Medium: Book
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Andromeda Diaz and the Reasonable Doubt
Andromeda Diaz knows a thing or two about fighting injustice–after all, she’s the daughter of two public defenders. Andy just never thought her parent’s law skills could be used in her fifth-grade class! But when she hears that popular classmate Benji Jones is suspended for stealing, something that just doesn’t sound like him, Andromeda decides…
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Stream
Two 8th graders are sent to spend a technology-free summer with family in Mexico, after their school uncovers a catfishing incident. Celi and Elio are introduced to herbal remedies and helping the local community reinforce a riverbank to prevent flooding. With current concerns about AI and student digital safety, Stream is a timely selection for…
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The House of Gardenias
Growing up in a city wracked by political violence and a home where she’s more likely to receive a beating than a meal, Minerva Treviño’s quiet ways have kept her alive for sixteen years. Finally, she can’t handle the violence anymore, so Minerva runs away to serve as a lady’s maid in a house that…
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Together We See
Told from multiple points of view, Together We See follows Ulá Dominguez, a Bribri-American teenager, searching for the truth behind her land-activist father’s mysterious death on their Native territory in Costa Rica. Ulá and her brother, Kabék, uncover secrets and corruption as they expose illegal loggers, kidnappers, settlers, and the local government in the hunt…
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When the World Was Happy
CheChe knows that he and his twin sister Emma lead an unusual life. They enjoy spending time with their parents and grandparents, love to read, and don’t have a huge circle of friends. They’re happy. Then, just a few months after they turn seventeen, three gunmen show up at their El Paso, Texas, high school,…
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Story Telling: A Writing Life
“Writing has defined me. It is the framework through which I experience everything. It’s the lens through which I examine my presence in the world. With this in mind, I recently put aside other pending projects and started to think about the nature of storytelling. My books are my only contribution; each one is an…
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Luisa, at Your Service!
Tourists come from all over to Luisa’s hometown of Salento, Columbia to hike the famous Cocora Valley. Luisa decides to show tourists the important sites. First there’s her casa, then the coffee shop where she drinks jugo de mora, and other places in Salento that are important to her.
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Diary of a Dinoghost #1: Unlikely Friends
This hilarious series follows a ghost-dinosaur named Cobble who’s been roaming the world alone for millions of years. Cobble starts a diary because he has begun losing track of the passing days. He has a set routine everyday: He commutes on the bus, visits the haunted lighthouse, and observes a seven-year-old boy named Kevin. A…
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Schooltime Grumps
Daisy can’t wait to make friends on the first day of school, but she accidentally causes hurt feelings. With help from her Yeh-Yeh (grandmother), she learns the importance of apologizing and making things right.
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A Match Made in Mehendi
Simi and her gay friend Noah have decided that sophomore year is going to be their time to shine. Simi thinks a matchmaking app might help them standout, but it doesn’t work quite the way she hoped. Because of the app, her mother and aunt are convinced that she has the familiy’s matchmaking gift. Does…
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New
New stars a young Filipina on her first day of school as she discovers what new means. “School is new. The people are new. And the glares and stares you get for being different are new.”
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Lily Xiao Speaks Out
A novel about Taiwanese American identity and fighting for ESL support for students. Middle schooler Lily is struggling in school because English is not her first language. She wants to speak to the school about providing an ESL program, but her parents are worried this will adversly effect their desire to be US citizens.