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Américains d'origine latino-américaine Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse Family life Fiction Friendship Fiction Friendship Juvenile fiction Grandmothers Fiction Hispanic American children Juvenile fiction Hispanic American families Juvenile fiction Hispanic Americans Hispanic Americans Fiction Hispanic Americans Juvenile fictionMora, Julissa
Summary: Family members head into the kitchen to help Abuelita bake a tres leches cake for Papi's birthday.
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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 MORAlessandri, 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"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE ALECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ALEOtheguy, Emma
Summary: A party? Oh no! Parties are full of tías with their flashy fashions and boom-and-bellow laughter. It's far too much for Martina! At least with all the noise, no one notices when she slips away. She finds herself in a magical place: a warm, familiar island where she can finally play in peace and quiet. Martina is home at last-- or is she? Lively and magical, this is a fresh retelling of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE OTHManushkin, Fran
Summary: Pedro attends a colorful parade with his friend Katie Woo and her family to celebrate Chinese New Year, but when Katie goes missing Pedro is ready to come to the rescue.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE MANGenhart, Michael
Summary: It's time to prepare for the school Spanish spelling bee, and Manolo is determined to take home the grand prize. Naturally, he turns to his loving abuela for help and together they spell the words: H-e-r-m-o-s-o. Beautiful. O-r-g-u-l-l-o-s-o. Proud. F-u-e-r-t-e. Strong. While they practice, Abuela shares stories of when she was a little girl. Back then, students were not permitted to speak...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GENJules, Jacqueline
Summary: Sofia's family does not want to hear her singing anymore, so she must find the appropiate place to use her new superstar-sing box machine.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, A Capstone imprint 2016
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2 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE JULCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR Blue JulesCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC JULJules, Jacqueline
Summary: Sofia has brand new white shoes for family friend Liliana's quincea©łera, but when she gets grape juice on them her mother makes her wear them anyway, even though they no longer match her white dress.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR Blue JulesJules, Jacqueline
Summary: The whole Martinez family is shopping for back-to-school supplies, and Sofia is excited by the colorful backpacks and fancy notebooks--but excitement turns to alarm when four-year-old Manuel disappears.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2017
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE JULRose, Susan
Summary: When José is selected for the school soccer team, his dog Feliz eagerly helps him practice.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2023
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Summary: Pedro enters the same karate class that his friends Katie and JoJo, and learns some of the ninja moves that he admires in the movies. Includes glossary, discussion questions, writing prompts, and jokes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE MANJules, Jacqueline
Summary: Sofia is making a family time capsule, filled with pictures and mementos from their lives, to be opened in fifteen years, and Abuela contributes letters to each of her grandchildren--but Sofia is so consumed with curiosity that she decides to sneak a peak at what her letter says.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2017
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR Blue JulesAzúa 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,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE AZUJules, Jacqueline
Summary: Sofia's Abuela is taking her and Sophia's cousin Hector to the movies, but when Hector develops hiccups, their movie plans are put on hold until the children get their hiccup problem under control.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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Summary: The whole Martinez family is shopping for back-to-school supplies, and Sofia is excited by the colorful backpacks and fancy notebooks--but excitement turns to alarm when four-year-old Manuel disappears.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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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"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC CALRose, Elle Gonzalez
Summary: From debut author Elle Gonzalez Rose comes a fresh, fun contemporary rom-com about an aspiring artist who agrees to fake date one of his family's longtime enemies in the hopes of gathering intel strong enough to take down their rivals and keep the family cabin they gambled in a risky bet. Devin Bez is prepared for a relaxing winter break after his rough, first semester of art school. Sure, his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Joy Revolution 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC ROSTorres, 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"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC TORJules, Jacqueline
Summary: Sofia feels that because she looks so much like her older sisters, nobody notices her--so when school picture day comes around she comes up with a way to stand out.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2015
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE JULCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR Blue JulesCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC JULJules, Jacqueline
Summary: Sofia is temporarily entrusted with Snowflake the class mouse--but he escapes, and she and her sisters must figure out a way to catch him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2015
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR Blue JulesCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC JULMiedoso, Andres
Summary: After Andres discovers a haunted bike park, he calls best friend Desmond, a ghost investigator.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED MIESalazar, Alicia
Summary: "A video contest is the perfect way for Camila to become a star. To enter, she must make a video that explains what her city, Los Angeles, means to her. But Los Angeles is so big-how will she decide what to talk about? As Camila works on her video, she realizes that there's one special thing that makes her city feel like home"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE SALCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE SALJules, Jacqueline
Summary: Instead of the usual dusting Sofia volunteers to wash the car--but when she leaves the hose on her mother's marigolds get flooded and she calls on her sisters to save the situation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2015
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2 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE JULCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC JULThomas, Leah
Summary: When the Vasquez siblings' father left, there was an absence in their lives-- until a shimmering figure named Luz appeared in the canyon behind their house. He shot hoops with Hank's hands. He showed Ana cinematic beauty behind her eyelids. He spoke kindly to Milo. But when Luz left, he took something from each of them. As a new school year begins, Hank, Ana, and Milo question how can they ever...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC THOSalazar, Alicia
Summary: Inspired by her desire for a late night snack, Camila invents a pair of light-up slippers, which make her a star to her classmates--but get her into trouble with her parents.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2023