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David Suárez gets stuck in the middle of a prank war when the neighborhood twins and triplets compete to rule the school. This is the first book of this hilarious, highly illustrated early chapter book series. David can’t wait to go back to school and get far away from his trickster neighbors. But he’s in for a surprise when a set of equally prank-loving triplets move onto his block—and into his class!Now the twins and triplets are battling for control of the playground and David is stuck in the middle. Can he end the prank war before recess gets cancelled for the whole year? HarperChapters build confident readers one chapter at a time! With short, fast-paced books, art on every page, and milestone markers at the end of every chapter, they're the perfect next step for fans of I Can Read!

2024 Beverly Cleary Children's Choice AwardDavid Su rez gets stuck in the middle of a prank war when the neighborhood twins and triplets compete to rule the school. This is the first book of this hilarious, highly illustrated early chapter book series.David can't wait to go back to school and get far away from his trickster neighbors. But he's in for a surprise when a set of equally prank-loving triplets move onto his block--and into his class Now the twins and triplets are battling for control of the playground and David is stuck in the middle. Can he end the prank war before recess gets cancelled for the whole year?HarperChapters build confident readers one chapter at a time With short, fast-paced books, art on every page, and milestone markers at the end of every chapter, they're the perfect next step for fans of I Can Read

David Suárez is stuck in the middle again when his neighbors compete to create the scariest Halloween display. This is the second book in this prank-tacular, highly illustrated early chapter book series. The Montecito Monster Mash is only three days away—and the Romero Twins AND Benitez Triplets are testing out their scariest Halloween tricks on David! They both want to win the prize for the spookiest, scariest, most BOO-tiful haunted house in the neighborhood.David won’t let Halloween night turn into another all-out prank showdown. But what if he accidentally starts the scare-a-thon himself? HarperChapters build confident readers one chapter at a time! With short, fast-paced books, art on every page, and milestone markers at the end of every chapter, they're the perfect next step for fans of I Can Read!

David Su rez is stuck in the middle again when his neighbors compete to create the scariest Halloween display. This is the second book in this prank-tacular, highly illustrated early chapter book series. The Montecito Monster Mash is only three days away--and the Romero Twins AND Benitez Triplets are testing out their scariest Halloween tricks on David They both want to win the prize for the spookiest, scariest, most BOO-tiful haunted house in the neighborhood.David won't let Halloween night turn into another all-out prank showdown. But what if he accidentally starts the scare-a-thon himself? HarperChapters build confident readers one chapter at a time With short, fast-paced books, art on every page, and milestone markers at the end of every chapter, they're the perfect next step for fans of I Can Read

David Suárez is stuck in the middle again when his neighbors compete to see who can win the kindness challenge. This is the third book in this prank-tacular, highly illustrated early chapter book series.Arroyo Seco Elementary is having a kindness challenge. And the Romero Twins AND Benitez Triplets have come up with the perfect plan to score points: be extra nice to David!David may have outlasted their prank wars, but can he survive their random acts of kindness?HarperChapters build confident readers one chapter at a time! With short, fast-paced books, art on every page, and milestone markers at the end of every chapter, they're the perfect next step for fans of I Can Read!

David Su rez is stuck in the middle again when his neighbors compete to see who can win the kindness challenge. This is the third book in this prank-tacular, highly illustrated early chapter book series.Arroyo Seco Elementary is having a kindness challenge. And the Romero Twins AND Benitez Triplets have come up with the perfect plan to score points: be extra nice to David David may have outlasted their prank wars, but can he survive their random acts of kindness?HarperChapters build confident readers one chapter at a time With short, fast-paced books, art on every page, and milestone markers at the end of every chapter, they're the perfect next step for fans of I Can Read

David Suárez is stuck in the middle again when his neighbors team up to prank a rival school’s geography club. This is the fourth book in this prank-tacular, highly illustrated early chapter book series.Uh-oh! Another school has been pranking Arroyo Seco Elementary. The Romero Twins AND Benitez Triplets are teaming up to outdo them. And this time, David is in charge of the pranking.But what will he do when the principal threatens to cancel everything fun if the pranks don’t stop—including the Geography Bee?HarperChapters build confident readers one chapter at a time! With short, fast-paced books, art on every page, and milestone markers at the end of every chapter, they're the perfect next step for fans of I Can Read!

David Su rez is stuck in the middle again when his neighbors team up to prank a rival school's geography club. This is the fourth book in this prank-tacular, highly illustrated early chapter book series.Uh-oh Another school has been pranking Arroyo Seco Elementary. The Romero Twins AND Benitez Triplets are teaming up to outdo them. And this time, David is in charge of the pranking.But what will he do when the principal threatens to cancel everything fun if the pranks don't stop--including the Geography Bee?HarperChapters build confident readers one chapter at a time With short, fast-paced books, art on every page, and milestone markers at the end of every chapter, they're the perfect next step for fans of I Can Read

A heartwarming middle grade about family, friendship, and finding your voice (plus, tacos!).Seventh grader Estefania "Stef" Soto is itching to shake off the onion-and-cilantro embrace of Tia Perla, her family's taco truck. She wants nothing more than for her dad to get a normal job and for Tia Perla to be put out to pasture. It's no fun being known as the "Taco Queen" at school.But just when new city regulations are proposed, and her family's livelihood is threatened, she will have to become the truck's unlikely champion.In this fun and multicultural middle grade novel, Stef will embrace her identity and discover what matters most.

Miranda is the lead singer in her family's musical band, Miranda y Los Reyes. Her family has worked hard performing at festivals and quincea?eras. Now, they have a shot at the main stage. How will Miranda make it a performance to remember?Flor's family runs the petting zoo at Mr. Barsetti's carnival. When she accidentally overhears Mr. Barsetti and Miranda's dad talk about cutting the zoo to accommodate Miranda y Los Reyes's main stage salary, she knows she has to take action. Will she have the heart for sabotage once she and Miranda actually start to become friends?

Griselda "Geez" Zaragoza has a love for beautiful things, like her collection of vintage teacups and the flower garden she and her dad planted in the front yard. But when his business fails, Griselda loses not just her home but also her confidence and her trust in her unflappable parents. Tagging along with big sister Maribel, who postponed college for a job selling Alma Cosmetics, Geez dreams up a way to reclaim the life she thinks she lost: If she can sell enough tubes of glistening, glittery Alma lip gloss, she'll win a cash prize that could help jump start her dad's business. With ups and downs along the way, Geez will discover that beauty isn't just lost or found but made and re-made.

Griselda "Geez" Zaragoza has a love for beautiful things, like her collection of vintage teacups and the flower garden she and her dad planted in the front yard. But when his business fails, Griselda loses not just her home, but also her confidence and her trust in her unflappable parents. Tagging along with big sister Maribel, who postponed college for a job selling Alma Cosmetics, Geez dreams up a way to reclaim the life she thinks she lost: If she can sell enough tubes of glistening, glittery Alma lip gloss, she'll win a cash prize that could help jump start her dad's business. With ups and downs along the way, Geez will discover that beauty isn't just lost or found, but made and remade.

A meteorite comes crashing down on the lives of three middle schoolers changing everything they know about family, friendships, and community in this charming and heartfelt novel with a light STEM touch.The meteorite is just the latest thing to crash, uninvited, into Vega Lucero's road-stop hometown. But when she discovers how much a chunk of the space rock might be worth, she realizes it's exactly the treasure she's been hoping to find-and maybe a way to convince her mom not to sell the family store to big city developers to help pay for her grandpa Tata's medical expenses. Determined to find more pieces of the sky somewhere in the perilous desert wilderness, stubbornly independent Vega must set aside her distrust of outsiders to team up with Jasper, a would-be rival-and her own tagalong cousin Mila-on an overnight adventure to find more meteorites before the professional hunters who have descended on Date City do. But along the way, she realizes that she's not the only one with the weight of the world on her shoulders. Jasper and Mila have secrets and worries of their own that has brought them on this journey.Together, this ragtag group will battle against coyotes, a flood, and scorpions. But what they will ultimately discover is that no treasure is big enough to prevent unwelcome change. Only family and friends can help weather the unexpected that life brings.

Her grandpa calls her "Lolita Siete Lenguas"-Little Lola, Seven Tongues, all fighting to be heard. Lola is trying not to make so much noise, but when she witnesses injustices in her own neighborhood, she knows she can't keep quiet. Can Lola find a way to use her voice for change? ¡Sí, se puede!Inspired by the real-life civil rights activist and labor leader Dolores Huerta, Lola Out Loud is a warm and rollicking picture book that reminds us that sometimes one strong voice is just what we need.

A meteorite comes crashing down on the lives of three middle schoolers changing everything they know about family, friendships, and community in this charming and heartfelt novel. The space rock is just the latest thing to land, uninvited, in Vega Lucero's road-stop hometown. But when she discovers how much a chunk of the meteorite might be worth, she realizes it's exactly the treasure she's been hoping to find--and maybe a way to convince her mom not to sell the family store to big city developers to help pay for her grandpa Tata's medical expenses. Determined to find more pieces of the sky somewhere in the perilous desert wilderness, stubbornly independent Vega must set aside her distrust of outsiders to team up with Jasper, a would-be rival--and her own tagalong cousin Mila--on an overnight adventure to find more meteorites before the professional hunters who have descended on Date City do. But along the way, she realizes that she's not the only one with the weight of the world on her shoulders. Jasper and Mila have secrets and worries of their own that has brought them on this journey. Together, this ragtag group will battle against coyotes, a flood, and scorpions. But what they will ultimately discover is that no treasure is big enough to prevent unwelcome change. Only family and friends can help weather the unexpected that life brings.

Bilingual English/Spanish. In this cheerful book, a determined Latina girl accidentally breaks her grandfather's vihuela and ventures into her community to find someone who can fix the instrument, leading her to discover his legacy as a mariachi player. When Reyna accidentally breaks Abuelito's vihuela-a small guitar-like instrument-she ventures out into the neighborhood determined to find someone who can help her repair it. No one can fix the vihuela, but along the way Reyna gathers stories and mementos of Abuelito and his music. Still determined, Reyna visits the music store, where the owner gives her a recording of Abuelito's music and promises that they can fix the vihuela together. Reyna realizes how much she's learned about Abuelito, his influence in the community, and the power of his music. She returns to her family's restaurant to share Abuelito's gifts with Mama and is happier still finally to hear the sweet sounds of Abuelito's music for herself. With lively illustrations by Renato Alarc o, the tradition of mariachi music comes to life in this bilingual story. Winner of Lee & Low's New Voices Award, Finding the Music is a heartwarming tale of family, community, and the music that brings them all together.

From the author of Stef Soto, Taco Queen comes this story about sisterhood, friendship, and the intricacies of blended families.The Mendoza sisters need a do-over Raquel and Lucinda used to be inseparable. But ever since their parents split, Raquel has been acting like editor-in-chief of their lives. To avoid her overbearing sister, Lucinda spends most of her time with her headphones on, practicing her skating routine.Then a pandemic hits, and the sisters are forced to spend the lockdown at their dad's ranch house. Suddenly Raquel sees a chance to get back everything they've lost. If they can convince their mom to come along, maybe they can get their parents to fall in love again and give their family a second chance, a do-over.But at the ranch, they get a not-so-welcome surprise: their dad's new girlfriend and her daughter are already living there Lucinda finds she actually likes them, which only makes Raquel more desperate to get rid of them. And as her Raquel's schemes get more and more out of hand, Lucinda starts to wonder what they are really fighting for. Is trying to bring the Mendoza family back together really just tearing them further apart?

The Mendoza twins are back From the author of Stef Soto, Taco Queen comes this follow-up to THE DO-OVER.The Mendoza family is growing After a rocky beginning getting to know each other while quarantining together in a pandemic, Raquel, Lucinda, and Juliette are finally getting along as stepsisters--and actually liking it Now they get to make it official. Their parents are getting married... in Mexico But, when they arrive they find bringing together the two families won't be as easy as they had hoped. Sylvia's favorite aunt does not approve of the match.Lucinda, Raquel, and Juliette know just what to do. If they can show Tia Enriqueta that their parents are meant to be together, they'll have to support the wedding But in all their scheming, doubt starts to creep in. The sisters start wonder if they can really trust each other at all. Suddenly they have to ask themselves...are they better off apart after all?

Princesses don't break the rules, but they may rewrite them...Every girl dreams of going to the Fine and Ancient Institute for the Royal to learn how to be a princess. But Dalia and Dominga could not be any less enchanted. They are different...the same kind of different. Neither of them wants to be the fairest of them all. They want to join a secret society of villains at the Bewitched Academy of the Dreadful. So, they've devised the perfect plot to ruin the first day of class. It will be the rottenest scheme of all. Something so perfectly awful, so fantastically horrible, so wonderfully wicked that they'll surely get their invitations to the BAD.

Princesses don't break the rules, but they may rewrite them...Every girl dreams of going to the Fine and Ancient Institute for the Royal to learn how to be a princess. But Dalia and Dominga could not be any less enchanted. They are different...the same kind of different. Neither of them wants to be the fairest of them all. They want to join a secret society of villains at the Bewitched Academy of the Dreadful, and tonight they have another chance to prove they belong there. It's the night of the Starlight Search. It's as sickeningly sweet as it sounds. So, Dalia and Dominga scheme, and plot, and set out to stop the princesses in their tracks. Will it be enough to get them their invitations to the BAD?