Diane Gonzales Bertrand's Books

Jessie Medina, enthused about starting her professional job at St. Joseph's High School in Texas, confronts challenges that include gender discrimination and determining the role of love in her new life.

With the help of some friends and a Tejano hero that he discovers in history class, thirteen-year-old Trino copes with his problems and his world.

When seamstress Rita Navarro makes a quinceanera dress for fourteen-year-old Stefanie, she finds herself becoming involved with the girl's family and attracted to her uncle.

Frustrated by his poor financial situation and hoping to impress a smart girl, seventh grader Trino falls in with a bad crowd led by an older teen with a vicious streak.

Romance blossoms when student teacher Kaylene finds that the handsome Alex, a friend from her past, is a football coach at her new school, but she fears that his busy schedule will not let him spend any time with her.

Adventures of several children in a largely Hispanic, but still diverse, neighborhood.

When seamstress Rita Navarro makes a quinceanera dress for fourteen-year-old Stefanie, she finds herself becoming involved with the girl's family and attracted to her uncle.

Frustrated by his poor financial situation and hoping to impress a smart girl, seventh grader Trino falls in with a bad crowd led by an older teen with a vicious streak.

With the help of some friends and a Tejano hero that he discovers in history class, thirteen-year-old Trino copes with his problems and his world.

This hands-on book offers teachers a much-needed resource that will help maximize learning for English Language Learners (ELLs). How to Teach English Language Learners draws on two wide-ranging teacher quality studies and profiles eight educators who have achieved exceptional results with their ELL students. Through highly readable portraits, the authors take readers into these teachers' classrooms, illustrating richly what it is they do differently that yields such great results from English learners. Because most teachers profiled work within a three-tiered Response-to-Intervention framework, the book shows how to implement RTI effectively with ELLs—from providing general reading instruction for the entire classroom to targeted interventions with struggling students. Written by noted ELL educators Diane Haager, Janette K. Klingner, and Terese Aceves, How to Teach English Language Learners is filled with inspiring success stories, teaching tips, activities, discussion questions, and reflections from these outstanding teachers.

Javier Avila, a smart but clumsy sophomore at St. Peter's High School, thinks it is a mistake when he is placed in the new course, Media Broadcasting, but over the course of the year, he discovers self-confidence, the value of extracurricular activities, and a talent for broadcast journalism.

Alicia's Treasure is the delightful tale of a young girlÍs magical, fun filled journey of discovery to the sea shore. During the trip, Alicia finds out what trials and tribulations are in store for a kid sister tagging along with her brother and his girlfriend. Alicia resents having to share this vacation with her brother, since they usually argue about everything, but she knows that if it weren't for him, she would be at home, not enjoying the beach. Alicia learns that reality is often different from expectations. Nothing is as she thought, from what she eats and drinks to sticky tar on a new bathing suit and sand castles that donÍt look like those in the books or magazines. In the end, Alicia discovers the greatest treasures often are found in the most surprising ways.

A cumulative tale in which Papâa Luis's family and friends make preparations for his birthday fiesta, complete with piänata, cake, and a clown.

In the title story, Lucinda hatches a clever plan to get her boyfriend back and is crushed when she ultimately realizes that itÍs impossible to force a guy to love you. Like all young people, she ignores the advice of her mom and learns that lessonand many morethe hard way. In this bilingual collection of ten short stories for young people, kids deal with both serious and humorous consequences after they ignore their parentsÍ suggestions and disobey rules. At a friendÍs house on New YearÍs Eve, Raymond plays with fireworks even though he promised his parents he wouldnÍt. Kids on a track team search for a mysterious naked woman with embarrassing results. And two girls in a wax museum are in for a surprise when they ignore the signs about touching the figures. These short and accessible contemporary stories are alternately amusing and poignant as they explore issues relevant to todayÍs youth. Teens deal with everything from grandparents suffering from dementia to difficult customers at a first job. And in one story, a young girl grieves the loss of her baby, a miscarriage her mom calls a ñblessing.î These stories highlight the emotional tailspins of living in a complicated world.

Third-grader Sofia wants to wear a beautiful, hand-me-down dress to her cousin Rosario's quinceaänera, but first she will have to lose some weight by exercising and eating healthier foods, with help from her mother and sister.

Book's by Diane Gonzales Bertrand

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