A collection of poems, short stories, and essays address the theme of straddling two cultures as do the offspring of Hispanic parents living in the United States.
Claudia faces a problem when her longtime crush, Brad, asks for her help on his homework and the new, cute boy at school wants to take her on a date on the same night.
When defense lawyer Felicia Fontaine takes on a controversial murder case, she finds herself arguing against her ex-lover, and now they both need to put aside their personal differences and fight the case fairly.
After unexpectedly falling in love with a "nerdy" boy, fourteen-year-old Marisa works to change her life by transferring to another school, altering some of her behavior, and losing weight.
Examines the growth of the Hispanic community in the United States and the educational, social, economic, political, and cultural impact of that growth on America.