Wholesale Queso, Just in Time : Ernesto Cisneros

Ernesto Cisneros Hardcover JUVENILE FICTION/Science Fiction / Time Travel Ernesto Cisneros, author of Efrén Divided, takes his readers back to the future in this new heartwarming novel, in which Queso wishes under the full moon to see his late father again, and suddenly finds himself back in1985 with the boy who will grow up to be his dad—and who needs Queso’s help to imagine a better future. Quetzalcóatl Anguiano—Queso for short—knows that he has a fortunate life (aside from his classmates’ occasional cheese joke) thanks to his family's hard work. But he still can’t stop his heart from hurting after his father’s death a few years ago. More than anything, Queso wants to see his dad again. After he whispers that wish under the light of the moon, Queso wakes up the next morning in 1985. With twelve-year-old Pancho—the kid who will one day be his dad. In the 1980s, there’s no internet to give him clues about what to say or how to act. Still, Queso is just happy to spend time with Pancho, learning his signature foosball moves and discovering what a travieso his dad was. If only Pancho believed in himself the way Queso does, who knows what his story could be like? As Queso navigates a world he only knows from old movies and family stories, he must help Pancho imagine a better future—and figure out how to get back there himself.