Bøger af Donna Barba Higuera

Lupe Wong, determined to become the first female Major League pitcher, takes on various causes, including advocating for more diverse race options on school tests and challenging the dreaded square dancing requirement in gym class, all in pursuit of an A to meet her favorite Chinacan/Mexinese pitcher, Fu Li Hernandez.

Petra Peäna, a girl with dreams of storytelling, survives Earth's destruction and embarks on a journey to a new planet with a select group, only to awaken hundreds of years later as the sole person who remembers Earth, confronting a sinister Collective intent on erasing humanity's past.

The next stunning novel from Donna Barba Higuera, author of Newbery and Pura Belpré Award-winning The Last Cuentista This is the story as it was told to me by Leandro the Mighty. For 400 years, Earth has been a barren wasteland. The few humans that survive scrape together an existence in the cruel city of Pocatel - or go it alone in the wilderness beyond, filled with wandering spirits and wyrms. They don't last long. 13 year-old pickpocket Leandro and his sister Gabi do what they can to forge a life in Pocatel. The city does not take kindly to Cascabel like them - the descendants of those who worked the San Joaquin Valley for generations. When Gabi is caught stealing precious fruit from the Pocatelan elite, Leando takes the fall. But his exile proves more than he ever could have imagined -- far from a simple banishment, his consciousness is placed inside an ancient drone and left to fend on its own. But beyond the walls of Pocatel lie other alebrijes like Leandro who seek for a better world -- as well as mutant monsters, wasteland pirates, a hidden oasis, and the truth. From Donna Barba Higuera, Newbery and Pura Belpré Medal-winning author of The Last Cuentista, comes another novel to astonish us and create a whole new imaginative world, that holds a mirror to our own.

A young girl wishes her family could be more like her friends' families and subconsciously blames her abuela and her yellow handkerchief, but she slowly grows to appreciate and love the language and culture the handkerchief represents.

An unforgettable new novel from Newbery Medal winner Donna Barba Higuera.

For 400 years, Earth has been a barren wasteland. The few humans that survive scrape together an existence in the cruel city of Pocatel - or go it alone in the wilderness beyond, filled with wandering spirits and wyrms. They don't last long. 13 year-old pickpocket Leandro and his sister Gabi do what they can to forge a life in Pocatel. The city does not take kindly to Cascabel like them - the descendants of those who worked the San Joaquin Valley for generations. When Gabi is caught stealing precious fruit from the Pocatelan elite, Leando takes the fall. But his exile proves more than he ever could have imagined -- far from a simple banishment, his consciousness is placed inside an ancient drone and left to fend on its own. But beyond the walls of Pocatel lie other alebrijes like Leandro who seek for a better world -- as well as mutant monsters, wasteland pirates, a hidden oasis, and the truth.

Ramâon's friendly monster, El Cucuy, is hesitant to embrace the holiday cheer, but Ramâon shows him the spirit of Christmas.

Ramâon is worried about his first day at a new school, but it helps to remind El Cucuy, the monster who lives in his cactus pot, of how brave and strong they both are.

A young girl wishes her family could be more like her friends' families and subconsiously blames her abuela and her yellow handkerchief, but she slowly grows to appreciate and love the language and culture the handkerchief represents.

"Lupe necesita una A en todas las clases para conocer a su lanzador favorito, Fu Li Hernâandez, un mexi-chino como ella. ÅQuâe pasa cuando el baile de country llega al gimnasio? Lupe no se quedarâa con los brazos cruzados."--

Earth will soon be destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children - among them Petra and her family - have been chosen to journey to a new planet.

Earth will soon be destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children - among them Petra and her family - have been chosen to journey to a new planet.

Back-to-school hook: Relatable first day jitters Fresh spin: A boy and his bogeyman form a bond in this fresh take on a typical ¿monster under the bed¿ storyRooted in folkore: The legend of El Cucuy is well-known in Mexico and Central America and there are variations on the myth in other Spanish-speaking countriesBilingual: The seamless incorporation of Spanish in the text accurately portrays how bilingual or multilingual speakers play with languages in real lifeAccessible art: Perdomös work is bright, kid friendly, and inspired by folk art