Tony faces the daunting prospect of growing up amidst constant religious and cultural uncertainty. His mother is a devoted Catholic, but her influence is challenged by Ultima--a woman with magical healing powers. As Tony follows his own path toward adulthood, he relies on Ultima's wisdom. With her guidance, he is able to forge his unique identity. "Antonio Marez tiene seis años cuando Última viene a quedarse con su familia. Última es una curandera,...

When Gabriela and her brother Little Diego get a puppy named Sofie, they fight over who she belongs to, but when Sofie gets very sick they find the answer. Gabriela y su hermano Diego tienen una perrita nueva llamada Sofie pero los dos no la quieren compartir.

Chato decides to throw a "pachanga" for his friend Novio Boy, who has never had a birthday party, but when it is time to party, Novio Boy cannot be found. Listen as you read along with this book and CD set.

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

Maria tries on her mother's wedding ring while helping make tamales for a Christmas family get-together. Panic ensues when hours later, she realizes the ring is missing.

"I tell you, God could care less about the poor. Tell me, why must we live here like this? What have we done to deserve this? You're so good and yet you suffer so much," a young boy tells his mother in Tomás Rivera's classic novel about the migrant worker experience. Outside the chicken coop that is their home, his father wails in pain from the unbearable cramps brought on by sunstroke after working in the hot fields. The young boy can't understand...

Max seems like any other kid until he is asked to join the Lucha Libre Club, but because of strict secrecy he cannot tell anyone of his royal wrestling blood, his uncle the king of lucha libre, The Guardian Angel.

"Prejudice and the social and economic status of Chicanos often form the backdrop for these haunting stories, but the central theme is the social and cultural values which shape women's lives and which they struggle against with varying degrees of success."--Amazon.com.

Flor returns to school from a vacation in Mexico, only to find she brought back a small man with dark yellow skin and thin, stringy hair, who emerges from her backpack and introduces himself as Rafa, a mummy from the famous museum in Guanajuato.

Cecilia y Miguel son los mejores amigos, y lo han sido desde el tercer grado cuando dio sus orejas de conejo en la foto de la clase. Su amistad de toda la vida se registra en los recuerdos cálidos de carreras de bicicletas y juegos de fútbol, tiempo de playa y la pesca desde el muelle. "In this celebration of friendship, best friends Cecilia and Miguel forgive mistakes, share adventures, and sometimes even become family"--