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This Big Golden Book retells the whole story of Disney/Pixar’s Coco, in theaters November 22, 2017! Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector, and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel’s family history. Directed by Lee Unkrich (Toy Story 3), co-directed by Adrian Molina (story artist Monsters University), and produced by Darla K. Anderson (Toy Story 3), Disney/Pixar’s Coco opens in U.S. theaters on November 22, 2017. The beautifully illustrated hardcover Big Golden Book retells the whole exciting story for girls and boys ages 3 to 7.
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BOOK #4: NO SECOND CHANCES
In Dos Rios, Texas, things aren’t always as they seem.
Santiago might be in over his head this time. . .
Santiago’s grades are slipping again, but he’s determined to prove to his family that he can be successful at something, even if it’s not school. When a fancy new taco chain moves in across the street from the Garza family restaurant, Santiago is inspired– he’ll open a food business of his own!
Unfortunately, running a business is not as much fun as Santiago thought it would be. Fabi and Alexis keep interfering, customers aren’t easily won over, and even worse, El Payaso is back in Santiago’s life– and just waiting for him to mess up. (Available in Español.)
In Dos Rios, Texas, things aren’t always as they seem.
Santiago might be in over his head this time. . .
Santiago’s grades are slipping again, but he’s determined to prove to his family that he can be successful at something, even if it’s not school. When a fancy new taco chain moves in across the street from the Garza family restaurant, Santiago is inspired– he’ll open a food business of his own!
Unfortunately, running a business is not as much fun as Santiago thought it would be. Fabi and Alexis keep interfering, customers aren’t easily won over, and even worse, El Payaso is back in Santiago’s life– and just waiting for him to mess up. (Available in Español.)
BOOK #3: FALLING TOO FAST
In Dos Rios, Texas, things aren’t always as they seem.
Alexis Garza has music in her blood. She’s certain that one day, she’ll be leaving the border town of Dos Rios, Texas behind for a glamorous life of singing stardom. Until then, however, she’ll have to content herself with belting her heart out at voice classes, going to high school mariachi band practice, and helping out at the Graza family restaurant.
Alexis’s ordinary life takes a turn for the extraordinary when she meets the swoon-worthy lead singer of a rival high school’s mariachi band. His singing (and his smile) make Alexis melt. There’s one small problem– this suave singer doesn’t seem to know that Alexis exists. She’s determined to make herself heard– no matter what the cost. (Available in Español.)
In Dos Rios, Texas, things aren’t always as they seem.
Alexis Garza has music in her blood. She’s certain that one day, she’ll be leaving the border town of Dos Rios, Texas behind for a glamorous life of singing stardom. Until then, however, she’ll have to content herself with belting her heart out at voice classes, going to high school mariachi band practice, and helping out at the Graza family restaurant.
Alexis’s ordinary life takes a turn for the extraordinary when she meets the swoon-worthy lead singer of a rival high school’s mariachi band. His singing (and his smile) make Alexis melt. There’s one small problem– this suave singer doesn’t seem to know that Alexis exists. She’s determined to make herself heard– no matter what the cost. (Available in Español.)
BOOK #2: QUINCE CLASH
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 airline tickets to New York City and her best friend in tow. Sadly, things hardly ever go Fabi’s way.
After mean girl Melodee lays down a quinceanera challenge in front of the entire school, Fabi is forced to upgrade her party plans. Melodee is rich and popular-her quinceanera will be effortlessly epic. Fabi is at a loss as to how to make her party remotely as fun and fabulous as Melodee’s is sure to be. Younger sister Alexis steps in with a scheme to get Fabi on the TV show Quince Dreams-but Fabi isn’t convinced she won’t end up in a quince nightmare instead. (Available in Español.)
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 airline tickets to New York City and her best friend in tow. Sadly, things hardly ever go Fabi’s way.
After mean girl Melodee lays down a quinceanera challenge in front of the entire school, Fabi is forced to upgrade her party plans. Melodee is rich and popular-her quinceanera will be effortlessly epic. Fabi is at a loss as to how to make her party remotely as fun and fabulous as Melodee’s is sure to be. Younger sister Alexis steps in with a scheme to get Fabi on the TV show Quince Dreams-but Fabi isn’t convinced she won’t end up in a quince nightmare instead. (Available in Español.)
BOOK #1: CROSSING THE LINE
In Dos Rios, Texas, life is all about borders — and what happens when you cross the line.
Nothing is simple in a border town like Dos Rios, in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Even for high school students Fabiola Garza and her younger sister Alexis, whose parents run a local Tex-Mex restaurant, Dos Rios is full of borders — where you should go, who your friends should be, which boy you should date.
Dos Rios is also full of opportunities, but it’s a town divided, between the haves and the have-nots, the Whites and the Mexicans-Americans, the Texans and the Mexicans, the legal and illegal. But through it all, the Garza sisters have each other. Water can be crossed, but blood is the ultimate borderline — no matter what. (Available in Español)
In Dos Rios, Texas, life is all about borders — and what happens when you cross the line.
Nothing is simple in a border town like Dos Rios, in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Even for high school students Fabiola Garza and her younger sister Alexis, whose parents run a local Tex-Mex restaurant, Dos Rios is full of borders — where you should go, who your friends should be, which boy you should date.
Dos Rios is also full of opportunities, but it’s a town divided, between the haves and the have-nots, the Whites and the Mexicans-Americans, the Texans and the Mexicans, the legal and illegal. But through it all, the Garza sisters have each other. Water can be crossed, but blood is the ultimate borderline — no matter what. (Available in Español)
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Even though Sofi Mendoza was born in Mexico, she’s spent most of her life in California — the closest she gets to a south-of-the-border experience is eating at Taco Bell. But when Sofi and her friends sneak off for a weekend in Tijuana, she gets in real trouble. To Sofi’s shock, the border patrol says that her green card is counterfeit. Until her parents can sort out the paperwork and legal issues, Sofi is stuck in Mexico.
In the meantime, Sofi’s parents arrange for her to stay with long-lost relatives in rural Baja. It’s bad enough that Sofi has to miss senior prom and even graduation, but her aunt, uncle, and cousins live on a ranch with no indoor plumbing! As the weeks pass, though, she finds herself adapting to her surroundings. Sofi starts helping out on the ranch, getting along with her bratty cousins, and she even meets a guy with more potential than anyone from school. Through the unexpected crash course in her heritage, Sofi comes to appreciate that she has a home on both sides of the border. |
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This 15th birthday is headed for disaster!
Estrella Alvarez is turning fifteen, and she’s not happy about it. For as long as she can remember, her mother has been planning an elaborate quinceañera, complete with a mariachi band, cheesy decorations, and a hideous dress. Estrella is so over it. She’d much rather have an understated party at a posh restaurant downtown–that way, she can invite her two best friends from private school, who have no idea Estrella lives in the barrio. Even though Estrella tries to keep her home life a secret from her school friends, things get even more complicated when she falls for speedy, a cholo whom her friends–and her parents–would definitely disapprove of.
Caught between her family’s wishes and the allure of her sophisticated friends, Estrella is forced to make tough choices. This funny touching book follows one girl’s struggle to figure out who she really wants to be.
Estrella Alvarez is turning fifteen, and she’s not happy about it. For as long as she can remember, her mother has been planning an elaborate quinceañera, complete with a mariachi band, cheesy decorations, and a hideous dress. Estrella is so over it. She’d much rather have an understated party at a posh restaurant downtown–that way, she can invite her two best friends from private school, who have no idea Estrella lives in the barrio. Even though Estrella tries to keep her home life a secret from her school friends, things get even more complicated when she falls for speedy, a cholo whom her friends–and her parents–would definitely disapprove of.
Caught between her family’s wishes and the allure of her sophisticated friends, Estrella is forced to make tough choices. This funny touching book follows one girl’s struggle to figure out who she really wants to be.
