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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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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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Disability Pride Month - Tweens
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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
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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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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"--
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
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The pilot & first season that introduced America to the redheaded housewife with show business aspirations, her long-suffering bandleader husband, and their friends the Mertzes (the prototypical sitcom wacky neighbors). Produced by Ball & Arnaz' company Desilu, the duo (along with co-creator Jess Oppenheimer) decided to shoot the show in Hollywood, on 35 mm film in front of a live studio audience, with three cameras to capture the action.
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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.
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Musician brothers, Cesar and Nestor, leave Cuba for America in the 1950s, with the hopes of making it to the top of the Latin music scene. Cesar is the older brother who serves as the business manager and is a consumate ladies' man. Nestor is the brooding songwriter, who cannot forget the woman in Cuba who broke his heart. This is an unrated version of the film, with one restored scene.
10) 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.
13) The dream weaver
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Pub. Date
[2020]
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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
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,...
16) Free baseball
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Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
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
[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.
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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
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
Description
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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