{"product_id":"cruzita-and-the-mariacheros-9798765663707","title":"Cruzita and the Mariacheros","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePura Belpré Children's Author Honor Book \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCruzita 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGranillo, Ashley:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eAshley Jean Granillo\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Mexican American writer and educator hailing from the San Fernando Valley. She has her BA and MA in creative writing from California State University Northridge and holds her MFA in fiction from the University of California Riverside, Palm Desert. She is also a member of Las Musas, a collective of Latinx authors whose gender identity aligns with femininity. Her short story \"Besitos\" was featured in \u003cem\u003eWhere Monsters Lurk \u0026amp; Magic Hides\u003c\/em\u003e, a Latine\/x short story genre anthology. Her debut middle grade novel, \u003cem\u003eCruzita and the Mariacheros\u003c\/em\u003e, was a 2025 Pura Belpré Children's Author Honor Book.","brand":"Carolrhoda Books (R)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51986397069586,"sku":"9798765663707","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cd859a41-e4a8-4800-b8c5-c02535a9ffcd.jpg?v=1769590823","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cruzita-and-the-mariacheros-9798765663707","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}