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.
year: 2017
call number/section: 1000
subjects: hispanic american families, juvenile fiction, great-grandfathers, contests, self-confidence, best friends, elementary schools, hispanic americans, fiction, family life, friendship, schools, spanish language materials, latinos (u.s.), school stories, spanish language