"La Madre de Efrén Nava es su Superwoman, a Soperwoman, llamada asi por los deliciosos sopes mexicanos que suele preparar. Su amá y su apá trabajan duro todo el día para mantener a la familia, asegurándose de que Efrén y sus hermanos menores, Max y Mía, se sientan seguros y queridos. Pero Efrén se preocupa por sus padres. Aunque nació en Estados Unidos, sus padres son indocumentados. Su peor pesadilla se vuelve realidad cuando su amá no...

"There are moments when a story shakes you...Barely Missing Everything is one of those stories, and Mendez, a gifted storyteller with a distinct voice, is sure to bring a quake to the literary landscape." -Jason Reynolds, New York Times bestselling author of Long Way Down In the tradition of Jason Reynolds and Matt de la Peña, this heartbreaking, no-holds-barred debut novel told from three points of view explores how difficult it is to make it in...

Meet Josefina is a kids' learning kit assembled to facilitate fun and learning and includes 3 Josefina chapter books, and 1 Josefina doll with accessories. Learn about American history by reading these American Girl books and playing with Josefina!

When he returns to Illinois and the gang culture on the south side of Fairfield after six years in Colorado, high school senior Luis Fuentes, who dreams of becoming an astronaut, falls for a girl and enters a dark world after learning some disturbing news about his family.

Little Pedro, who sings like an angel, is allowed to lead the Christmas procession, known as La Posada, through the old Mexican section of downtown Los Angeles.

Marooned in a broken-down Houston neighborhood--and in a Mexican immigrant family where making ends meet matters much more than making it to college--smart, talented Marissa seeks comfort elsewhere when her home life becomes unbearable.

Una joven describe sus sentimientos cuando su padre decide dejar su casa en M?xico para buscar trabajo en Estados Unidos. A young girl describes her feelings when her father decides to leave their home in Mexico to look for work in the United States.

Each year on his birthday, a young Mexican American boy looks forward to seeing how his grandfather has decorated the tree he planted on the day the boy was adopted.

Estrella's mother and aunt are planning a gaudy, traditional quinceañera for her, even though it is the last thing she wants.

After eleven-year-old Zitlally's father is deported to Mexico, she takes refuge in her trailer park's forest of rusted car parts, where she befriends a spunky neighbor and finds a stray dog that she nurses back to health and believes she must keep safe so that her father will return.