Mrs. Malecha Reads!

 by Lisa Yee Genre:  Adventure Olive Corbin Zan likes it best when she can fly under the radar.  Nobody at home or school really ever notices what she is up to until one day, when her mother drops her off at RASCH, a mysterious school.  Olive has no idea why she is there and to make matters worse, has been lumped in with a group called the Misfits.  As it turns out, Olive has been chosen to be part of a group of elite crime fighters who are being trained to solve a big mystery around a large jewelry stealing operation.  Are Olive and the Misfits up to the challenge of bringing down a big time crime ring

 by Celia C. Perez Genre:  Realistic Fiction Twelve year old Adela has never met her father.  She really hasn't spent a lot of time thinking about him until her stepfather asks to adopt her.  Now she is thinking about him all of the time and wonders why her mother won't tell her anything.  Adela decides to find some answers for herself so she goes through her mother's things and finds a picture.  That picture leads her to New Mexico where she learns that her father is a famous wrestler, but just knowing who he is doesn't seem to be enough.  Before Adela can make a decision about her adoption, she needs to find out more about who she is and where she comes from.

 by Diana Lopez Genre: Fantasy Felice has often wondered about her mother, but her uncle will never tell her anything about how she died and why they came to live in Corpus Christi when they were originally from the magical town of Tres Leches.  When Uncle Clem's friend Reynaldo comes to town, Felice sees her opportunity to learn the truth.  She sneaks out of her house and goes with Reynaldo.  As they travel to Tres Leches, Felice learns the truth about what the town believes her mother has done.  Felice realizes that she will have one chance to confront her mother and change the town's opinion of her.  Will she be brave enough to face her fears to make this happen?