Other students laugh when Rigoberto, an immigrant from Venezuela, introduces himself but later, he meets Angelina and discovers that he is not the only one who feels like an outsider.
Spanish edition, El día en que descubres quién eres, available in Bates catalog.
When Mama's pregnancy draws attention away from Gia, she worries that the special bond they share will disappear forever once the baby is born
A rope passed down through the generations frames an African American family's story as they journey north during the time of the Great Migration
When Ms. Albert teaches a lesson on kindness, Chloe realizes that she and her friends have been wrong in making fun of new student Maya's shabby clothes and refusing to play with her
The making of "Show ways," or quilts which once served as secret maps for freedom-seeking slaves, is a tradition passed from mother to daughter in the author's family.
After Mama takes a job in Chicago during World War II, Ada Ruth stays with Grandma but misses her mother who loves her more than rain and snow.