Guerra de quinceañeras

¿Una fiesta de quinceañera inolvidable? Si Fabiola Garza pudiera, su fiesta de quinceañera sería algo simple y poco convencional: dos boletos de avión a la ciudad de Nueva York para viajar en compañía de su mejor amiga. Desafortunadamente, las cosas casi nunca son como las quiere Fabiola. In Dos Rios, Texas, life is all about borders -- and what happens when you cross the line. A fresh new series explores what it's like to grow up on the edge. A quinceanera for the record books? If Fabiola Garza had her way, her quinceanera would be as simple and as non-traditional as possible-just two ...

In Xavier Garza’s bilingual kids’ book, young Carlitos attends his first lucha libre match in Mexico City. At ringside, Carlitos sees the famous luchador—the Man in the Silver Mask, a man whose eyes look terribly familiar. The masked wrestler even smiles at Carlitos! He is mesmerized as the Man in the Silver Mask is pitted against the terrible forces of evil—los rudos, the bad guys of lucha libre. They make the audience boo and hiss! In the end, though, the Man in the Silver Mask triumphs and, in the process, gains a lifelong fan.

The Cobel and Daniels families weren't anything special. Car dealer, Mitch Daniels and his interior decorator wife, Sue were having marital problems. Then it happened. A North Jersey widowed Caroline Cobel worked in a beauty salon. She and her daughter always turned to Matt when they had problems they couldn't figure out for themselves. Then it happened. At fifteen and a half, all Bari Lynn Cobel cared about was her volley ball matches, upcoming Sweet 15 party, becoming head cheerleader, listening to her *NSYNC cds. and talking abut boys with her best friend, Nicole. Bari Lynn's grades were...

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Todo se complica para una niña cuando comprende lo difícil que resulta convivir entre los habitantes de un país tan singular como Arco Iris, aunque ella es más singular todavía, pues nació con siete colores en su cuerpo.