Jennifer Torres
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
"Mexican-American Stef Soto is hoping to break free from her overprotective parents and embarrassing reputation from her family's taco truck business, but she soon learns that family, friendship, and the taco truck are important and wonderful parts of her life"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Catalina Incognito volume 1
Language
English
Appears on these lists
2025-2026 4th/5th Grade Battle of Books
Fall Into A Good Book - Juvenile Fiction September 2025
GPLD Kids: Early Chapter Favorites
More Lists...
Fall Into A Good Book - Juvenile Fiction September 2025
GPLD Kids: Early Chapter Favorites
More Lists...
Description
Eight-year-old Catalina Castañeda uses Tía Abuela's sewing kit to turn ordinary clothing into a magical disguise, enabling her to uncover a thief at the local library.
Author
Series
Catalina Incognito volume 2
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Catalina is excited to find out a new student, Esmeralda, has joined her third-grade class at Valle Grande Elementary School. But despite Catalina's attempts to introduce herself, Esme won't talk to anyone but her own cousin, Jazmín. Could Jazmín be keeping Esme from making new friends? According to Catalina's frenemy Pablo, it's just like what happened to the secret princess in the telenovela hit The Hidden Crown! With Tía Abuela's magical sewing...
4) Off-key
Author
Series
Catalina Incognito volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Catalina can't wait for the upcoming school talent show! Along with some of her classmates, they decide to rock out and form a band for the big day. But Catalina has some specific ideas on how the band should look and sound. Can Catalina learn to be part of the band, or will she find herself working on a solo act?"--Amazon.
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Hispanic & Latino Authors: Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
Hispanic Heritage Month (WPLD)
National Hispanic Heritage Month - Kids
More Lists...
Hispanic Heritage Month (WPLD)
National Hispanic Heritage Month - Kids
More Lists...
Description
As Lola helps her mother at the family's hotel, she learns about compassion, social injustice, and how one voice can lead to change. Includes author's note on Dolores Huerta, a labor organizer who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association.
Author
Series
Bad princesses volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
While attending the Fine and Ancient Institute for the Royal to learn how to become princesses, Dalia and Dominga devise a plan to join a secret society of villains at the Bewitched Academy of the Dreadful.
7) The do-over
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
BJD New Dec 22
Hispanic & Latino Authors: Chapter Books and Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
OBD Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) - Youth
Hispanic & Latino Authors: Chapter Books and Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
OBD Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) - Youth
Formats
Description
Twins Raquel and Lucinda Mendoza used to be inseparable, but since their parents divorced Raquel has become bossy and obsessive, while Lucinda has immersed herself in her ice skating lessons, and the pandemic and its enforced isolation has only made things worse; but then they are sent to their father's ranch in central California and while Raquel thinks that this is a chance to get their parents back together by driving his girlfriend away, Lucinda...
8) The win-over
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Arriving in Mexico for their parents' wedding, stepsisters Raquel, Lucinda, and Juliette must show their disapproving Tia Enriqueta that their parents are meant to be together, but when their scheming leads to doubt, they wonder if they can really trust each other at all.
Author
Series
Bad princesses volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"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...
10) Empezar otra vez
Author
Language
Español
Description
Twins Raquel and Lucinda Mendoza used to be inseparable, but since their parents divorced Raquel has become bossy and obsessive, while Lucinda has immersed herself in her ice skating lessons, and the pandemic and its enforced isolation has only made things worse; but then they are sent to their father's ranch in central California and while Raquel thinks that this is a chance to get their parents back together by driving his girlfriend away, Lucinda...
Author
Series
Language
Español
Description
Princesses don't break the rules, but they may rewrite them…
Toda niña sueña con ir al Bello Instituto de Encantadores Nobles para aprender a ser una princesa, pero Dalia y Dominga no podrían estar menos encantadas. Ellas son diferentes... de la misma manera. Ninguna de las dos quiere ser la más bella. Por el contrario, quieren unirse a una sociedad secreta de villanos en el Maléfico y Avieso Liceo, así que han ideado la trama perfecta...
Author
Series
Bad princesses volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"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....
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"A young Latina girl accidentally breaks her grandfather's vihuela and searches for someone in the community to fix the instrument, which leads her to discover her grandfather's legacy as a mariachi. Includes an author's note and glossary"-- Provided by publisher.
Una joven chica latina rompe accidentalmente vihuela y las búsquedas de su abuelo para alguien en la comunidad para fijar el instrumento, lo que le lleva a descubrir el legado de su abuelo...
Author
Language
Español
Appears on list
Description
Mexican-American Stef Soto is hoping to break free from her overprotective parents and embarrassing reputation from her family's taco truck business, but she soon learns that family, friendship, and the taco truck are important and wonderful parts of her life.
Estefania "Stef" Soto, sólo quiere ser una típica chica de séptimo grado. Quiere tener amigos, ser aceptada, y tener un poco de independencia de sus sobreprotectores padres inmigrantes....
Author
Language
Español
Description
En esta novela divertida y conmmovedora, Stef descubre lo que es realmente importante y, en última instancia, abraza su identidad. Una historia acerca de la familia, los amigos, y de cómo es posible encontrar tu voz incluso envuelta en una tortilla de taco.
Estefania ""Stef"" Soto, sólo quiere ser una típica chica de séptimo grado. Quiere tener amigos, ser aceptada, y tener un poco de independencia de sus sobreprotectores padres inmigrantes....
19) The Do-Over
Author
Language
Español
Description
From the author of Stef Soto, Taco Queen comes this story about sisterhood, friendship, and the intricacies of blended families.
Raquel y Lucinda Mendoza solían ser inseparables, pero desde el divorcio de sus padres Raquel se ha vuelto muy mandona. En eso llega la pandemia y las hermanas se ven obligadas a hacer cuarentena en el rancho de su padre. De pronto Raquel ve una oportunidad de recuperar todo lo que han perdido. Si logran convencer a su...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Life is anything but normal in the small seaside town of Briny Deep. As the mystery of the missing kids remains unsolved, Tim vows to find answers. With the help of his friends, the group must bravely search the town for clues, but someone close to them may be hiding the biggest secret of all.










