Torres, Jennifer

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Perfect villains

Dalia and Dominga don't want to be at the Fine and Ancient Institute for the Royal, a school for training princesses. They would rather be invited to the secret society of villains at the Bewitched Academy for the Dreadful (B.A.D.). So, they create a plan to ruin the first day of class so they can be kicked out of school and accepted at B.A.D.

Skateboard star

2022
With the Valle Grande Skate Spectacular competition coming up, Catalina is hoping her sister Coco will win and she can have her old board, but Coco has lost her skateboarding mojo so Catalina considers entering the competition herself.

Off-key

2022
"Catalina can't wait for the upcoming school talent show! Along with some of her classmates, they decide to rock out and form a band for the big day. But Catalina has some . . . specific ideas on how the band should look and sound. Can Catalina learn to be part of the band, or will she find herself working on a solo act?"--Provided by publisher.

The new friend fix

2022
"Catalina is excited to find out a new student, Esmeralda, has joined her third-grade class at Valle Grande Elementary School. But despite Catalina's attempts to introduce herself, Esme won't talk to anyone but her own cousin, Jazm?n. Could Jazm?n be keeping Esme from making new friends?"--Provided by publisher.

The fresh new face of Griselda

2020
After her father's landscaping business fails and the family loses their house, sixth-grader Griselda Zaragoza follows her sister's example and begins selling Alma cosmetics while hiding her changed circumstances from friends.

Lola out loud

2022
As Lola helps her mother at the family's hotel, she learns about compassion, social injustice, and how one voice can lead to change. Includes author's note on Dolores Huerta, a labor organizer who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association.

The win over

2023
Arriving in Mexico for their parents' wedding, stepsisters Raquel, Lucinda, and Juliette must show their disapproving Tia Enriqueta that their parents are meant to be together, but when their scheming leads to doubt, they wonder if they can really trust each other at all.

The do-over

Twins Raquel and Lucinda Mendoza used to be inseparable, but since their parents divorced Raquel has become bossy and obsessive, while Lucinda has immersed herself in her ice skating lessons, and the pandemic and its enforced isolation has only made things worse; but then they are sent to their father's ranch in central California and while Raquel thinks that this is a chance to get their parents back together by driving his girlfriend away, Lucinda discovers she likes his new family, and wonders if trying to bring the Mendoza family back together is really worth the struggle.

Catalina incognito

2022
Eight-year-old Catalina Casta?eda uses T?a Abuela's sewing kit to turn ordinary clothing into a magical disguise, enabling her to uncover a thief at the local library.

Back-to-school blitz

2021
Peace-loving David gets caught in the middle of a war for playground domination when his neighbors--the Romero Twins and the Benitez Triplets--bring on the pranks.

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