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PURA BELPRÉ HONOR BOOK ALA NOTABLE BOOK "Powerful and timely." —Booklist (starred review) "An important, must-have addition to the growing body of literature with immigrant themes." —School Library Journal (starred review) Twelve-year-old Jaime makes the treacherous and life-changing journey from his home in Guatemala to live with his older brother in the United States in this gripping and realistic middle grade novel.Jaime is sitting on his b...

Josie Figueroa is the girl no one in the family has to worry about. She's smart, responsible, and reliable. The good girl. Except her life isn't as perfect as everyone believes. Her older brothers are overprotective and clueless, her dream-boy leads her on, and dumps her. And then there's cousin Margarita who can't deal with her own life, much less a deadbeat husband and two small children. That's okay because there's always Josie-to-the-rescu...

When a rumor starts circulating that Tara's boyfriend Brent has been sleeping with one of the guy cheerleaders, the innuendo doesn't just hurt Tara. It marks the beginning of the end for an inseparable trio of friends. Tara's training for a marathon, but also running from her fear of abandonment after being deserted by her father. Whitney Blaire seems to have everything, but an empty mansion and absentee parents leave this beauty to look for m...