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Daniel Graham MacCormick -- Mac for short -- seems to have a pretty good life. At age thirty-five he's living in Key West, owner of a forty-two-foot charter fishing boat, The Maine. Mac served five years in the Army as an infantry officer with two tours in Afghanistan. He returned with the Silver Star, two Purple Hearts, scars that don't tan, and a boat with a big bank loan. Truth be told, Mac's finances are more than a little shaky. One day, Mac...
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Series
Sal and Gabi novels volume 1
Language
English
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4th Grade Rocks
Disability Pride Month - Tweens
Hispanic Heritage Month - More Tween Titles
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In order to heal after his mother's death, thirteen-year-old Sal learns to reach into time and space to retrieve things--and people--from other universes.
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Girl's guide (Laura Taylor Namey) volume 1
Language
English
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Seventeen-year-old Lila Reyes, furious when her parents send her to the English countryside to recover from grief and heartbreak, unexpectedly falls in love with a teashop clerk--and England, itself.
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Sal and Gabi novels volume 2
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English
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"When best friends Sal and Gabi try to repair the damage they created when they altered the universe to help their families, they end up creating even more chaos"--
Author
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
Español
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Back to School, More Titles - Children
Hispanic Heritage Month - More Spanish & Bilingual Kids Titles
Hispanic Heritage Month - More Spanish & Bilingual Kids Titles
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Excited about the first show-and-tell in her new American kindergarten, Amelia brings in her special fiesta dress from Cuba.
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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"How big is too big? Alex is excited when his Abuela comes from Cuba to stay with him and his parents. He's always wanted a big family. But then more family members start to arrive. Soon, the house is bursting at the seams. Will Alex get a bigger family than maybe he bargained for?"--Inside front jacket flap.
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Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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Rosa Santos, a Cuban American, works to save her Florida town, seeks admittance to study abroad in her homeland, and wonders if love can break her family's curse. Rosa Santos is cursed by the sea-at least, that's what they say. Dating her is bad news, especially if you're a boy with a boat. But Rosa feels more caught than cursed. Caught between cultures and choices. Between her abuela, a beloved healer and pillar of their community, and her mother,...
12) Free baseball
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Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
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Angry with his mother for having too little time for him, eleven-year-old Felix takes advantage of an opportunity to become bat boy for a minor league baseball team, hoping to someday be like his father, a famous Cuban outfielder. Includes glossaries of baseball terms and Spanish words and phrases.
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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All Luis Gonzalez wants is to go to prom with his boyfriend, something his progressive school still doesn't allow. Not after what happened with Chaz Wilson. But that was ages ago, when Luis's parents were in high school; it would never happen today, right? He's determined to find a way to give his LGBTQ friends the respect they deserve (while also not risking his chance to be prom king, just saying...). When a hit on the head knocks him back in time...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Hispanic Heritage Month - Children
Jewish American Heritage - Children
Summer Reading List ALSC 2023 Gr. K-2
Jewish American Heritage - Children
Summer Reading List ALSC 2023 Gr. K-2
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"When Estrella's Tía Fortuna has to say goodbye to her longtime Miami apartment building, The Seaway, to move to an assisted living community, Estrella spends the day with her. Tía explains the significance of her most important possessions from both her Cuban and Jewish culture, as they learn to say goodbye together and explore a new beginning"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Hispanic Heritage Month - Tweens
NCSS / CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 3-5 2022
Spirit of Texas (SPOT) Reading List 2022
NCSS / CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 3-5 2022
Spirit of Texas (SPOT) Reading List 2022
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In 1961 Cuba, with the threat of military service for children looming, twelve-year-old Cumba's parents send him to Miami, where he lives with a new family and misses his homeland.
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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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""The spirit of Marisol, who vanished during the Cuban Revolution, visits her nephew, Ramon, in modern-day New Jersey, and her presence prompts him to investigate the story of his ancestor, unaware of the forces driving him on his search"-- "Marisol vanished during the Cuban Revolution, disappearing with hardly a trace. Now, shaped by atrocities long-forgotten, her tenacious spirit visits her nephew, Ramón, in modern-day New Jersey. Her hope: that...
19) Ballad & dagger
Author
Series
Outlaw saints volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
When sixteen-year-old Mateo and Chela discover each other and their powers during a political battle between neighborhood factions, they set aside their differences to unravel the mystery behind their sunken homeland and to stop a dangerous political operative who is trying to harness their gifts to unleash terror on the world.
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"In contemporary Miami, twins Delfi and Lela are haunted by a family curse that poisons any chance at romantic love. It's no wonder their mother forbids them from getting involved with magic. When Lela and Delfi receive premonitions of a mysterious killer targeting brujas, however, the sisters must embrace their emerging powers to save innocent lives. Teaming up with their best friend Ethan and brooding detective-in-training Andres, Delfi and Lela...
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