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1) Hair story
Author
Lexile measure
320L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Illustrations and rhythmic, rhyming text follow a Boricua girl and a Black girl from birth through early childhood, culminating in a playdate where they celebrate their natural hair.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
368 pages
Language
English
Description
Sarai uses verse to navigate the strain of family traumas and the systemic pressures of toxic masculinity and housing insecurity in a rapidly gentrifying Brooklyn, questioning the society around her, her Boricua identity, and the life she lives.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Co-quí, co-quí! The coquí frogs sing to Elena from her family’s beloved mango tree—their calls so familiar that they might as well be singing, 'You are home, you are safe.' But home is suddenly not safe when a hurricane threatens to destroy everything that Elena knows. As time passes, Elena, alongside her community, begins to rebuild their home, planting seeds of hope along the way. When the sounds of the coquíes gradually return, they reflect...
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First Spanish language edition.
Physical Desc
352 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
Español
Description
Kat Sanchez, de diecisiete años, usa fotos de un amigo para crear una cuenta de Instagram falsa, pero cuando una de sus publicaciones se vuelve viral y expone la duplicidad de Kat, todo su mundo, tanto real como ficticio, se derrumba a su alrededor.
"Seventeen-year-old Kat Sanchez uses photos of a friend to create a fake Instagram account, but when one of her posts goes viral and exposes Kat's duplicity, her entire world--both real and pretend--comes...
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español, una divisiaon de Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
Primera edición.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
271 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
Español
Description
¿Cómo expresarte cuando sientes que nadie te escucha? En esta conmovedora novela en verso ̶ que Lisa Fipps, autora galardonada con un Printz Honor Award, llama "potente" ̶ , una niña enfrenta su segundo año de escuela intermedia mientras lidia con problemas de salud mental. Deberá encontrar la manera de usar su voz para pedir la ayuda y la comprensión que merece.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
396 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
School’s out, senior year is over, and Isaac Martin is ready to kick off summer. His last before heading off to college in the fall where he won't have his best friend, Diego. Where--despite his social anxiety--he’ll be left to make friends on his own. Knowing his time with Diego is limited, Isaac enacts a foolproof plan: snatch up a pair of badges for the epic comic convention Legends Con, and attend his first ever Teen Pride. Just him and Diego....
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