diverse children's fiction (3rd-6th grade)
Mexican-American 5th grader (who incidentally has poliosis--a white streak in her hair) gets into trouble a lot, learns about friendship.

short chapters and a spunky, mischievous Luna make for an entertaining read for this age group. The 90s-esque look to the cover is unfortunate but at least it prominently features a child of color. ( )

Luna needs help with her spanish - even though her cousins are fluent she understands a lot less than she thinks she does - so when she takes her grandma's "advice" (given in Spanish) she gets it all wrong.

A sweet story about family, lots & lots of cousins & coming of age. ( )

Luna is from a big Hispanic family. She has many “primas” (cousins) and many problems with them, too. They fight a lot. But the worst cousin, Claudia, is a know-it-all and a braggart. At the yearly quinceãnera, she locks Claudia in the restroom. As her punishment, Luna is not allowed to wear any of her beloved hats for a month. Not only does she love hats, but they also cover her “birthmark”, a white streak of hair. Needless to say, she will be teased about it when she returns to school. But, even worse, Luna finds out that her prima, Claudia, will be starting to attend her own school! How will Luna handle all of this!

This is a wonderful book, not only about Hispanic families, culture and language, but also about family, friends, and dealing with being different. It is geared to fifth graders, whom, I am sure, will be able to relate to Luna and her problems. I recommend this funny and valuable book.

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased review. ( )

Please see my review on Amazon.com under C Wong. Thank you! ( )