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• Halfway to Somewhere

  Pimienta, Jose

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  Ave must adjust to a new country, a new school, and a new family dynamic when their mom and younger brother move to Kansas while their father and older sister stay in Mexico during the parents' divorce.

• A Hillside Valley Graphic Novel. Book 1, Speak Up, Santiago!

  Anta, Julio

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  NYC kid Santiago heads upstate to stay with his grandmother for the summer.

• The Perfect Place

  de la Peña, Matt

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  At private school, Lucas compares his home life with the supposedly perfect lives of the other students.

• Malaika, Carnival Queen

  Hohn, Nadia L.

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  Malaika learns about her father, who came to Canada as a migrant farm worker when she was just a baby and who shared her love of carnival.

• Jovita Wore Pants

  the Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter

  Salazar, Aida

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  Jovita didn't want to cook and clean like her sisters, and she especially didn't want to wear the skirts her abuela gave her. She wanted to race her brothers and climb the tallest mesquite trees in Rancho Palos Blancos, ride horses, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pack Your Bags, Maggie Diaz

  Moreno, Nina

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  Spring semester is here and Maggie is killing it! Her grades are up, she's loving outdoor track and field, and being a seventh grader means the awesome spring break trip to St. Augustine is almost here. She can't wait for her first…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Plátanos Go With Everything

  Los Platanos Van Con Todo

  Norman, Lissette,

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  Platanos are Yesenia's favorite food. They can be sweet and sugary, or salty and savory. And they're a part of almost every meal her Dominican family makes. Stop by her apartment and find out why platanos go with everything -- especially…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Alma Speaks Up

  Alma Habla

  King, G. M. (Writer for children and young adults),

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  Alma and her friend André are excited to paint in their neighborhood! They decide to paint Alma's design, but soon André starts changing all the details. Can she find a way to speak up without hurting her friend's feelings?

• Coming Up Cuban

  Manzano, Sonia

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  In the wake of a new regime in Cuba, Ana, Miguel, Zulema, and Juan learn to find a place for themselves in a world forever changed. In a tumultuous moment of history, we see the lasting effects of a revolution in Havana, the countryside,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Isla to Island

  Castellanos, Alexis

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  Isla to Island is a wordless graphic novel in which twelve-year-old Marisol must adapt to a new life 1960s Brooklyn after her parents send her to the United States from Cuba to keep her safe during Castro's regime.

• Paola Santiago and the Forest of Nightmares

  Mejia, Tehlor Kay

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  Months after confronting the legendary La Llorona, Paola starts dreaming again, this time about fantasmas that are stalking her and someone who might be even more dangerous -- her estranged father.

• The Insiders

  Oshiro, Mark

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  Twelve-year-old Héctor Muñoz, fleeing from bullies, discovers a magical closet that not only provides him sanctuary, but also unites him with two other kids facing similar problems at their own schools, helping them find friendship and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bisa's Carnaval

  Pastro, Joana

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  In the city of Olinda, Brazil, Clara is looking forward to the Carnaval street parade, with the colorful, fantastic costumes that her great-grandmother makes for the family -- but her Bisa is too old to follow the parade, so Clara decides…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• ¡Vamos! Let's Cross the Bridge

  Raúl the Third, 1976-

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  Using their new truck to carry party supplies over the bridge, Little Lobo and his dog Bernabé are stuck in traffic and decide to throw an epic party to pass the time.

• Sonia Sotomayor

  Medina, Meg

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  A chapter book biography of Justice Sonia Sotomayor, an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She is the third woman to hold the position.

• Planting Stories

  the Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpre

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  Follow the inspiring life of storyteller, puppeteer, and New York City's first Puerto Rican librarian Pura Belpre in this award-winning biography.

• My Papi Has a Motorcycle

  Quintero, Isabel

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  When Daisy Ramona zooms around her neighborhood with her papi on his motorcycle, she sees the people and places she's always known. She also sees a community that is rapidly changing around her.

• Carmela Full of Wishes

  de la Peña, Matt

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  Carmela, finally old enough to run errands with her brother, tries to think of the perfect wish, while his wish seems to be that she stayed home.

• Islandborn

  Díaz, Junot, 1968-

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  Lola was just a baby when her family left the Island, so when she has to draw it for a school assignment, she asks her family, friends, and neighbours about their memories of her homeland and in the process, comes up with a new way of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Alma and How She Got Her Name

  Martinez-Neal, Juana

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  How did Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela end up with such a long name? As Daddy tells the story of her many names, Alma can almost feel herself grow into them.