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Great MG GN! There‘s a Breakfast Club vibe, but it‘s so much better. Five Latinx kids are called to the principal‘s office to explain what happened; then we get the story from their different perspectives in overlapping flashbacks. I LOVE the bilingual presentation (when a character speaks in Spanish there‘s a “thought bubble” translation), which lets you read either or both languages throughout. Lots of good representation of cultures.

Dysfunctional family drama about an inheritance that could potentially solve everyone‘s problems or could create a whole new set of issues for three warring siblings, their divorced mom and long ago absent father. I thought this book was quirky & clever and I enjoyed the historical component of the Florentine Diamond. Plus added bonus, the book was literally set on my old street, so I had a real sense of nostalgia.