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CUPID, #153
Miguel hates Valentine's Day. He considers it a greeting card holiday. Maya loves Valentine's Day. She considers it an opportunity to tell your loved ones how much you care about them. As Maya prepares herself for the best Valentine's Day ever, Miguel is horrified to learn that he has been chosen as the official Cupid of the school this year, and must deliver valentines throughout the school, attired in cupid wings. He begs and pleads with anyone and everyone to take over his job, to no avail. He straps on the wings and begins halfheartedly delivering the valentines to thrilled students throughout the school. At the end of the day, he tosses the whole getup in the trash, eager to be done with this accursed holiday. Maya, meanwhile, thinks Miguel is lucky to be able to deliver so much happiness and joy, and gets the idea to start a free valentines delivery service for the rest of the neighborhood. Unfortunately, her helper Paco manages to stuff the wrong valentines into the wrong envelopes, and all the valentines are delivered to the wrong people, with insulting results. Soon a mob confronts Maya. Miguel, seeing the mob, digs his cupid wings out of the trash and hops into action to save his sister. In the end, the once angry neighbors are thrilled with the job Miguel does of spreading Valentine's Day cheer... and Miguel's heart grows a few sizes towards the holiday he once hated.
Vocabulary
words: Valentine’s Day card, friends, heart |
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PAPI JOINS THE BAND, #154
Miguel, Theo, and Andy decide to enter a talent contest at the Community Center by putting together a band. When Santiago hears the news, he tells the boys that he used to have his own band, and he offers his services. The problem is that Santiago soon goes from offering gentle advice to becoming a fourth member of the band, and Miguel has to find a way to tell his father to let the boys do it their own way.
Vocabulary
words: band, drums, electric guitar |
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CRUSHED, #155
Miguel gets a crush on a new substitute teacher, Miss Cisneros, and studies like crazy in her class. At the same time, Tito has to read a poem over the school PA system. As (bad) luck would have it, Tito gets inspiration for the poem by watching the enamored Miguel, and when he reads his poem, he exposes Miguel’s crush to the whole school. Miguel is mortified, but with some kind words from his teacher realizes that he did manage to get the highest score in the class on a test – and also finds a friend his own age.
Vocabulary
words: book, library |
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THE RED JACKET, #156
Miguel picks up a very special “Melissa Rojas” jacket for Kylie as a birthday gift. But when Maya discovers it, she thinks it’s a gift for her – and won’t take it off! Miguel can’t bear to break his sister’s heart, but he doesn’t want to be stuck without a present for Kylie either!
Vocabulary
words: cap, jacket, purse |
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MAYA THE MASCOT, #157
Maya is a big hit as the parrot mascot for Miguel’s community basketball team. But when Miguel turns his ankle, Maya has to help take care of him and has to miss the games. After all, she can’t be in two places at once. Or can she?
Vocabulary
words: mascot, parrot, team |
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