After helping her grandfather plant squash, onions, carrots, cabbage, and other vegetables that her mother uses in soups and salsas, seven-year-old Marisol plants sunflower seeds in her neighbors' yards, and weeks later, everyone gets to enjoy the fruits of Marisol's labor.

Sandy Saavedra is proud to be a journalist for a website called LatinoNow. But when her beloved company is bought out by a gossip-heavy media conglomerate, she's afraid her journalism career is over. That is, until she befriends an old hermit living in Nowheresville, Texas, and realizes the best scoop can sometimes come from unexpected sources.

Maya and Annie are friends who play together on Saturdays and Sundays. They make lemonade with lemons from the big tree in Annie's yard and play with Maya's two little dogs. Maya likes the different food Annie's dad cooks: noodles, rice, fish and dumplings. And Annie likes eating dinners Maya's mom makes: tacos, chicken, tamales and rice and beans. Weekends are special because the girls don't see each other on school days. Annie's dad takes them...