Books with author Rodriguez Art

"What if... we kissed?" Ken Arrestor thought it was stupid to ask a girl he'd never met before, never had seen, and was sitting in a dark closet with to kiss him, but when she agreed, he never knew how much his life would change. Four years later, Ken Arrestor is popular and well-known on the soccer team. He could have any girl at his school, but for some reason, he's stuck thinking about the mysterious girl who had been his first kiss. Enter Levy Fennel. Ken fell flat on his face when he met her, quite literally since he tripped over her wheelchair. Never did Ken think that he'd end up being friends with the girl in the wheelchair, or that he'd even end up wanting to be more with her. In the beginning, he was determined just to get to know the sweet, shy, sarcastic, and somewhat familiar girl no matter what, even with his teammate and ex-girlfriend making Levy question her friendships. As he got to know Levy however, Ken couldn't deny that he would soon be faced with his biggest challenge yet: figuring out how to admit his feelings to her. But what about the kiss with the mysterious girl in the closet? Follow Ken as he makes new friends and reconnects with old ones, all thanks to the help of the girl that everyone seems to underestimate. In the end, it's the fact that Levy's in a wheelchair that matters the least.(A 35,000 word novella)

I am three years old I am so strong I am so smart Look at what I own!In this bilingual (Spanish/English) very early reader, Little Lalo receives inspiration from the famous Mexican lotería game. Since Lalo is the King of Things and three years old besides, he plays the cards and counts as his possessions the sun, the moon, a lion, a fish, a clown, a train, the crown on his head. Each card in Lalo’s kingdom has its own page, illustrated with a playful brightly colored woodcut.Born in Tacámbaro, Michoacán, Artemio Rodriguez is a woodcut artist known for his prints in Dagoberto Gilb’s Woodcuts of Women. He lives and works in Los Angeles.

Pacha Riley's family is being threatened, and they must leave Perú and head tosafety in America to live with their Uncle Jamie and Aunt Nina. For one who prefersanonymity, the thought of being the skinny weird kid with the funny name in a new country isnot appealing. One night, there is another sudden attack, and twelve-year-old Pacha and nine-year-old little sister Lucy must escape through the window . . . without Mami and Papi.Pacha begins to realize that there is more going on than protests over the sacred sun diskhis archaeologist parents discovered at Machu Picchu. By the time he and Lucy arrive inAmerica, he has more doubts and questions than hope. But Pacha is aided in his quest by hisTraveller—animal spirit guide—and his Uncle Jamie. Their father's younger brother,Uncle Jamie is nothing like his buttoned-up sibling; he's a jokester, an adventurer . . . and asorcerer?Uncle Jamie takes Pacha into his confidence and reveals a secret: Travellers can taketheir humans to visit past lifetimes. He also shares his suspicions about Tomás de la Vela,a Peruvian art gallery owner, who may or not be connected to the attacks on the Rileys. Whileamazed to learn his uncle's secrets, Pacha does not share his own fears that Aunt Nina may alsobe involved.The stakes are raised when Lucy is kidnapped by de la Vela and Aunt Nina. Searchingfor clues sparks a fire in Pacha, and he is able to overcome his insecurities and find the fightinside himself. He Travels to his past lifetimes as an Inkan emperor and untangles a centuries-old tale of revenge to save both the sacred disk and his little sister.

Kara Nightlocke is... different. She doesn't have a super power, she doesn't dress oddly, and she doesn't stand out, but one look in her eyes will set her apart from a crowd. Kara is blind. She's been treated differently since her accident, but at the age of seventeen, she has learned how to live mostly on her own. That doesn't mean her life has been easy however. Her parents got divorced, her two brothers' went away to college, and her mother needs to move around a lot to find work. As if being the new student isn't hard enough, being the blind kid is nearly impossible. In yet another new school Kara expects the same old treatment until she meets Daniel. Danny tries to treat her like she belongs, although she doesn't understand why until finally she finds out the secret he's been hiding. After so many years, that one secret will help her change not only her perception of herself, but others' perception of her as she deals with her disability and tries to find a way to be whole.(A 30,000 word novella)