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The Torres sisters dream of escape. Escape from their needy and despotic widowed father, and from their San Antonio neighborhood, full of old San Antonio families and all the traditions and expectations that go along with them. In the summer after her senior year of high school, Ana, the oldest sister, falls to her death from her bedroom window. A year later, her three younger sisters, Jessica, Iridian, and Rosa, are still consumed by grief and haunted...
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Legend has it that Pancho Villa's grave was robbed–and his head stolen–in 1926. A gringo is credited with the theft, but Gus Corral's great-grandfather was there too. As often happens to Chicanos, his role was given short shrift. But the Corral family has taken care of the skull for as long as Gus can remember. It's a jolt when "Panchito" is stolen from his sister's house. He knows he will have to get to the bottom of the disappearance, even if...
10) Barney is best
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A child going to the hospital to have tonsils removed insists on bringing a worn but beloved stuffed animal instead of a newer one.
14) Pedro's big goal
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Pedro would love to be the goalie in the team's first game, but another boy is bigger--so all his friends come over to help him practice before the tryout.
15) The beach trip
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The Martinez family is headed for a weekend at the beach, along with their friends, but Sofia has packed so many games that she does not have room for clothes.
16) Dreams
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One night while everyone is sleeping, a little boy watches his paper mouse save a cat from an angry dog.
18) The big stink
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Something in Miss Winkle's classroom smells really bad, and when the class bully declares that it must be the new boy, Pablo, Pedro steps in to defend him--but the class still needs to know what is causing the stench and dispose of it.
19) Pedro the ninja
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Pedro enters the same karate class that his friends Katie and JoJo, and learns some of the ninja moves that he admires in the movies.
20) Lights out
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When a storm causes a neighborhood blackout, Sofia and her father come up with a plan for the perfect family night without electricity.
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