Face The Music
Victoria Torres is the fifth chair out of nine flutes in her middle school band, so when the director asks for a someone to play the new piccolo, Victoria sees it as her chance to stand out--but her best friend Bea has also volunteered, and their friendship may not survive the competition when they audition for the part.
FIC
year: 2016
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 650
subjects: best friends [X], bands (music), middle-born children, hispanic americans [X], schools, musical instruments, competition (psychology), middle schools, hispanic american children, musical instuments, friendship, school stories [X], electronic books, electronic books
Pompom Problems
Victoria Torres is new to middle school and she decides that being a cheerleader is the key to popularity--but the competition is stiff, especially since it includes the awful, bossy Annelise and even with the support of her best friend, Bea, Victoria needs to work on both her cartwheels and her confidence.
FIC
year: 2016
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 610
subjects: cheerleading, self-confidence, self-esteem, friendship, middle schools, best friends [X], hispanic americans [X], school stories [X], latinos (u.s.), schools, electronic books, electronic books
Allie, Ganadora Por Fin
Born into a family of over-achievers, fifth-grader Allie Velasco has never finished first in anything, and lately things have been going badly: her science project is ruined by a well-meaning student, her former best friend is hanging out with another girl--but now she is determined to win the Trailblazer contest with a photographic presentation about her great grandfather, the first Congressional Medal of Honor winner from their town.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: hispanic american families, great-grandfathers, contests, self-confidence, best friends [X], elementary schools, hispanic americans [X], family life, friendship, schools, spanish language materials, latinos (u.s.), school stories [X], spanish language
Sarai In The Spotlight!
"When Sarai's best friend suddenly moves away, Sarai has to navigate school--and the unfriendly girls in the cafeteria--all by herself.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 10
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 680
subjects: girls, friendship, school stories [X], hispanic americans [X], moving, moving, household, schools, best friends [X], didactic fiction, fiction
Falling Short
Best friends Isaac and Marco--one athletically gifted and one academically gifted--have more in common than they realize when their goals intersect, forcing them to find a way to support each other so they don't fall short.
FIC
year: 2023
copies: 53
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: best friends [X], friendship, basketball stories, middle school students, schools, families, mexican americans, basketball, family life, school stories [X], school fiction, sports fiction, hispanic americans [X]