latinos (u.s.)

Every year Camila's school has a talent show, and Camila wants to sing her favorite song; but Ruby, a new girl, has already signed up to sing the same song and Camila is so mad she decides not to compete at all--until Ruby suggests that they sing together, and Camila discovers sometimes two voices are better than one. Includes suggestions for creating your own talent show.

When the ice cream man takes a vacation during a very hot summer in Kersville, best friends Desmond and Andres search for a substitute, with frightening results.

"Determined to be a great baseball player like others in his family, Fernando needs their help to regain his confidence after his coach tells him to steal a base and he fails. Includes discussion questions, information about baseball, and glossary"--OCLC.

Still feeling broken after her family's battle in Los Lagos, Lula Mortiz needs the love of her gentle boyfriend, Maks. However, Maks and the rest of Lula's classmates are involved in a fatal bus crash. Lula seeks help from her sisters and defies Lady Death herself by invoking a dark spell to bring Maks and others back to life. In the process, Lula's unpredictable spell unwittingly raises an army of hungry, half-dead casimuertos instead. Now Lula and Alex must face a dangerous woman to fix Lula's mistake.

"Cici is looking forward to camping with her dad and her friend Kendra. But thanks to a forest sprite, nothing goes as planned! Can Cici come to see the magic in surprises? . . ."--Provided by publisher.

"A young girl misunderstands the word alien on her mother's Resident Alien Card and let's her imagination run wild, coming to the conclusion that her mother is from outer space. Includes author's note and glossary"--Provided by publisher.

"A nurturing voice reassures the lonely and afraid in difficult times"--Provided by publisher.

While out with her dad, sister, and friend Kendra on a camping trip, Cici finds that her new fairy powers make things difficult--it rains the whole time, and a mischievous forest sprite keeps testing her cheery nature, threatening to ruin all of Cici's fun plans.

In 2032, when sixteen-year-old Vali's mother is detained by the Deportation Forces, Vali must flee Vermont with her little brother, Ernie, hoping to reach their T?a Luna in the sanctuary state of California.

Amidst searching for the father she has never met, keeping her grades up, and working a part-time job, Piddy Sanchez is faced with the harassment of Yaqui Delgado and her gang. Although Piddy is mostly able to avoid Yaqui and her gang, when the harassment escalates and her personal life begins to suffer, she must reexamine her priorities in order to prevent these bullies from determining the type of person she will be.