Before she decides whether to accept her stepfather's proposal of adoption, twelve-year-old Adela Ramírez reaches out to her estranged biological father--who is in the midst of a career comeback as a luchador--and the eccentric extended family of wrestlers she has never met, bringing Adela closer to understanding the expansive definition of family.

When they learn that Rudy Herrera and Alex Garcia, two fifth-grade class clowns, plan to run against them in the school elections, Miata and her friend Ana know that they face a difficult race.

As Hector Lopez runs against the frigid Chicago wind clutching the bleeding girl in his arms, he hopes his ailing heart doesn't fail before he reaches the medical clinic. Even after safely delivering the child and continuing on his way to work, Hector cannot forget the image of the little girl curled up like a rag doll in a small pool of mostly frozen blood. And if he could possibly forget the incident, the Chicago Police Department will not let him--particularly...

"An illustrated picture book autobiography in which award-winning author Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story"--

Manny relates his coming of age experiences as a member of a poor Mexican American family in which the alcoholic father only adds to everyone's struggle.

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.

While helping his family in their work as migrant laborers far from their home, Tomas finds an entire world to explore in the books at the local library.

A young girl describes her feelings when her father decides to leave their home in Mexico to look for work in the United States.