Other students laugh when Rigoberto, an immigrant from Venezuela, introduces himself but later, he meets Angelina and discovers that he is not the only one who feels like an outsider.

"Hubie's class is having a reading challenge. Two teams will compete and whoever reads more books gets a special lunch with a surprise guest. But Hubie doesn't know what books to pick. And his team gets a late start. How can they ever expect to win?"--Back cover.