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2017.
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English
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For Arturo, summertime in Miami means playing basketball until dark, sipping mango smoothies, and keeping cool under banyan trees. And maybe a few shifts as junior lunchtime dishwasher at Abuelas restaurant. Maybe. But this summer also includes Carmen, a cute poetry enthusiast who moves into Arturos apartment complex and turns his stomach into a deep fryer. He almost doesnt notice the smarmy land developer who rolls into town and threatens to change...
2) Harbor me
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English
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"When six students are chosen to participate in a weekly talk with no adults allowed, they discover that when they're together, it's safe to share the hopes and fears they have to hide from the rest of the world"--
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Death-Cast volume 1
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English
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In a near-future New York City where a service alerts people on the day they will die, teenagers Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio meet using the Last Friend app and are faced with the challenge of living a lifetime on their End Day.
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2018.
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English
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Steeped in Hispanic folklore since childhood, middle schooler Charlie Hernández learns the stories are true when, shortly after his parents disappearance, he grows horns and feathers and finds himself at the heart of a battle to save the world.
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Zapato Power volume 2
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English
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When a very important inventor needs rescuing, Freddie Ramos activates his special sneakers and becomes a superhero.
12) Pedro goes buggy
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English
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DeSTEMber - Children
Hispanic Heritage Month - More Titles for Children
Storytime @ Home: Spotlight on Mother Nature & Planet Earth
Hispanic Heritage Month - More Titles for Children
Storytime @ Home: Spotlight on Mother Nature & Planet Earth
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Pedro collects a lot of different bugs for a class assignment, but when his brother lets them out in the house their parents are furious, and ban any further collecting.
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Zapato Power volume 4
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English
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Freddie Ramos uses his super powers to give himself courage to learn how to swim and to deal with a new neighbor who is a bully.
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Zapato Power volume 3
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English
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A very unusual squirrel is spotted in and around Starwood Elementary School, and when Freddie uses his Zapato Power to chase it, he finds more than one opportunity to be a hero.
15) Boy bites bug
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English
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To defuse a situation between his best friend and a new student, Nolan eats a live stink bug, gaining popularity and a class project idea but, perhaps, losing a friend.
17) Pedro's big goal
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English
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Hispanic Heritage Month - More Titles for Children
National Hobby Month - Children
Storytime @ Home: Summer Olympics
National Hobby Month - Children
Storytime @ Home: Summer Olympics
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Pedro would love to be the goalie in the team's first game, but another boy is bigger--so all his friends come over to help him practice before the tryout.
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Zapato Power volume 6
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English
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On a visit to New York City to see Uncle Jorge, Freddie brings his special sneakers which give him super speed but are becoming too small for his growing feet.
19) Papá and me
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[2008]
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English
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Hispanic Heritage Month - More Titles for Children
Pura Belpré Award Winner & Honor Books - Present to 1996
Pura Belpré Award Winner & Honor Books - Present to 1996
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A bilingual boy and his father, who only speaks Spanish, spend a day together.
20) Mountain dog
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2013.
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English
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When his mother's sent to jail in Los Angeles, eleven-year-old Tony goes to live with his forest ranger great-uncle in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, where he experiences unconditional love for the first time through his friendship with a rescue dog.
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