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Girl's guide (Laura Taylor Namey) volume 1
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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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English
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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...
4) Game seven
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Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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"A sixteen-year-old shortstop in Cuba who dreams of playing with the pros must choose between his country and his father who defected to the U.S."--
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Muse Squad volume 2
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English
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While in New York City visiting her family, Callie Martinez-Silva, one of the nine muses of ancient myth, must find an unprecedented tenth muse who has been awakened, which proves to be no easy task.
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Muse Squad volume 1
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English
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"When a young Cuban American girl discovers that she's one of the nine muses of Greek mythology, she must use her newfound powers to help a brilliant classmate who is destined to save humanity"--
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Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Disability Pride Month - Tweens
Hispanic Heritage Month - More Tween Titles
Jewish American Heritage - Tweens
Pura Belpré Award Winner & Honor Books - Present to 1996
Hispanic Heritage Month - More Tween Titles
Jewish American Heritage - Tweens
Pura Belpré Award Winner & Honor Books - Present to 1996
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In 1960s New York, fifth-grader Ruthie, a Cuban-Jewish immigrant, must rely on books, art, her family, and friends in her multicultural neighborhood when an accident puts her in a body cast.
13) Running
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Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"When fifteen-year-old Cuban American Mariana Ruiz's father runs for president, Mari starts to see him with new eyes. A novel about waking up and standing up, and what happens when you stop seeing your dad as your hero-while the whole country is watching."--
14) The dream weaver
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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"Twelve-year-old Latinx Zoey navigates the tricky waters of friendship and family while searching for a way to save her grandfather's bowling alley from closing"--
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Sofía Acosta, a fifth grader trying to fit into her ballet-obsessed Cuban American family and her affluent suburban New York community, learns to speak up for herself and others when she mistakenly reveals a visiting dancer's plan to defect to the United States.
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Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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4th Grade Rocks
Hispanic Heritage Month - Tweens
Pura Belpré Award Winner & Honor Books - Present to 1996
Hispanic Heritage Month - Tweens
Pura Belpré Award Winner & Honor Books - Present to 1996
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"A Cuban American boy must use his secret ability to communicate with animals to save the inhabitants of his town when they are threatened by a tule vieja, a witch that transforms into animals."--
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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When a hurricane exposes Soleida's family's secret sculpture garden, the Cuban government arrests her artist parents, forcing her to escape alone to Central America where she meets Dariel, a Cuban American boy, and together they work to protect the environment and bring attention to the imprisoned artists in Cuba.
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.
19) A song of frutas
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Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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While visiting her abuelo in Cuba, a young girl helps him sell frutas, singing the name of each fruit as they walk, and after she returns to the United States, they exchange letters made of abrazos--hugs. Includes historical and cultural notes.
20) My big family
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Pub. Date
[2020]
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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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