Taco Tuesdays
Written by Monica Mancillas
Published by Scholastic Inc.
Mónica Mancillas explores themes of family, food, and identity wrapped up in a sweet, commercial title.
Dulce doesn’t want to spend the summer helping at her family’s restaurant, but with the business needing all the help it can get, she doesn’t have a choice. Julian doesn’t want to be in California. But his food vloger parents have relocated the family as part of an attempt to keep their marriage going, so he doesn’t have a choice, either. When the two literally crash into each other, it’s so not the beginning of a beautiful friendship. But as they’re both forced to enroll in a cooking class together and slowly get to know each other, things get heated—and not just the tacos! Julian and Dulce each have something to learn from the other about friendship, family, community, and food.
También disponible en Español, Martes de Tacos.
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Publication Date: January 2025
Available As: Paperback, eBook
Middle Grade, Age 08 or older
Community Represented: Mexican/Mexican American
Themes: Community Action, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Discrimination: Economic, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Identity: Multilingual, Multilingual: Spanish Featured Words, Neighbors & Neighborhoods, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Trauma & Healing, Trauma & Healing: Death of Family or Friend
Setting: United States (California)
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: Unknown Arrival
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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