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1) Islandborn
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English
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Hispanic & Latino Authors: Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
Hispanic Heritage 2023
Hispanic Heritage Month (Youth)
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Hispanic Heritage 2023
Hispanic Heritage Month (Youth)
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"Lola was just a baby when her family left the Island, so when she has to draw it for a school assignment, she asks her family, friends, and neighbors about their memories of her homeland ... and in the process, comes up with a new way of understanding her own heritage"--
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English
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2024 ALA Youth Media Awards (SCPL-YS)
Books Written in Verse (WPLD)
Disability Pride (kids and teens)
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Books Written in Verse (WPLD)
Disability Pride (kids and teens)
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A novel-in-verse about a 12-year-old Dominican American girl who must keep her love of swimming a secret from her mother, is diagnosed with Juvenile Arthritis, and is forced to reimagine the person she is to become.
4) Point guard
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Home team novels volume 3
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English
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"It's basketball season for the home team but Gus must wrestle with prejudice when he's the only one bothered by Cassie joining the boys' team and his teammate Steve makes fun of Gus's Dominican heritage"--
6) Strike zone
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English
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Twelve-year-old Nick García dreams of winning MVP of his summer baseball league, of finding a cure for his sister, of meeting his hero, Yankee pitcher Michael Arroyo, and of no longer living in fear of the government and ICE agents.
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Bodega cats volume 2
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English
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"Yesenia Rosado has it all under control... at least, everyone else seems to think so. But when one bad grade threatens to expose just how stressed she's really been lately, Yesi will lean on Candy, her new kitten, for comfort. Which would be good, except Candy has her eyes set on asomething better - having fun! what will it take for these two to make this friendship work?"--Page 4 of cover.
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Bodega cats volume 1
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English
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Told in alternating voices, follows Miguel and his newly adopted street savvy cat Lolo as they build a loving and supportive friendship in Washington Heights.
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Multiple
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"Los plátanos son la comida favorita de Yesenia. Pueden ser dulces y azucarados o salados y sabrosos. Y son parte de casi todas las comidas que prepara su familia dominicana. Pasa por su apartamento y descubre por qué los plátanos van con todo, ¡especialmente con el amor!"--
"Yesenia introduces readers to her favorite food--plátanos--which go with everything, especially love, in this ode to the star of Dominican cuisine"--
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English
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Caribbean American Heritage Month (teens)
Hispanic Heritage Month (WPLD)
OBD Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) - Youth
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Hispanic Heritage Month (WPLD)
OBD Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) - Youth
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Description
A collection of interconnected short stories from the Dominican diaspora focuses on one extended family.
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English
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Although ten-year-old Miguel is at first embarrassed by his colorful aunt, Tia Lola, when she comes to Vermont from the Dominican Republic to stay with his mother, his sister, and him after his parents' divorce, he learns to love her. Moving to Vermont after his parents split, Miguel has plenty to worry about. Tia Lola, his quirky, "carismatica, " and maybe magical aunt makes his life even more unpredictable when she arrives from the Dominican Republic...
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"Like all kids, Josefina loves to eat sweets. She loves warm chocolate chip cookies right out of the oven, cupcakes and candy! One night, while eating a piece of flan, Mami asks her to consider giving up sweets for Lent, the 40 days leading up to Easter. 'That's impossible!' Josefina says. When Mami promises to teach her how to make her favorite dessert, habichuelas con dulce, she agrees to give it a try. Josefina can't wait to end her fast and eat...
15) Lola
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Español
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When she has to draw a picture of where she immigrated from, Lola asks her family, friends, and neighbors about their memories of her homeland.
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English
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Juanita and Miguel's great aunt, Tía Lola, comes from the Dominican Republic to help take care of them after their parents divorce, and soon she is so involved in their small Vermont community that when her visa expires, the whole town turns out to support her.
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