Diane Gonzales Bertrand
5) Trino's Time
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Teenage years are difficult for anyone, but for Trino Olivares, it seems like he never gets a break. Every time he rolls the dice, he feels like he always lands on the square marked "Lose Your Turn". In the sequel to the award winning Trino's Choice, Trino must continue to hold on through the wild turns that leave him reeling.
Trying to cope with the loss of two friends, Trino finds himself even more alone in a world that seems to care very little...
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Popular young-adult author Diane Gonzales Bertrand (Sweet Fifteen) has scored a touchdown with this story of student teacher Kaylene Morales and her surprise reunion with old friend Alex Garrison, now a coach and fellow instructor at Leon Creek High School. As Kaylene and Alex become reacquainted, they learn the difficulties-and the necessity-of balancing their working lives with the search for personal happiness outside the school zone. Teenaged...
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Jessie Medina is a dedicated career woman, and she has found a cause worthy of her attention. She decides to leave her corporate job and save a place a little closer to her heart: St. Joseph's High School.
She knows the job of School Development Director will not be easy, and she expects a certain amount of resistance given the fact that she is a woman working for a boy's school, and she is a staff member full of projects in a school that seems to...
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To be thirteen is worthless, Trino Olivares thinks. Trino has three little brothers he's supposed to look after, but no father he can look up to. He rules at video games, but in the classroom, and out in the real world, he's barely getting by-just like his mom, who scarcely manages to pay the bills and feed her kids by working all the time.
Trino gets angry when he looks around at his terrible life. But when Rosca, an older teen with a vicious streak,...
9) The F Factor
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Javier Avila knows tenth grade is going to be exciting, even if everyone says sophomore year is so dull even the teachers get bored. Sophomores are nobodies, according to the upperclassmen, but suddenly-and against his will-Javier finds himself front and center as the anchorman for the school's brand-new televised announcements.
At first Javier is sure the Media Broadcasting elective on his schedule is a mistake. He's spent his whole life trying to...
10) Sweet Fifteen
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A compelling coming-of-age novel unfolds against the backdrop of a traditional quinceañera celebration.
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Teenage years are difficult for anyone, but for Trino Olivares, it seems like he never gets a break. Every time he rolls the dice, he feels like he always lands on the square marked "Lose Your Turn". In El momento de Trino, the Spanish translation of Trino's Time, Trino must continue to hold on through the wild turns that leave him reeling.
Trying to cope with the loss of two friends, Trino finds himself even more alone in a world that seems to care...