Diane Gonzales Bertrand

To be thirteen is worthless, Trino Olivares thinks. Trino has three little brothers he's supposed to look after, but no father he can look up to. He rules at video games, but in the classroom, and out in the real world, he's barely getting by-just like his mom, who scarcely manages to pay the bills and feed her kids by working all the time. Trino gets angry when he looks around at his terrible life. But when Rosca, an older teen with a vicious streak,...

Explains what cousins are and how they fit in to the family unit.

Third-grader Sofia wants to wear a beautiful, hand-me-down dress to her cousin Rosario's quinceañara, but first she will have to lose some weight by exercising and eating healthier foods, with help from her mother and sister.

Two latino boys experience carefree camaraderie despite one boy's disability. Fun and friendship overpower physical limitations.

A reluctant participant in the González family reunion, Daniel has some pleasant surprises and discovers the meaning of family.

Recounts, in Spanish and in English, the story of Ricardo Romo, a Hispanic-American All-American athlete and scholar who became, among other things, a U.S. representative to the United Nations, and the president of University of Texas at San Antonio.

A collection of odes to the moments, memories, and important people and places in life. In Blankie, a blanket sewn before the girl's birth kept her safe and warm for years. She can't take it to school now, but at home she still wraps it around herself, even though it won't / cover my toes and my shoulders at the same time. There s also an ode to chanclas, or flip-flops, Narrow rubber soles / protect my bare feet / from hot sidewalks. They even clap...

Everybody loves a birthday party, and there's a lot to enjoy at Papa Luis' fiesta! The children excitedly count the candy that will fill the pinata. The nieces bring the candles for the birthday cake that Mama Marta baked. Family and friends begin to arrive, and soon, they surprise Papa Luis with his special celebration. Told in lively verse, this cumulative tale builds from one page to the next as popular children's book author Diane Gonzales Bertrand...

"In this celebration of friendship, best friends Cecilia and Miguel forgive mistakes, share adventures, and--sometimes--even become family"--