Publisher Annotation: Alfonso and Abuela love to spend Saturday afternoons finding books at the library and reading them together beneath their favorite oak tree. But when their beloved tree is cut down, can Alfonso transform the stump into something magical for their whole community-their very own neighborhood library?

Set in 1950s Texas, Pineda Matlage hides an alien in his family's barn, and with the help of friends and townspeople, tries to reunite her with her family despite the disruptive presence of soldiers using the town for a covert operation to capture and study aliens.

Publisher Annotation: Some kids have one job: to be a kid! Cecilia has two. When she isn't on the soccer field scoring goals, she's accompanying her parents to all kinds of grown-up places, like the DMV, the accountant's office, and the auto shop. She helps them translate from Spanish to English and from English to Spanish. It's an important job, and it can even be fun. It's also hard work. Sometimes Cecilia's second job is so much responsibility,...

"When Abuela comes to visit from Peru, she brings a suitcase full of treasures and her granddaughter learns that home is not just a place, but the love between family no matter the distance"-- Provided by publisher.

A little girl meets more relatives than she can count-but how will she communicate with them if she can't speak their language? It's a little girl's first trip to her papa's homeland, and she's wowed by all the amazing sights and sounds--and especially by the size of her enormous family! But she only knows a little Spanish, and it's hard not to be able to share jokes and stories. Fortunately, her relatives help her see that there are other ways they...

"When El Dragón attacks, artistic Miguel must save his family and prove his colored pencils are mightier than their swords"-- Provided by publisher.

"A Latino picture book retelling of the hugely popular and beloved folktale "Always Room for One More," which follows Don Manuel, Doña Lila, and their children and assorted pets as they welcome all to their one-room casita for a fiesta before chaos ensues"-- Provided by publisher.

When eleven-year-old Luchy's best friend Cami returns from a summer in Colombia and ditches her for the cool kids at school, Luchy is left to figure out who she is and where she belongs.

Publisher Annotation: What do you get when you mix sumo wrestling and Lucha libre? Find out in this funny and exuberant cross-cultural story celebrating two iconic wrestling styles.

Manny aprovecha el amor, la determinación y una visita a la biblioteca para cuidar de su primera planta y hacer que su padre se sienta orgulloso de él. Publisher Annotation: Manny harnesses love, determination, and a visit to the library to care for his first plant and make his gardener father proud. Manny comes from a long line of gardeners, and to him, the greatest gardener of all is his dad. Dad always knows what plants need. Even with no yard...