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Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
To escape the noise of her boisterous ta̕s, Martina imagines a peaceful island where she plays quietly with a little mouse, but when she wants to tell of her adventure, she realizes there is no one around--that is until she hears her ta̕s in the next room.
Author
Series
ChupaCarter volume 2
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
Jorge teams up with his friends Liza, Ernie, and Carter, the fearsome but friendly chupacabra, to solve the mystery behind an old legend about an evil piñata possessed by a ghost.
Author
Series
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"The term, "Hispanic," is used to describe an ethnic group comprised of people who were born in or whose parents or ancestors were born in a Spanish speaking nation, no matter their race. Hispanics are also the fastest growing youth population and the youngest ethnic group in the nation"--
8) The win over
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
Arriving in Mexico for their parents' wedding, stepsisters Raquel, Lucinda, and Juliette must show their disapproving Tia Enriqueta that their parents are meant to be together, but when their scheming leads to doubt, they wonder if they can really trust each other at all.
9) ChupaCarter
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"Uprooted from his home in Los Angeles and sent to live with his cantankerous grandparents in New Mexico, twelve-year-old Jorge struggles with loneliness until he meets a new friend who happens to be a chupacabra"--
In this illustrated contemporary fantasy, twelve-year-old Jorge is lonely and resentful after being sent to live with his grandparents. His first day at his new school doesn't go well after catching the attention of his belligerent principal...
10) Class mom
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"It is the end of the school year and Mrs. Connor's class is having a party! Nia volunteers her mother to be in charge of planning the party--as class mom! But Nia's mother is shy and only speaks a little English, and Nia forgot to tell her that she has a job to do! Can Nia's mom come through and throw a great party for the class?"
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"Yolanda Alvarez is having a good year. She's starting to feel at home at Julia De Burgos High, her school in the Bronx. She has her best friend Victory, and maybe something with Jos,̌ a senior boy she's getting to know. She's confident her initiation into her family's bruja tradition will happen soon. But then a white boy, the son of a politician, appears at Julia De Burgos High, and his vibes are off. And Yolanda's initiation begins with a series...
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, HarperAlley, imprints of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"When college freshman Kat Fields receives a mysterious email urging her to visit a relatively unknown Texas town with a history of witchcraft, strange sightings, and "devil lights"--glowing red stars that appear above the town's hills every night--she ditches her plans for spring break and takes a solo road trip to Estrella Roja to investigate for her podcast, Paranormal Texas, catchphrase: "Y'all stay spooky!" Meanwhile, Marisol "Mari" Castillo,...
Author
Publisher
MCD / Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"Latino" is the most open-ended and loosely defined of the major race categories in the United States. Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of "Latino" assembles the Pulitzer Prize winner H©♭ctor Tobar's personal experiences as the son of Guatemalan immigrants and the stories told to him by his Latinx students to offer a spirited rebuke to racist ideas about Latino people. Our Migrant Souls decodes the meaning of "Latino"...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"Our Hidden Conversations is a unique compilation of stories, richly reported essays, and photographs providing a window into America during a tumultuous era. This powerful book offers an honest, if sometimes uncomfortable, conversation about race and identity, permitting us to eavesdrop on deep-seated thoughts, private discussions, and long submerged memories."--
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