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Author
Series
Nino (Yuyi Morales) volume 2
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Niño's little sisters get in on the wrestling action"--
Author
Series
Nino (Yuyi Morales) volume 1
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
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Description
Lucha Libre champion Niño has no trouble fending off monstrous opponents, but when his little sisters awaken from their naps, he is in for a no-holds-barred wrestling match that will truly test his skills.
4) Tumble
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Before she decides whether to accept her stepfather's proposal of adoption, twelve-year-old Adela Ramírez reaches out to her estranged biological father--who is in the midst of a career comeback as a luchador--and the eccentric extended family of wrestlers she has never met, bringing Adela closer to understanding the expansive definition of family.
5) Freakboy
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Told from three viewpoints, seventeen-year-old Brendan, a wrestler, struggles to come to terms with his place on the transgender spectrum while Vanessa, the girl he loves, and Angel, a transgender acquaintance, try to help.
6) Cover blown!
Author
Series
Gum Girl volume 4
Publisher
Disney Hyperion
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
When Gabby and her family visit her uncle in Cobel, Mexico, she learns about her Aztec roots, and faces students from the wrestling school of her uncle's rival.
7) SumoKitty
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A hungry cat gets a job hunting mice at a sumo training center (heya), but once the mice are gone he continues to stuff himself until he is too fat to chase the mice that have returned--so he decides to train with the sumo wrestlers, and SumoKitty becomes a scourge of mice and an inspiration to the wrestlers.
8) Sumo Joe
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Sumo Joe and his friends pretend to be sumo wrestlers, but when his little sister who takes Aikido wants to join them, Sumo Joe must choose between his friends and his sister. Includes author's note about sumo and aikido, and illustrated glossary"--
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
Ladies and Gentlemen, it's Friday night, and these kids are ready to wrestle! Join Dangerous Daddoo as he dishes out some serious moves to get the kids ready for bed. But what happens when Flying Mom Bomb gets home from work? Are the kids toast? --from Amazon.
Author
Series
Max's lucha libre adventures volume 2
Publisher
Cinco Puntos Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Everybody is fighting in sixth-grader Maximilian's world as his elderly aunts battle for the Queen Bingo trophy, his masked uncles wrestle for the tag-team title of the world, and his sweetheart and the "new girl" battle for Max's heart.
11) Stick together!
Author
Series
Gum Girl volume 5
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
When Gabby Gomez's substitute teacher transforms into a giant hamster monster, she needs help from new friends and old to stop him.
12) Kid Coach
Author
Publisher
Page Street Kids
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
After turning his couch-potato father into a wrestling champion, Kid Coach discovers that he left out the most important lesson--the importance of being a good sport.
Author
Publisher
Cinco Puntos Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Nikko's mother wants him to stop jumping on his bed, but he's not jumping on his bed, as he tried to convince her. Instead there are luchadors, masked wrestlers, trying to fight him one at a time. In the end, of course, Nikko is the winner: the great and mightly Nikko!"--
14) Back in the ring
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"After growing up in his father's shadow, an underdog wrestler has tried to live his life out of the spotlight. But sometimes, the world needs a champion, and with his trainer, Winnie, by his side, the time has come for this hero to shine"--
15) SumoPuppy
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
When puppy Meiwakuna is adopted by a sumo heya she is eager to learn how to be her best self among the wrestlers, but unfortunately she gets off to a slow start with SumoKitty.
16) Alondra
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"Seventeen-year-old Alonda loves professional wrestling. So when she meets a group of teens with aspirations of wrestling fame in her Coney Island neighborhood, she couldn't be happier. So as the ragtag team works to put on a show to remember, Alonda sheds her old self behind and becomes Alondra-the Fearless One. But with her conflicting feelings for King, the handsome leader of their group, and Lexi, the girl with the beautiful smile, Alonda has...
17) Slamdown Town
Author
Series
Slamdown Town volume 1
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
A birthday wish and vintage chewing gum transform eleven-year-old Ollie into wrestler Big Chew, which might win back his older brother's respect but destroy his friendship with best friend Tamiko.
18) Practice girl
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
When one of the boys on the wrestling team she manages calls her a "practice girl", someone to hook up with but not to date, high-school senior Jo is forced to examine uncomfortable truths about her relationships, from her best friend to the boy she likes, before better understanding her real worth.
19) Sumo opposites
Author
Publisher
Little Bigfoot
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Perfect for early learning, this fun board book in the Little Sumo series, from the creator of the Little Kunoichi series, features sumo wrestlers that introduce children to the concept of opposites, and shares elements of Japanese culture that will enrich readers of all ages."--
Author
Series
Publisher
Versify, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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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.
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