Title: Welcome to Washington Fina Mendoza
Description: Legend has it that whoever sees the Demon Cat of Capitol Hill will be cursed with bad luck. Fina Mendoza just saw it and the last thing the Mendoza family needs right now is more bad luck. The only way for Fina to save her family from future "cat"astrophe is to solve the mystery of the Demon Cat.

A sneaky way to introduce civics to elementary readers, disguised in a mystery genre with a strong family component.
Subjects: mystery, civics, Congress, Capitol Hill, myth, cat, Demon Cat of Capitol Hill, Children's fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general
Places: Washington DC, Capitol Hill
Time periods: present day