Mari and the Curse of El Cocodrilo

Cuba in My Pocket

Manolito Four-Eyes: The 3rd Volume of the Great Encyclopedia of My Life

Cuba 15 (Random House Reader's Circle)

The Quokkas' Christmas Quest: (an Illustrated Christmas adventure for ages 8+) (Rotto!)

GRANDMA'S HANDS

Hannah's Winter

Thin Space

A new middle grade contemporary fantasy from Adrianna Cuevas ― author of the Pura Belpré Honor Book The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez ― about a Cuban American boy who's sent to work on a ranch as punishment for a school prank gone wrong, where's he's confronted with a mystery as inexplicable as it is familiar and discovers that uncovering secrets will lead to learning hard truths about himself, told with Adrianna's signature self-deprecating humor.

Rafa would rather live in the world of The Forgotten Age, his favorite fantasy role-playing game, than face his father’s increasing restrictions and his mother’s fading presence. But when Rafa and his friends decide to take the game out into the real world and steal their school cafeteria's slushie machine, his dad concocts a punishment Rafa never could’ve imagined―a month working on a ranch in New Mexico, far away from his friends, their game, and his mom’s quesitos in Miami.

Life at Rancho Espanto isn’t as bad as Rafa initially expected, mostly due to Jennie, a new friend with similarly strong opinions about Cuban and Korean snacks, and Marcus, the veteran barn manager who's not as gruff as he appears. But when Rafa's work at the ranch is inexplicably sabotaged by a man (or a ghost) who may not be what he seems, Rafa and Jennie explore what's behind the strange events at Rancho Espanto―and discover that the greatest mystery may have been with Rafa all along.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

Mari and the Curse of El Cocodrilo

Adrianna Cuevas, 2023

Cuba in My Pocket

Adrianna Cuevas, 2021

Manolito Four-Eyes: The 3rd Volume of the Great Encyclopedia of My Life

Emilio Urberuaga, Elvira Lindo, 1996

Cuba 15 (Random House Reader's Circle)

Nancy Osa, 2003

The Quokkas' Christmas Quest: (an Illustrated Christmas adventure for ages 8+) (Rotto!)

J. Macpherson, Jonathan Macpherson, 2020

GRANDMA'S HANDS

Alberta Helmes Dunn, 2021

Hannah's Winter

Kierin Meehan, 2001

Thin Space

Jody Casella, 2013