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Jacqueline Bravo can't understand why she's being called to the principal's office and is shocked to learn her mother hasn't paid her tuition at St. Bernadette High School in three months! Now Sister...

In this beautiful, poetic ode to the life-giving force of water, award-winning childrens book author Jorge Argueta describesin English, Spanish and Nahuatthe life cycle of water from the perspective...

Author: Raquel M. OrtizPublisher: Pinata BooksPublication Date: Oct 31, 2021Number of Pages: 32 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: HardcoverISBN-10: 1558859225ISBN-13: 9781558859227

In this version of the Mayan origin story, the child Bal?m travels to a village on the back of a big blue turtle, but he is preceded by a louse, a toad, a snake, and a hawk, all carrying the good...

In this poetic ode to grandmothers, a young girl likens her abuela's long hair to strength, security and understanding. The black strands speak of finding courage in the unknown," while the white...

Jasminne Mendez writes about her childhood in this memoir about identity as she ultimately assumes aspects of both her parents' culture and society at large to become Dominican American.Author:...

Elena and Miguel's parents don't live in the same house anymore. Now the kids live in two, Mami's during the week and Papi's on weekends. At first," Elena says, "it felt like I left half of me behind...

Author: Xavier GarzaPublisher: Pinata BooksPublication Date: Oct 31, 2021Number of Pages: 32 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: HardcoverISBN-10: 1558859241ISBN-13: 9781558859241

Vincent and his dad are on a bus in Mexico, headed to his late mom's village of Nagual, when he hears a loud animal roar! Oddly, no one else seems to have heard it. Looking out the window, he is...

Julia, they're already warming up. Hurry! Cheito says to his little sister as they rush to their bomba class. Cheito is a natural on the drums, but Julia isn't as enthusiastic about dancing.Julia...