Friday, April 4, 2025
Cruzita and the Mariacheros, by Ashley Granillo
Each Friday that school is in session, I share the link to a read-aloud preview of a book from SRCSA library. The “First-chapter Friday” selection for April 4, 2025 is Cruzita and the Mariacheros, by Ashley Granillo.
Cruzita is going to be a pop star. All she has to do is win a singing contest at her favorite theme park and get famous. But she can’t go to the theme park this summer. Instead, she has to help out at her family’s bakery, which has been struggling ever since Tío Chuy died. When Cruzita’s not rolling uneven tortillas or trying to salvage rock-hard conchas, she has to take mariachi lessons, even though she doesn’t know how to play her great-grandpa’s violin and she’s not fluent in Spanish. At first, she’s convinced her whole summer will be a disaster. But as she discovers the heart and soul of mariachi music, she realizes that there’s more than one way to be a star ― and more than one way to carry on a legacy. Cruzita and the Mariacheros was an Honor Book in 2025 for the Pura Belpré (Author) Award.
https://youtu.be/bAbRUT0Z5mo
First-chapter Friday playlist on YouTube:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6F1x26TGVFF4Clbqq18kcKCxfxnuDx4w
Winners and Honor Books for the Pura Belpré Award:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6F1x26TGVFHbp0nhlcH6BHVb1yVC2Deu
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