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2) Rosita
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Series
Publisher
Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Elmo's friend Rosita stars in this colorful, photographic board book. Babies and toddlers will love turning the sturdy pages to find out what Rosita--a bilingual muppet with Mexican heritage--likes to do with her family and her Sesame Street friends.
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English
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Description
Natalia De La Cruz Rivera y Santiago, also known as Nat, was swimming neighborhood kids out of their money at the local Inglewood pool when her life changed. The LA Mermaids performed, emerging out of the water with matching sequined swimsuits, and it was then that synchronized swimming stole her heart. The problem? Her activist mom and professor dad think it's a sport with too much emphasis on looks -- on being thin and white. Nat grew up the youngest...
Author
Publisher
Dutton Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Dolores Mendoza is not thriving. She was recently diagnosed with a chronic bladder condition called interstitial cystitis. The painful disease isn't life threatening, but it is threatening to ruin her life. Just when things seem hopeless, Dolores meets someone poised to change her fate. Terpsichore Berkenbosch-Jones is glamorous, autistic, and homeschooled against her will by her overprotective mother. After a rocky start, the girls form a tentative...
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Español
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"Una niña llamada Petra Peña que no quería otra cosa que ser cuentista, como su abuelita. Pero el mundo de Petra está llegando a su fin. La Tierra ha sido destruida por un cometa, y solo unos pocos científicos y sus hijos --entre ellos, Petra y su familia-- han sido elegidos para viajar a un nuevo planeta. Son ellos quienes garantizarán la continuidad de la raza humana. Cientos de años después, Petra despierta en el nuevo planeta y descubre...
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Series
Publisher
Versify, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Little Lobo and his friends are excited for the out-of-this-world book festival the Guadalupian Library hosts every year! Everyone has a special book they're looking for, but there's so much to see and do first. From cookbook demonstrations and comics workshops to mask making and language classes, this library has something for everyone. Can Little Lobo, Bernabé, Kooky Dooky, Coco Rocho, and La Chida each find the book of their dreams?
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Publisher
Quill Tree Books, un sello de HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
La Madre de Efrén Nava es su Superwoman, a Soperwoman, llamada asi por los deliciosos sopes mexicanos que suele preparar. Su amá y su apá trabajan duro todo el día para mantener a la familia, asegurándose de que Efrén y sus hermanos menores, Max y Mía, se sientan seguros y queridos. Pero Efrén se preocupa por sus padres. Aunque nació en Estados Unidos, sus padres son indocumentados. Su peor pesadilla se vuelve realidad cuando su amá no regresa...
10) Warrior girl
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Celina and her family are bilingual and follow both Mexican and American traditions. Celina revels in her Mexican heritage, but once she starts school it feels like the world wants her to erase that part of her identity. Fortunately, she's got an army of family and three fabulous new friends behind her to fight the ignorance. But it's her Gramma who's her biggest inspiration, encouraging Celina to build a shield of joy around herself. Because when...
Author
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
"Cómo salir con un Mexicano volador : Relatos nuevos y escogidos by Daniel A. Olivas was originally published in English in 2022 as How to date a flying Mexican : new and collected stories by the University of Nevada Press. The English text has been reproduced in Spanish and the front matter has been modified to reflect the new translation"--
12) Lola protesta
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Español
Description
Su abuelo la llama "Lolita Siete Lenguas", siete lenguas peleando por ser escuchadas. Lola intenta no hacer tanto ruido, pero cuando es testigo de una injusticia en su vecindario, sabe que no puede guardar silencio. ¿Podrá Lola encontrar una forma de usar su voz para protestar y promover un cambio? ¡Sí se puede! Lola protesta es un álbum ilustrado cálido y divertido, inspirado en la infancia de la líder sindical y activista de derechos civiles...
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
La vida de un niño nacido en la frontera no es fácil, pero Güero sabe cómo hacerle frente: escribiendo poemas. Güero tiene doce años y es mexicano y americano al mismo tiempo. Sabe sentirse en casa en ambos lados del rio, y en su vida hay tanto español como inglés. Güero ha comenzado el séptimo año en la escuela, y su profe de inglés hace que hasta los poemas suenen cool. Güero es como llaman a los chicos como el: pálidos. Pero no te...
Publisher
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial USA, LLC
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
Veinte cuentos, ensayos, poemas y cómics de autores célebres y galardonados componen esta antología juvenil que explora la experiencia mexicoamericana. En esta colección que mezcla diferentes géneros: cuentos, ensayos personales, poesía y cómics, este grupo célebre de autores comparte las fronteras que han cruzado, los obstáculos que han atravesado y las dos culturas por las que continúan navegando como mexicoamericanos. Más allá de la...
15) When moon blooms
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Series
Publisher
Rise x Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
As a child admires the moon, their mother imparts Mexican Indigenous wisdom of the moon's phases as they relate to our bodies and lives.
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