Emma Otheguy

Sofía Acosta, a fifth grader trying to fit into her ballet-obsessed Cuban American family and her affluent suburban New York community, learns to speak up for herself and others when she mistakenly reveals a visiting dancer's plan to defect to the United States.

Gabo, shy with other children and having no sled or winter clothing, yearns to go sledding and his neighbor's granddaughter, Isa, helps him find a way.

Gabo, shy with other children and having no sled or winter clothing, yearns to go sledding and his neighbor's granddaughter, Isa, helps him find a way. "Esta nevando! Por eso, ponte tus medias mas calentitas, acordonate esas botas y no te olvides de tu gorro, que nos vamos a montar en trineo. Pero espera...oh no. Gabo no tiene trineo! Que va a hacer? Con un poco de ayuda de sus calidos y acogedores vecinos, Gabo encuentra un modo de resolver el problema!"-Blurb....

A bilingual biography of Jose Marti, who dedicated his life to the promotion of liberty for all men and women, Includes author's note, afterword, and author's sources.

Critically acclaimed author Emma Otheguy joins Newbery Honor-winning Adam Gidwitz as co-author of the newest adventure in the NYT bestselling Unicorn Rescue Society series as the kids travel to Cuba to help the legendary Madre de aguas.
In Cuba, it is believed that a mysterious water serpent—the Madre de aguas—is responsible for providing and protecting the fresh water of the island. But the serpent is missing, and a drought has...