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Pepita thinks it doesn't matter that she is always late, until she finally realizes how her tardiness affects other people and herself.

Maya, who lives in the dusty desert, opens her eyes wide to find the colors in her world, from Papi's black hair and Mami's orange and purple flowers to Maya's red swing set and the fiery pink sunset.

The author describes, in bilingual text and illustrations, her experiences growing up in a Hispanic community in Texas.

Tired of moving around so much, Amelia, the daughter of migrant farm workers, dreams of a stable home.

Soledad's friends help her discover the many things that she can do to entertain herself when she is alone in her apartment.

Christopher, a fifth-grade student whose father came from El Salvador and mother from Guatemala, describes some of the things he and his friends do in school.

Pepita, a little girl who speaks Spanish and English, grows tired of having to translate for all her Spanish-speaking friends and relatives and decides she will no longer speak Spanish, but she fails to think of all the complications it will cause, especially when it comes to trying to train her dog Lobo, who refuses to answer to the name Wolf.

Rita, a young girl living in New York's El Barrio, describes the Afro-Caribbean dance music, salsa, and imagines being a salsa director.

Fourteen-year-old Lincoln Mendoza, an aspiring basketball player, must come to terms with his divided loyalties and deal with a problematic coach when he moves from the Hispanic inner city of San Francisco to an affluent white suburb.

Reluctantly a young boy becomes more and more involved in the activities of a local gang, until a tragic event involving his cousin forces him to make a choice about the course of his life.

A bilingual collection of ten contemporary stories of mixed-up emotions, humorous mistakes, misguided actions, and unspeakable sorrows.

Second-grader Flaca investigates three mysteries, from her missing flip flop, to who put a food she is allergic to in her lunch, to how she will find her dancing ability before performing salsa at her sister's quincea?era.

"A spunky, bilingual, multiracial girl finds her own way to conquer her fear of the nighttime monster that mysteriously appears in her home.

Marisol McDonald, a biracial, nonconformist, soccer-playing pirate-princess with brown skin and red hair, celebrates her uniqueness.

T?o Ram?n, a snow cone vendor, has a special surprise for Teresita's seventh birthday.