On a hot summer day, a new kid named David rides into the neighborhood. Gossip about the mysterious boy stretches longer than a wad of gum. The kids wonder why he rides a different bike everyday. Is he stealing them? He gets rough at the swimming pool, he scares the younger kids, and he spies over the fence. Why is he always so mean? Is it true that he eats a bee’s nest for breakfast and sleeps on a bed of nails? What does he want from the kids who live on Ruiz Street and why in the world would they ever want to be friends with somebody like David? The young narrator, Joe Silva, introduces intermediate readers to both his friends and their common enemy on Ruiz Street. David doesn’t have good people skills and doesn’t know quite how to improve them.
- ISBN: 9781558853218
- Author: Bertrand, Diane Gonzales
- Published: 2006 , Pinata Books
- Themes: Adventures, Neighbors, Social skills, Spanish
- Descriptors: Bilingual, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in US, Realistic Fiction, United States
- No. of pages: 211