Genre: MulticulturalAwards: Oregon State Beverly Cleary Reader's Choice Award Master List; Great Early Elementary Reads, ALSC 2011-2012 Age Programs and Services Committee; Honor Book, 2011 Maryland Blue Crab Young Readers Award, Transitional Fiction; The Oregon Battle of the Books 2012 List; Win...
I Need My Goggles In the morning, I dashed out of 29G with my white backpack on my shoulders and my purple sneakers on my feet. Maria met me on the sidewalk. “Are you going to put your face in the water today?” she asked. That was a good question. I wished I had a better answer. “Maybe.” “Use you...
A Superhero with a Mom “Mr. Vaslov!” I stood up and shouted. “I tried to find him all day!” “I wonder what he wants,” Mom said. That’s when my face heated up. He was calling about the purple wristband! Mr. Vaslov must have been wondering where it was. I hoped he wasn’t angry with me. I shouldn’t ...
A Lucky Green Cake The Serial School Purse Snatcher had a head start. No hay problema. There was a trail of green guacamole in the snow. I followed the tiny blobs of green around the corner. But that’s where the trail ended. “Did you see where he went?” Mr. Vaslov asked, catching up with me. I sh...