Sofia has brand new white shoes for family friend Liliana's quinceanera, but when she gets grape juice on them her mother makes her wear them anyway, even though they no longer match her white dress.
When Elena finds out that her best friend Naomi's 15th birthday is coming up, she decides to throw her a Royal Quinceanera at the palace! But when Naomi becomes obsessed with having the perfect party, their friendship is put to the test.
After having unsettling dreams about the kidnapped daughter of her mother's employer, fifteen-year-old Martika learns that she is a descendant of a long list of curanderas - Mayan medicine women with special powers. Includes glossary of Spanish words.
A fifteen year-old girl in Mexico enters adulthood with the full support of family and friends. All aspects of the celebration are covered and the various participants are interviewed.
