hispanic americans

"Bea Garcia wants to impress her brainy new friend by excelling at the geography contest, but her talents lie elsewhere and she learns that the best way to make friends is by being herself."--Provided by publisher.

The Garcia family has just moved into their new house, and twins Carlos and Carmen are having a hard time sleeping in their new rooms--especially when they hear a spooky noise outside.

Born into a family of over-achievers, fifth-grader Allie Velasco has never finished first in anything, and lately things have been going badly: her science project is ruined by a well-meaning student, her former best friend is hanging out with another girl--but now she is determined to win the Trailblazer contest with a photographic presentation about her great grandfather, the first Congressional Medal of Honor winner from their town.

Two siblings spot a variety of trucks, play with toy trucks, and watch monster trucks at a state fair.

Julio has reservations when his mother starts dating Rodrigo and tries to come up with a plan to get rid of him, and though Julio's efforts fail, Rodrigo soon shows his true nature.

Sixteen-year-old Izzy tries to resist pressure from fellow students to sign a petition to have their English teacher fired.

Nine-year-old Estella Garcia dreams of being a movie star when she grows up, but she is nervous about attending her very first sleepover party at the home of the new fourth-grader, Brittany, especially as the theme is "art," which is not really her thing--so she turns to her three best friends, The Worry Warriors, to help her overcome her anxiety.

Now that it is summer Victoria Torres and her friends have all signed up to play co-ed softball in their town's league, but soon things start to go wrong--her father is the coach of her team (the Chihuahuas), her friend Jenny is on a rival team, and worst of all her nemesis, bossy Annelise, is her teammate and competitor for the position of pitcher.

Born into a family of over-achievers, fifth-grader Allie Velasco has never finished first in anything, and lately things have been going badly: her science project is ruined by a well-meaning student, her former best friend is hanging out with another girl--but now she is determined to win the Trailblazer contest with a photographic presentation about her great grandfather, the first Congressional Medal of Honor winner from their town.

On Pirate Day at school, all the children dress up as pirates, and Pedro and his friends, Katie and JoJo, continue the theme in their clubhouse after school--but they all want to be the pirate captain.