What a Day It Was at School!

Marisa Montes

Juan Bobo Busca Trabajo

Que se puede hacer con un nino que trata de hacer todo bien, pero que siempre termina haciendo todo mal?Reirse de sus ocurrencias y nada mas Los lectores quedaran encantados con las chistosisimas bufonadas de Juan Bobo, el famoso heroe del folclor puertorriqueno. En este alegre cuento, Juan sale de su casa a buscar trabajo, primero en una finca y luego en una tienda. Aunque las tareas que debe llevar a cabo son sencillas y sus instrucciones no podrian ser mas claras, Juan Bobo siempre halla una forma de cometer errores y justificar su famoso nombre

Jonah Winter

You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?!

In this striking picture book biography, an old-timer tells us what made Sandy Koufax so amazing. We learn that the beginning of his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers was rocky, that he was shy with his teammates, and experienced discrimination as one of the only Jews in the game. We hear that he actually quit, only to return the next season--different--firing one rocket after another over the plate. We watch him refuse to play in the 1965 World Series because it is a Jewish high holy day. And we see him in pain because of an overused left arm, eventually retiring at the peak of his career. Finally, we are told that people are still "scratchin' their heads over Sandy," who remains a modest hero and a mystery to this day. Accompanied by sidebars filled with statistics, here's a book sure to delight budding baseball fans.

Scott Westerfeld

The Secret Hour

This first volume in a mesmerizing new trilogy introduces a group of teens, who call themselves Midnighters, living in a world that is frozen in time and inhabited by dark creatures that lurk in the shadows.