CHAPTER 1 A Story for Everyone Anthony and his family walk into the movie theater Anthony drags his mother by the hand He wants to find a front-row seat They sit in big chairs Anthony holds onto his snack box It has popcorn soda and candy He saves the candy for last
Millions of people have great memories of going to see Pixar movies like Coco in theaters
Anthony and his family are seeing the new Pixar movie Coco He’s excited because it’s about the Day of the Dead His family celebrates the holiday every year Anthony hasn’t seen a movie about it The main character is named Miguel He looks like Anthony He has tan skin and black hair Anthony’s family is from Mexico His grandparents still live in Mexico
The theater is crowded There are families like Anthony’s There are adults here by themselves Anthony sees many other Mexican American people Maybe they are as excited as he is Soon the lights dim Anthony squishes down into his chair His mom is on one side His dad is on the other Pixar’s Coco is about the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos Day of the Dead People put up photos and decorations to honor loved ones who have died
