajitas, frijoles, salsa, enchiladas, and more.
Chato decides to throw a "pachanga" for his friend Novio Boy, who has never had a birthday party, but when it is time to party, Novio Boy cannot be found.
Maria tries on her mother's wedding ring while helping make tamales for a Christmas family get-together, but when the ring turns up missing, Maria and her cousins eat up all the tamales in a frantic effort to find the ring.
A humorous collection of poetry told from the point of view of both boys and girls who share their emotions about first loves, crushes, and broken hearts.