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Español
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Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great Depression.
2) The Insiders
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Language
English
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Description
Twelve-year-old Héctor Muñoz, fleeing from bullies, discovers a magical closet that not only provides him sanctuary, but also unites him with two other kids facing similar problems at their own schools, helping them find friendship and strength in each other.
Author
Series
Paola Santiago volume 1
Language
English
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2020-2021 Middle School TAB Nominations
2020-2021 Middle School TAB Nominations E-Books and E-Audiobooks
2021 Graded Reading Lists: Grades 5 & 6
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2020-2021 Middle School TAB Nominations E-Books and E-Audiobooks
2021 Graded Reading Lists: Grades 5 & 6
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Description
In Silver Springs, Arizona, her mother's stories of the monstrous La Llorona are thrilling but unbelievable to science-loving Paola until she and her best friends Dante and Emma take a walk through a cactus field near the Gila River.
Author
Series
Paola Santiago volume 2
Language
English
Description
Months after confronting the legendary La Llorona, Paola starts dreaming again, this time about fantasmas that are stalking her and someone who might be even more dangerous--her estranged father.
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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10 Worth Trying: Young Adult Historical [High School Readers]
Latinx Authors: Books for Teens
Recently Banned and Challenged in Virginia Schools
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Latinx Authors: Books for Teens
Recently Banned and Challenged in Virginia Schools
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Description
Loosely based on a school explosion that took place in New London, Texas in 1937, this is the story of two teenagers: Naomi, who is Mexican, and Wash, who is black, and their dealings with race, segregation, love, and the forces that destroy people.
Author
Language
English
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2022-2023 Middle School TAB Nominations
Books You May Have Missed 2022: Combined
Latinx Authors: Books for Elementary Grades
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Books You May Have Missed 2022: Combined
Latinx Authors: Books for Elementary Grades
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Description
Best friends Isaac and Marco face various challenges in sixth grade, such as Isaac getting better grades, Marco winning a spot on the basketball team, and both seeing their efforts make a change in their respective family lives. They hope their friendship and support for one another will be enough to help them from falling short.
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
After eleven-year-old Zitlally's father is deported to Mexico, she takes refuge in her trailer park's forest of rusted car parts, where she befriends a spunky neighbor and finds a stray dog that she nurses back to health and believes she must keep safe so that her father will return.
Author
Language
English
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2023 Graded Reading Lists: Grades 4 & 5
Books You May Have Missed 2022: Combined
Titles Worth Trying: Fantasy [Grades 3-5]
Titles Worth Trying: LGBTQIA+ [Middle School]
Books You May Have Missed 2022: Combined
Titles Worth Trying: Fantasy [Grades 3-5]
Titles Worth Trying: LGBTQIA+ [Middle School]
Description
"After eleven-year-old David Bravo wishes for a do-over of a disastrous day of middle school, he and a shapeshifting spirit guide try to right a wrong in his past"--
Author
Series
Paola Santiago volume 3
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Thirteen-year-old Paola Santiago must return to the void to rescue her best friend Dante and face her biggest foe yet: El Cucuy, the lord of nightmares"--
10) Esperanza rising
Author
Language
English
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Latinx Authors: Books for Elementary Grades
Latinx Authors: Books for Middle Grade
Pura Belpré Award winners
YS eNewsletter Spotlight: Audio books for the Whole Family
Latinx Authors: Books for Middle Grade
Pura Belpré Award winners
YS eNewsletter Spotlight: Audio books for the Whole Family
Description
Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great Depression.
11) Nowhere special
Author
Language
English
Description
"The isolation and bullying Stan suffers at school are nothing compared to the war at home. After he tries and fails to defend his mom by standing up to his abusive father, Stan decides there is only one solution to finding a new self-confidence: he must learn how to fight. Tragic events have split the two sides of Elpidia’s family into fighting factions. Every day she finds herself outnumbered by her cousins on the schoolyard. After the latest...
Author
Series
Publisher
Versify, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Books You May Have Missed 2020: Combined
Food For Thought: Picture Books
Food Trucks for Kids
Pura Belpré Award winners
Food For Thought: Picture Books
Food Trucks for Kids
Pura Belpré Award winners
Description
"Little Lobo, a Mexican American, and Bernabé, his dog, gather tacos, frutas picadas, cuernos, and more and deliver them to los luchadores preparing for Lucha Libre 5000."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Little Lobo and his friends are excited for the out-of-this-world book festival the Guadalupian Library hosts every year! Everyone has a special book they're looking for, but there's so much to see and do first. From cookbook demonstrations and comics workshops to mask making and language classes, this library has something for everyone. Can Little Lobo, Bernabé, Kooky Dooky, Coco Rocho, and La Chida each find the book of their dreams?"--
14) The living
Author
Series
The living volume 1
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
©2013.
Language
English
Description
After an earthquake destroys California and a tsunami wrecks the luxury cruise ship where he is a summer employee, high schooler Shy confronts another deadly surprise.
Author
Series
Aristotle and Dante volume 1
Language
English
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Columbia Pike Teen Book Club - Oct 2023 - Hispanic Authors and Stories
Latinx Authors: Books for Teens
Lunch with a Librarian
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Latinx Authors: Books for Teens
Lunch with a Librarian
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Description
Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents, and his family that he has never asked before.
17) Juanita
Author
Publisher
J Paul Getty Museum
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Juanita receives a dove for her fourth birthday and takes him to the Old Mission Church for the blessing of the animals.
Author
Language
English
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10 Worth Trying: Young Adult Realistic Fiction [High School Readers]
High School TAB Top Picks in E-Book and E-Audio
TAB 2017 : High School
High School TAB Top Picks in E-Book and E-Audio
TAB 2017 : High School
Description
"A story set on the American border with Mexico, about family and friendship, life and death, and one teen struggling to understand what his adoption does and doesn't mean about who he is"--
19) Long shot
Author
Series
Comeback kids volume 4
Publisher
Philomel Books/ Walden Media
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Pedro, an avid basketball player, decides to run for class president, challenging a teammate who is also one of the most popular boys in school.
20) Chato's kitchen
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
To get the "ratoncitos," little mice, who have moved into the barrio to come to his house, Chato the cat prepares all kinds of good food: fajitas, frijoles, salsa, enchiladas, and more.
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