George Lopez
2) ChupaCarter
Author
Series
ChupaCarter volume 1
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Description
"Uprooted from his home in Los Angeles and sent to live with his cantankerous grandparents in New Mexico, twelve-year-old Jorge struggles with loneliness until he meets a new friend who happens to be a chupacabra"--
Author
Series
Chupacarter volume 2
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Jorge teams up with his friends Liza, Ernie, and Carter, the fearsome but friendly chupacabra, to solve the mystery behind an old legend about an evil piñata possessed by a ghost.
Author
Series
ChupaCarter volume 3
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
When Ernie's dad is accused of stealing artifacts related to the legendary El Dorado gold, Jorge and his friends set out to clear his name and run into a fiendish ring of thieves along the way.
7) Spare parts
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Four Hispanic high school students organize a robotics club. With no experience, 800 bucks, used car parts and big dreams, this rag tag team goes up against the country's reigning robotics champion, MIT.
Publisher
HBO Video
Language
English
Formats
Description
Should she leave home, go to college and experience life? Or stay home, get married, and keep working in her sister's struggling garment factory? It may seem an easy decision, but for 18-year-old Ana, every choice she makes this summer will change her life.
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
While out on a father-son border patrol, Jackson accidentally kills a Mexican immigrant boy. When Jackson's father tries taking the blame, Jackson flees south on horseback, becoming a gringo 'illegal alien' in Mexico. Chased by Texas Rangers and Mexican Federales, Jackson journeys across Mexico to seek forgiveness from the dead boy's father only to fall in love with the land he was taught to hate.
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Bob Ho is an undercover CIA superspy who decides to give up his career in espionage to settle down with his next-door neighbor and girlfriend, Gillian. But Bob has one more mission to complete before Gillian agrees to marry him; he has to win over her three opinionated kids. When Gillian suddenly has to leave town, Bob volunteers to babysit the children so he can earn their approval.
11) Valentine's Day
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Follows the intertwining storylines of a diverse group of Los Angelenos as they navigate their way through romance and heartbreak over the course of one Valentine's Day. Couples and singles experience the pinnacles and pitfalls of finding, keeping or ending relationships in a day in the life of love.
12) Marmaduke
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
When his family moves to a new neighborhood, Marmaduke learns how to fit in with the other animals in the area with the help of his cat friend, Carlos.
13) Tortilla heaven
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Chaos envelops a small town when a local proprietor discovers the face of Jesus on a tortilla.
14) Balls of fury
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
When former professional table tennis phenomenon Randy Daytona is recruited by FBI agent Rodriguez for a mission in the underground world of extreme table tennis, he is determined to bounce back to his former glory and smoke out his father's killer, the arch-fiend Feng.
15) Blue Beetle
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jaime Reyes suddenly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology called the Scarab. When the Scarab chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he's bestowed with an incredible suit of armor that's capable of extraordinary and unpredictable powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the superhero Blue Beetle.
16) Swing vote
Publisher
Touchstone Home Video
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Bud, an apathetic, beer-slinging, lovable loser, is coasting through a life that has passed him by when his 12-year-old daughter accidentally sets off a chain of events which culminates in the presidential election coming down to one vote...her dad's.
"Two thumbs up."--Roeper and Michael Phillips
"The mix of comedy and drama is winning; Costner couldn't be better, and the little girl is a find."--San Francisco Chronicle
"One of the most surprising,...
17) River runs red
Publisher
Cinedigm Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
When the son of a man is killed by two police officers and they are set free, the father takes justice into his own hands.
18) Rio
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
A comedy-adventure that centers on Blu, a flightless macaw who acts more human than bird. When Blu, the last of his kind, discovers there's another, and that she's a she, he embarks on an adventure to magical Rio. There he meets Jewel and a menagerie of vivid characters who help Blu fulfill his dream and learn to fly.
19) Mr. Troop Mom
Publisher
Warner Premiere
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
A widower trying to reconnect with his daughter agrees to be a troop chaperone at a scout jamboree.