A rhythmic text with repetitive phrases relates how the children watch Mama make soup (recipe included) and go with Papa to get tortillas before enjoying the results of her labor.
Romance blossoms when student teacher Kaylene finds that the handsome Alex, a friend from her past, is a football coach at her new school, but she fears that his busy schedule will not let him spend any time with her.
A reluctant participant in the Gonz?lez family reunion, Daniel has some pleasant surprises and discovers the meaning of family. Presented in English and Spanish.
Told in the style of a cumulative folk song, a grandmother makes empanadas, a traditional Hispanic treat, for her family. Presented in English and Spanish, and including a recipe.
Presents a dual language story written in both English and Spanish about the kids on Ruiz Street and the new boy named David who doesn't seem to get along very well with others.
When seamstress Rita Navarro makes a quincea?era dress for fourteen-year-old Stefanie, she finds herself becoming involved with the girl's family and attracted to Stefanie's uncle.
Tenth grader Javier Avila is chosen, against his will, to be the anchorman for the school's new televised announcement program and fears he will fail in front of the entire school.
