Carlos Fuentes isn't happy about leaving Mexico to start the "new" life his older brother, Alex, has planned for him.Carlos liked his freedom; living life on the edge - just like Alex did. Kiara Westford doesn't talk much; instead preferring to shut out the world. And when Carlos bounds into her life she struggles to understand him. Carlos is sure that Kiara thinks she's too good for him, which is just fine because he's not interested anyway, right? But when they finally open up to each other,...
For fans of Gary Soto and Matt de la Peña comes a tale of a contemporary Mexican-American family with a "spunky and imaginative heroine" (Publishers Weekly). Miata Ramirez is scared and upset. The skirt she brought to show off at school is gone. She brought her forklorico skirt to show off at school and left it on the bus. It’s not just any skirt. This skirt belonged to Miata’s mother when she was a child in Mexico. On Sunday, Miata and her dance group are supposedgoing to dance forklorico, or...
In 1976 Pennsylvania, middle-schooler Charmaine Upshaw contemplates a career as a model or actress while coping with boyfriend problems and the return of her uncle, a fugitive who cost her family $1,000 in bail money a year earlier.
Shadows on Society Hill (American Girl Mysteries) (American Girl: Addy Mysteries)
by Evelyn Coleman
When her family moves to Philadelphia's Society Hill neighborhood in 1866, Addy discovers that her new home holds dangerous secrets--including one connected to the North Carolina plantation she had escaped from only two years earlier. Includes a brief overview of the experiences of African Americans during Reconstruction, the period immediately following the Civil War.
When the fearsome Windigo begins to prey upon the People of the North Woods, a girl named Morning Star comes up with a plan to stop him.
A read-aloud book telling the story of the daily life of Mele, a Washoe Indian girl living in the Lake Tahoe area before the arrival of whites. Written in English with translations into Washoe language of key words on each page.
Say Boo! (Dora the Explorer (Reader's Digest))
"It's Halloween and Dora's friends are all dressed up - but what are their costumes? Kids will love helping Dora guess what costume each of her friends is wearing and then opening the flap to see if they are right."--Back cover.
Isabel's Texas Two-Step: Beacon Street Girls: Special Adventure
by Annie Bryant
Describes sights and events of interest in Atlanta, including the the downtown area and attractions outside the city.
In 1772, years of mistreatment force thirteen-year-old Melitte to decide whether or not to run away from the Frenchman who has kept her as a slave on his poor Louisiana farm and leave the young girl who is the only person who ever loved her.