(3) 4-6 Miranda's family's ranchera band, Miranda y los Reyes, might move to the carnival main stage; meanwhile, Flor's family runs the carnival petting zoo, which might be cut to accommodate Miranda's band's main-stage salary. A fast-paced narrative, sprinkled with a bit of Spanish and alternating between the two protagonists, is set over the course of one eventful carnival day. An appealing story with great cultural specificity.

Reviewer: Amy Seto Forrester

(2) 4-6 When new regulations threaten to shut down her father's unsightly food truck, Tía Perla, Stef at first thinks it isn't the worst thing in the world. Torres captures what it's like to be a young person seeking independence and breathes life into the old food truck, which becomes another character. Young readers will feel a kinship with Stef in this engaging and relatable novel.

Reviewer: Celia C. Perez | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2017

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Renato Alarcão. When Reyna accidentally breaks her abuelito's old vihuela (a small mariachi guitar), the one connection she has to him, she sets out to fix it. Instead, she becomes closer to him than before through memories from the people her grandpa inspired. Text in Spanish and English weaves the thoughtful tale, as Alarcão's soft acrylic illustrations bring a full Hispanic American community to life.

Reviewer: Siena Leslie

(4) 4-6 Briny Deep Mysteries series. After their classmates start disappearing from their idyllic beach town under mysterious circumstances, five close friends begin an investigation of their own and what they discover involves aliens from a strange planet called "Earth." Characters are numerous and somewhat underdeveloped, marring the trilogy's plot-driven texts. Still, classic-science-fiction excitement and brief installments will appeal to reluctant readers. Review covers these Briny Deep Mysteries titles: The Battle, The Disappearing, and The Return.

Reviewer: Kristy Pasquariello

(4) 4-6 Briny Deep Mysteries series. After their classmates start disappearing from their idyllic beach town under mysterious circumstances, five close friends begin an investigation of their own and what they discover involves aliens from a strange planet called "Earth." Characters are numerous and somewhat underdeveloped, marring the trilogy's plot-driven texts. Still, classic-science-fiction excitement and brief installments will appeal to reluctant readers. Review covers these Briny Deep Mysteries titles: The Battle, The Disappearing, and The Return.

Reviewer: Kristy Pasquariello

(4) 4-6 Briny Deep Mysteries series. After their classmates start disappearing from their idyllic beach town under mysterious circumstances, five close friends begin an investigation of their own and what they discover involves aliens from a strange planet called "Earth." Characters are numerous and somewhat underdeveloped, marring the trilogy's plot-driven texts. Still, classic-science-fiction excitement and brief installments will appeal to reluctant readers. Review covers these Briny Deep Mysteries titles: The Battle, The Disappearing, and The Return.

Reviewer: Kristy Pasquariello