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Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
[Bilingual ed.].
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
30 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
During the early days of the Great Depression, New York City's first Puerto Rican librarian, Pura Belpré, introduces the public library to immigrants living in El Barrio and hosts the neighborhood's first Three Kings' Day fiesta.
Author
Publisher
Astra Young Readers, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Longing to be in Puerto Rico celebrating Día de los Reyes with family and friends, Lucia wonders how she'll ever be able to guide the Three Kings to her new Midwestern home, until she finds a different way to celebrate her Puerto Rican heritage.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
420 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When outspoken feminist rebel Ruby McAlister stands up for a girl being humiliated into covering up, they become the leaders of the school's dress code rebellion, which forces them to face their own insecurities, biases, privileges and the ups-and-downs of newfound friendship.
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2024
Physical Desc
265 pages ; 21 cm
Language
Español
Description
"Marcus Vega mide seis pies de altura, pesa 180 libras y luce un incipiente bigote. Cuando tienes esta apariencia y apenas estás en octavo grado, te conviertes en una figura imponente y, al mismo tiempo, en un blanco fácil. Después de un altercado en la escuela que resulta en una suspensión para Marcus, su madre decide que es hora de un cambio de ambiente. Los lleva a él y a su hermano menor a Puerto Rico para pasar una semana con parientes a...
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español, una divisón de Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
Primera edición Vintage Español.
Physical Desc
240 pages ; 21cm
Language
Español
Description
"En esta intensa novela de b?squeda de identidad y redenci?n, Julio, un joven inteligente y prometedor a quien llaman "Chino", conoce al m?tico Bodega, quien recurre a ?l para contactar a su amor de juventud. Atra?do por el idealismo de bandido generoso de Bodega ?antiguo miembro de los Young Lords y visionario que sue?a con una "Gran Sociedad" de los latinos?, Chino acaba sumergido en un mundo de intrigas y violencia."--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Lectorum Publications
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
Español
Description
The author describes his boyhood summers spent at his grandmother's apartment in Spanish Harlem where she intoduced him to the sounds and steps of the merengue and the conga and told him stories of Puerto Rico.
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...
49) Grandma's gift
Author
Publisher
Walker
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
The author describes Christmas at his grandmother's apartment in Spanish Harlem the year she introduced him to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Diego Velazquez's portrait of Juan de Pareja, which has had a profound and lasting effect on him.
51) United we swing
Author
Publisher
Six Degrees Records
Pub. Date
p & c2007
Physical Desc
1 CD : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
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
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
106 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Traces the life and accomplishments of the professional baseball player, from his heroics on the field to his humanitarian efforts and his untimely death.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
HL 580L
Physical Desc
249 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
After a fight at school leaves Marcus facing suspension, Marcus's mother takes him and his younger brother, who has Down syndrome, to Puerto Rico to visit relatives they do not remember or have never met, and while there Marcus starts searching for his father, who left their family ten years ago and is somewhere on the island.
Author
Series
Publisher
Mira
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
344 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
A stressed-out single dad and caregiver to his mischievous abuelo butts heads and creates sparks with a teacher and social justice advocate.
Santiago "Saint" Vega gets a second shot at love with Lola León, but when duty to his family forces him to do something she'll never forgive, will everything he's built come crumbling down? Years ago, Saint walked away from the girl he loved to fulfill his duty. Now he's struggling to build bridges between...
56) Fe en disfraz
Author
Publisher
Alfaguara
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
115 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
Español
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
Primera edición en español.
Physical Desc
260 pages ; 21 cm
Language
Español
Description
"Las Ramírez de Stanten Islan orbitan alrededor de la ausencia. Cuando Ruthy, a los trece años, desapareció sin dejar rastro después de un entrenamiento de atletismo, su familia quedó marcada y deshecha. Una noche, doce años después, Jessica, la hermana mayor, ve en la pantalla de su televisión a una mujer que aparece en Catfight, un reality show subido de tono. Se apresura a decírselo a Nina, su hermana menor. El pelo de esta mujer está...
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....
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
[Bilingual ed.].
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 21 x 26 cm.
Language
Español
Description
En este libro ilustrado con fotografi?as para nin?os, Marc Anthony es un nin?o de herencia puertorriquen?a que describe la vecindad de Bushwick en Brooklyn donde vive con su familia.
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...
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