Cruzita and the Mariacheros

A young girl must choose between her pop star dreams and saving her family's bakery.

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248 pages· 51,184 words· Est. 5 hour read

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Cruzita dreams of stardom, but her summer plans are derailed by family obligations at a struggling bakery. With her great-uncle gone, she juggles baking mishaps and mariachi lessons, despite not knowing Spanish or how to play her great-grandpa's violin. As she immerses herself in the music, Cruzita discovers unexpected paths to fame and legacy. Will she find a way to honor her family's past while chasing her dreams?

From the publisher

Praise for Cruzita and the Mariacheros by Ashley Granillo: Pura Belpré Children’s Author Honor Book Cruzita is going to be a pop star. All she has to do is win a singing contest at her favorite theme park and get famous. But she can’t go to the theme park this summer. Instead, she has to help out at her family’s bakery, which has been struggling ever since Tío Chuy died. Cruzita’s great-uncle poured his heart into the bakery–the family legacy–and now that he’s gone, nothing is the same.When Cruzita’s not rolling uneven tortillas or trying to salvage rock-hard conchas, she has to take mariachi lessons, even though she doesn’t know how to play her great-grandpa’s violin and she’s not fluent in Spanish. At first, she’s convinced her whole summer will be a disaster. But as she discovers the heart and soul of mariachi music, she realizes that there’s more than one way to be a star―and more than one way to carry on a legacy.

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