Set in the Monte Vista neighborhood of San Antonio and told in alternating voices, teenaged musicians Aar�on and Mia grow close as they share and struggle to overcome the emotional pain of their troubled home lives.

Eleven-year-old Maria Gonzaga enters her family in a big float competition and making them part of the annual village Christmas celebration. Unable to afford a fancy float, her last minute inspiration stals the show, and becomes a tradition each year at Christmas in the little village of San Lazaro, California.

When Naomi's absent mother resurfaces to claim her, Naomi runs away to Mexico with her great-grandmother and younger brother in search of her father.

In 1826, strange occurrences on eleven-year-old Josefina's New Mexican "rancho" lead the young healer to wonder if old legends of lost treasure and the wandering ghost called La Llorona may be true. Includes a Spanish glossary and historical background information.

"Aristotle and Dante continue their journey to manhood in this achingly romantic, tender tale set against the backdrop of the AIDS epidemic in 1980s America. In Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, two boys fell in love. Now they must learn what it means to stay in love-and to build their relationship in a world that doesn't seem to want them to exist. In their senior year at two different schools, the boys find ways to spend...