Ray, Blaine

"Ana thinks her life is so bad because things aren't going her way with her family. When she compares herself to her friends, things get even worse. Her only solution is to go to Mexico for a couple of months and escape all of her problems. Will a summer in Mexico be the answer to her problems or will things in her life stay the same?"--From publisher.

Describes the TPR (Teaching Proficiency through Reading) storytelling system for learning a new language and demonstrates how teachers can apply the method in the classroom.

A simple novel presented in English and Spanish about a fifteen-year-old leading a difficult life in California who is offered the chance to go the Mexico, where she discovers a new way of looking at the world around her.