George Lopez
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.
3) 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 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.
6) 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.
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.
8) 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.
10) 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.
11) 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.
12) 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,...
13) 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.
15) 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.
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
David and Creeper, are "tax collectors" for the crime lord Wizard, collecting his cut from the profits of local gangs' illicit dealings. But when Wizard's old rival returns to Los Angeles from Mexico, the business is upended, and David finds himself desperate to protect what matters more to him than anything else: his family.
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Puppy mayhem turns the lives of newlywed Chihuahua parents Papi and Chloe upside down when their rambunctious, mischievous puppies present one challenge after another. But when their human owners end up in trouble, the tiny pups will stop at nothing to save them, because in good times and hard times, the family always sticks together.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
It's been ten years since the creation of the Great Truce, but when a tech-savvy villain hacks into wireless networks to use frequencies only heard by cats and dogs, he manipulates them into conflict and the worldwide battle between cats and dogs is back on. Now, a team of inexperienced and untested agents will have to use their old-school animal instincts to restore order and peace between cats and dogs everywhere.
20) Viva la causa
Publisher
Teaching Tolerance
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Using historical footage and dramatic reenactments, this film focuses on one of the seminal events in the march for human rights -- the grape strike and boycott led by César Chávez and Dolores Huerta in the 1960s. Thousands of people from across the nation joined in a struggle for justice for the some of the most exploited people in the United States.