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Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
A girl in Puerto Rico copes with the aftermath of a hurricane, including her family's temporary blue tarp roof and her brother's refusal to speak. Includes notes about the author's life in Puerto Rico and the yearly ritual of preparing for hurricanes.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
A girl in Puerto Rico copes with the aftermath of a hurricane, including her family's temporary blue tarp roof and her brother's refusal to speak. Includes notes about the author's life in Puerto Rico and the yearly ritual of preparing for hurricanes.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"Co-quí, co-quí! The coquí frogs sing to Elena from her family's beloved mango tree--their calls so familiar that they might as well be singing, "You are home, you are safe." But home is suddenly not safe when a hurricane threatens to destroy everything that Elena knows."--
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Language
English
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Description
After a fight at school leaves Marcus facing suspension, Marcus's mother takes him and his younger brother, who has Down syndrome, to Puerto Rico to visit relatives they do not remember or have never met, and while there Marcus starts searching for his father, who left their family ten years ago and is somewhere on the island.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
At la Playita del Condado in Puerto Rico, Meli meets a crab, Jaiba, who takes her on a dreamlike underwater adventure, teaches her about the importance of shark conservation, and reveals Meli's ultimate destiny--to become the Mother of Sharks.
Author
Publisher
HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"Violeta Rubio only has one goal in mind for her first-ever trip to Puerto Rico: help Abuelita reopen her beloved restaurant. The only problem is that Violeta's whole family thinks they can do it without her. Now Violeta doesn't have anyone to hang out with or anything to do. But when best friend duo Diego and Lorena need help capturing the rumored chupacabra, Violeta sees her chance to change all that. What she isn't expecting is to run straight...
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
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Description
¡Co-quí, co-quí! Los coquíes le cantan a Elena desde el amado árbol de mango de su familia―sus llamadas son tan conocidas que es como si estuvieran cantando, "Estás en casa, estás a salvo." Pero de repente, su hogar no es tan seguro cuando un huracán atenta con destruir todo lo que Elena conoce. Con el paso del tiempo, Elena, junto a su comunidad, comienza a reconstruir su hogar, sembrando semillas de esperanza en el camino. Cuando...
Author
Publisher
Algonquin
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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10 Worth Trying: Young Adult Mysteries [High School Readers]
Columbia Pike Teen Book Club - Dec 2023 - Mysteries
Columbia Pike Teen Book Club - Dec 2023 - Mysteries
Description
Spending the summer with his hotel-developer father in Puerto Rico, seventeen-year-old Lucas turns to a legendary cursed girl filled with poison when his girlfriend mysteriously disappears.
12) Across the bay
Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
Carlitos lives in a happy home with his mother, his abuela, and Coco the cat. Life in his hometown is cozy as can be, but the call of the capital city pulls Carlitos across the bay in search of his father. Jolly piragüeros, mischievous cats, and costumed musicians color this tale of love, family, and the true meaning of home. -- from Amazon.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
While preparing for Christmas in Puerto Rico, seven-year-old Esmeralda asks the Three Magi for a baby doll like her cousin's, but when they bring something else instead she gains a deeper understanding of the meaning of the holiday.
17) Storm blown
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A little rain and wind don't worry Alejo--they're just part of life at the beach. As his padrino says, as long as there are birds in the waves, it's safe. When people start evacuating, though, Alejo realizes things might be worse than he thought. And they are. A hurricane is headed straight for Puerto Rico. Emily's brother, Elliot, has been really sick. He can't go outside their New Orleans home, so Emily decides to have an adventure for him. She's...
Author
Series
Boxcar children. Creatures of legend volume 3
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The Aldens go in search of mermaids living in a bay in the waters off the coast of Puerto Rico.
19) Alicia and the hurricane: a story of Puerto Rico = Alicia y el huracán : un cuento de Puerto Rico
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
A young girl's love of the coquíes' nightly song helps her survive a destructive hurricane with her family. Includes author's note and a glossary of terms.
Author
Publisher
Editorial Destellos
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Español
Description
"De la autora puertorriqueña Sylma García, llega una novela infantil repleta de aventuras, en la que se tocan temas relevantes y de actualidad, como la migración humana. Esta hermosa historia de amistad en la adversidad invita a reflexionar sobre el gran impacto que tienen las decisiones basadas en la solidaridad y la empatía, cuando tenemos la valentía de tomarlas."
A middle-grade story of friendship in times of adversity, dealing with the...
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