Donna Barba Higuera

"Lupe Wong is going to be the first female pitcher in the Major Leagues. She's also championed causes her whole young life. Some worthy ... like expanding the options for race on school tests beyond just a few bubbles. And some not so much...like complaining to the BBC about the length between Doctor Who seasons. Lupe needs an A in all her classes in order to meet her favorite pitcher, Fu Li Hernandez, who's Chinacan/Mexinese just like her. So when...

A young girl wishes her family could be more like her friends' families and subconsiously blames her abuela and her yellow handkerchief, but she slowly grows to appreciate and love the language and culture the handkerchief represents.

"Había una vez...There lived a girl named Petra Peña, who wanted nothing more than to be a storyteller, like her abuelita. But Petra's world is ending. Earth has been destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children--among them Petra and her family--have been chosen to journey to a new planet. They are the ones who must carry on the human race. Hundreds of years later, Petra wakes to this new planet--and the discovery that...

Ramaon's friendly monster, El Cucuy, is hesitant to embrace the holiday cheer, but Ramaon shows him the spirit of Christmas.

Lupe Wong quiere ser la primera lanzadora femenina en las Grandes Ligas. Durante toda su infancia, ha defendido causas. Algunas dignas.como la expansión de las opciones de raza en los examines escolares, para que sean más allá de unas pocas posibilidades. Y otras menos.como quejarse al canal BBC sobre la duración entre temporadas de Doctor Who. Lupe necesita un 100% como calificación en todas sus clases para conocer a su lanzador favorito,...

Ramón is worried about his first day at a new school, but it helps to remind El Cucuy, the monster who lives in his cactus pot, of how brave and strong they both are.