Martínez, Ernesto Javier

Summary: A reclamation of the Mexican serenata tradition, follow the story of a young boy who asks his father if there is a song for a boy who loves a boy.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Reflection Press 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MAR

Franklin, Ashley Robin

Summary: "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:...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, HarperAlley, imprints of HarperCollins Publishers 2023

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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA GRAPHIC FRA

Tirado, Vincent

Summary: For over a year the Bronx has been plagued by unexplained disappearances. Raquel does her best to ignore it: after all, the police only look for the white kids. Then her crush Charlize's cousin goes missing-- and Raquel's mom comes down with a mysterious illness that seems linked to the disappearances. Raquel and Charlize discover that everything is tied to a terrifying urban legend called the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Fire 2022

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC TIR

Manushkin, Fran

Summary: When Pedro's favorite stuffie, Milo the Moose, goes missing at the fair, Katie and Pedro retrace their steps in order to solve the mystery.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2024

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE MAN

Medina, Meg

Summary: "Ana cannot contain her excitement--her abuela is coming to stay with her and Mami for always! Abuela is sure to let Ana play whenever she wants instead of rushing her off to school, like her neighbor and babysitter, señora Mimí, sometimes does. In fact, as Ana's classmate points out, she won't need señora Mimí to babysit at all anymore! But señora Mimí is a good listener, and they have a lot...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MED

González, Karina Nicole

Summary: "On a hot summer's day, Lucía and her brother accompany their mother to sell delicious, sugary churros on the bustling streets of New York City. But when a thunderstorm rolls in and the customers are chased away, Lucía's mother must improvise with a little bit of magic and lots of amor. Inspired by the author's relationship with her own mother, this heartwarming picture book celebrates love,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Cameron Kids, an imprint of Abrams 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GON

Otheguy, Emma

Summary: When Reina's cousin Andrés comes for a visit, it's not as much fun as she'd imagined it would be, but their friendship soon blossoms when Reina shares her city with Andrés.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE OTH

Arena, Jen

Summary: In this story that incorporates Spanish words, Marta explores the world of opposites and animals.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ARE

Rose, Elle Gonzalez

Summary: There are more than ten things to hate about prom, but the worst thing is when your lovable best friend wants to go with someone else.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Joy Revolution 2024

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC ROS

Alessandri, Alexandra

Summary: "English just feels wrong to Isabel. She prefers her native Spanish. As she prepares for a new school, she knows she's going to have to learn. Her first day is uncomfortable, until she employs her crayons and discovers there's more than one way to communicate with new friends"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2021

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE ALE

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ALE

Manushkin, Fran

Summary: "It's Katie's mom's birthday! Katie surprises her with a fancy box of chocolates, but the sweet surprise is ruined when the candy goes missing. Pedro and Katie work together to track down the thief. Will they get the birthday chocolate back?--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2024

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE MAN

Mora, Julissa

Summary: Family members head into the kitchen to help Abuelita bake a tres leches cake for Papi's birthday.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2023

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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN MOR

Ixta, Carolina

Summary: Belen Dolores Itzel del Toro wants the normal stuff: to experience love or maybe have a boyfriend or at least just lose her virginity. But nothing is normal in East Oakland. Her father left her family. She's at risk of not graduating. And Leti, her super-Catholic, nerdy-ass best friend, is pregnant--by the boyfriend she hasn't told her parents about because he's Black and her parents are racist.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC IXT

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Manushkin, Fran

Summary: Katie's peanut butter and jelly sandwich is missing, so she must figure out which of her classmates ate it--and what she should do about lunch.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2023

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR PURPLE MAN

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE MAN

Torres, Jennifer

Summary: "A meteorite falls into the desert near Vega's family store while her cousin Mila is staying with them, turning the girls' summer upside down and leading to surprising discoveries and friendships"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC TOR

Santos, Paola

Summary: Carmencita does not like eating mangoes, but her grandmother shows her how to appreciate the fruit using the five senses.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SAN

Azúa Kramer, Jackie

Summary: "Every Saturday, Carina visits Tía Mimi in her barrio, which is always humming with life. There is música that hums from the windows, old cuentos floating on the breeze, and the honking of cars that create the soundtrack of the morning. Every Saturday, she loves to make empanadas with her aunt, singing: 'I like empanadas! I like you! ¡ Me gusta empanadas! ¡Me gustas tú!' Not this Saturday,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE AZU

Richardson, Melissa Seron

Summary: Mia has a homework assignment to think of five words that apply to herself--but when other kids laugh at her she is beset by negative words that buzz about in her brain.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, an imprint of Sourcebooks Kids 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RIC

Callen, Rocky

Summary: "Seventeen-year-old Leti Rivera's love of street racing is put to the test when tragedy strikes her family and threatens to tear her apart from the boy she is falling for"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2024

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC CAL

Manushkin, Fran

Summary: A frowning scarecrow at Aunt Carmen's farm frightens Katie until Pedro reveals that it is not haunted.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2022

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR PURPLE MAN

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE MAN

Zepeda, Gwendolyn

Summary: "My name is Ana. Every year, my family makes tamales for Christmas. This year, I am six, so I get to mix the dough, which is made of cornmeal. My sister Lidia is eight, so she gets to spread the dough on the corn husk leaves. I wish I was eight, so that my hands would be big enough to spread the dough just right-not too thick and not too thin."

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG ZEP

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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG ZEP