Frankie Corzo

Merci Suárez knew that sixth grade would be different, but she had no idea just how different. For starters, Merci has never been like the other kids at her private school in Florida, because she and her older brother, Roli, are scholarship students. They don't have a big house or a fancy boat, and they have to do extra community service to make up for their free tuition. So when bossy Edna Santos sets her sights on the new boy who happens to be...

Merci embarks on a seventh grade year shaped by high teacher expectations, a crush on a school-store co-worker, and a bossy classmate's plan for the annual Heart Ball.

An American heiress and modern art collector offers safe passage to a resort in Mexico to European artists under threat from the Nazis, while her emotionally unstable daughter chronicles their wartime experiences.

"Orphans Gig and Rye Dolan don't have a penny to their names. The brothers work grueling, odd jobs each day just to secure a meal, and spend nights sleeping wherever they can with other day laborers. Twenty-three-year-old Gig is a passionate union man, fighting for fair pay and calling out the corrupt employers who exploit the working class. Eager to emulate his older brother, Rye follows suit, though he can't quite muster Gig's passion for the cause....

"Prepare to be amazed by supersleuth Marigold 'Goldie' Vance! Goldie lives the suite life at the Crossed Palms Resort Hotel. Her dad, Art, is the manager; Cheryl Lebeaux, the concierge, and Rob, a fellow valet, are Goldie's best friends; and Walter Tooey, her mentor, is the hotel detective. Just to put a cherry on top, Goldie's crush, Diane Kimura, works at the nearby record store, Wax Lips. Goldie is excited to solve more mysteries, and the Crossed...