Every girl wants to celebrate her quinceañera, or 15th birthday, right? Not necessarily, as half-Cuban, half-Polish Violet can barely speak Spanish.
When Frederick shows up at school, Xio is thrilled. The new boy is shy, cute, and definitely good boyfriend material. Before long, she pulls him into her lively circle of friends. Frederick knows he should be flattered by Xio's attention.
Eddie Guerrero was a WWE star who grew up in a family of famous Mexican wrestlers. This autobiography details Guerrero's rise from Tijuana to fame in the United States as a professional wrestler.
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A lively rhyming cadence introduces many different houses for various residents. From spiders to birds to stories, each has a place to live — but always, "a house is a house for me!"
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Regardless of how a family is created or who belongs to it, these gentle and sometimes wise, often humorous poems will glimpse many family configurations. The attractive collection will share aloud well.
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Julie has some big changes to get used to in the months following her parents' divorce — especially at Christmastime!
Katy lives in Montreal with her Mom, an archeologist. When Mom leaves on a dig, Katy must stay in L.A. with her estranged father, an ex-addict and aging punk rock drummer in LA.
Clay and his cousin Addison both have problems with drugs, and are in a day rehab to recover. When Addison is shot and killed by police, Clay becomes a reluctant witness —
what he observed that day isn't what the community wants him to have seen.
Ten-year old Lucky lives in a small California desert town with her guardian Brigitte, her father's ex. Lucky's "family" also includes the adults at the 12-Step meetings she eavesdrops on.
The Cassons are an eccentric family of artist parents and four unique children: Indigo, Cadmium, Rose and Saffron.