PreK-8

Ralph has become bored living in a knothole at the Mountain View Inn. When Keith and his parents check in to the hotel, Ralph gets his first chance to venture beyond the second floor, and with his trusty toy motorcycle, maybe even out into the world.

In an unforgettable fashion, Francisco Jiménez describes the harsh lives of migrant farm workers in this series of semi-autobiographical stories. Readers witness the author's difficult adjustment to a new culture and a new language. Although he suffers...