The Nation's Choice: Theme Paperbacks on Level Theme 2 Grade 5 Off and Running - Softcover

Houghton Mifflin Company

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0618062599 ISBN 13: 9780618062591

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin School, 2001

Synopsis

The biggest race of the school year is on! Fifth-grader Miata Ramirez is running for class president. Her best friend, Ana, is her running mate. The girls are stunned when they learn they are running against class clown Rudy Herrera and his friend Alex.

At first Miata is certain she will win the election. She has big plans to make the school a better place. She'll clean up the graffiti, plant flowers and trees, and get computers.

Rudy's confident he'll get votes by promising longer recess periods and selling the students ice cream every day.

Miata is serious and means business. But the boys are funnier and louder. The girls think if they quickly change their image, they'll get those extra votes. But the election is just a few days away.

Readers will catch election fever as the boys square off against the girls in Gary Soto's latest novel featuring Miata Ramirez from The Skirt and Rudy Herrera from The Pool Party.

About this title

From the Publisher:

The biggest race of the school year is on! Fifth-grader Miata Ramirez is running for president. Her best friend, Ana, is her running mate. The girls are stunned when they learn they are running against Rudy Herrera and his friend Alex. Those clowns are best-known for chewing gum and causing mischief.

Miata is serious and means business. But the boys are funnier and louder. They know how to get attention. The girls think if they quickly change their image that would be a surefire way to get those extra votes. But the election is just a few days away.

From the Back Cover:

The Skirt

with illustrations by Eric Velasquez

"Light, easy reading ... offering readers a cast and situation with which to identify, whatever their own ethnic origins." -- The Bulletin, Recommended

"Soto's light tale offers a pleasant blend of family ties, friendship and ethnic pride. Readers will ... relate to Miata's true-to-life, universal experiences and relationships. [Miata is] a spunky and imaginative heroine."

-- Publishers Weekly

The Pool Party

with illustrations by Robert Casilla

"Soto exhibits poetic perfection both in description and in authentic dialogue and the immersion of readers into the bosom of a loving hard-working Mexican-American family." -- School Library Journal

"This Latino family has an exemplary warmth and dignity....Engaging, gently humorous -- with plenty of realistic full page drawings." -- Kirkus Reviews

Boys at Work

with illustrations by Robert Casilla

"Fans of Soto's previous book, The Pool Party, will be delighted to see Rudy Herrera and his best friend, Alex, surface again in this warm and humorous tale....An easy, entertaining read." -- Booklist

"The text flows effortlessly as the boys' barrio world is interwoven into the plot, which holds just enough suspense to keep the reader fearful for Rudy and Alex's well-being." -- The Horn Book Magazine

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin School
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0618062599
• ISBN 13: 9780618062591
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144