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2024 Women's History Month for Kids
Art Appreciation for Youth
Find Your Voice! Babies & Pre-K
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Art Appreciation for Youth
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"Mira lives in a gray and hopeless urban community until a muralist arrives and, along with his paints and brushes, brings color, joy, and togetherness to Mira and her neighbors"--
2) Harbor me
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BBD Hispanic Culture 2023
Black Authors: Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
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OBD Juneteenth (June) - Youth
Black Authors: Chapter Books & Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
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OBD Juneteenth (June) - Youth
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"When six students are chosen to participate in a weekly talk with no adults allowed, they discover that when they're together, it's safe to share the hopes and fears they have to hide from the rest of the world"--
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Find Your Voice! Nonfiction!
Hispanic & Latino Authors: Youth Nonfiction (SCPL-YS)
Hispanic & Latinx Voices
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Hispanic & Latino Authors: Youth Nonfiction (SCPL-YS)
Hispanic & Latinx Voices
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"Years before the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez, an eight-year-old girl of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage, played an instrumental role in Mendez v. Westminster, the landmark desegregation case of 1946 in California"--
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"The Hating Game meets I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter in this Pura Belpré Award-winning novel that's an irresistible romance starring a Mexican American teen who discovers love and profound truths about the universe when she spends her summer on a road trip across the country. When her twin sister reaches social media stardom, Moon Fuentez accepts her fate as the ugly, unwanted sister hidden in the background, destined to be nothing more...
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"In this prequel to #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon They Both Die at the End, two new strangers spend a life-changing day together after Death-Cast first makes their fateful calls. It's the night before Death-Cast goes live, and there's one question on everyone's mind: Can Death-Cast actually predict when someone will die, or is it just an elaborate hoax? Orion Pagan has waited years for someone to tell him that he's going to die. He has...
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"When Camila tries out for a play, she practices hard to get ready for auditions. So she's extra disappointed when she doesn't get the starring role. But as she learns her part and works with the rest of the cast, Camila discovers there is more than one way to be a star"--
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Zapato Power volume 2
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When a very important inventor needs rescuing, Freddie Ramos activates his special sneakers and becomes a superhero.
10) Invisible
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Can five overlooked kids make one big difference? There's George: the brain Sara: the loner Dayara: the tough kid Nico: the rich kid And Miguel: the athlete And they're stuck together when they're forced to complete their school's community service hours. Although they're sure they have nothing in common with one another, some people see them as all the same ... just five Spanish-speaking kids. Then they meet someone who truly needs their help,...
11) ChupaCarter
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Chupacarter volume 1
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Hispanic & Latino Authors: Chapter Books and Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
Hispanic Heritage 2023
Unidos: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage (kids)
Hispanic Heritage 2023
Unidos: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage (kids)
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"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"--
Jorge is a misunderstood middle school misfit who has been sent to live with his grandparents in New Mexico. On his first day of school he catches the attention of his belligerent principal and the school bullies. Lonely, resentful, and...
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Zapato Power volume 1
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Freddie finds a mysterious package outside his apartment containing sneakers that allow him to run faster than a train, and inspire him to perform heroic deeds.
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Hispanic Heritage 2023
National Hispanic Heritage Month - Teens
OBD Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) - Youth
Unidos: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage (teens)
National Hispanic Heritage Month - Teens
OBD Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) - Youth
Unidos: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage (teens)
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Alex is a baseball player. A great one. His papi is pushing him to go pro, but Alex maybe wants to be a poet. Not that Papi would understand or allow that. Isa is a dancer. She'd love to go pro, if only her Havana-born mom weren't dead set against it...just like she's dead set against her daughter falling for a Latino. And Isa's privileged private-school life-with her dad losing his job and her older brother struggling with mental illness-is falling...
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Zapato Power volume 3
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A very unusual squirrel is spotted in and around Starwood Elementary School, and when Freddie uses his Zapato Power to chase it, he finds more than one opportunity to be a hero.
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Zapato Power volume 10
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When an accident sidelines Freddie, he works on a new invention with Mr. Vaslov and tries to solve a mystery, aided by someone who is just the right size for his old super-powered shoes.
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All these monsters volume 2
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While trying to expose a private security firm hired by the government to weaponize scrabs, Clara and Team Seven face their biggest threat yet--their own demons.
When the world was crumbling, Clara escaped her abusive home and joined Team Seven, a monster-fighting squad of runaways and misfits. They discovered the sinister truth behind the scrab invasion: they're being trained and weaponized by MDG, a private security firm hired by the government....
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All these monsters volume 1
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"Seventeen-year-old Clara runs away from home to join a vigilante monster-flghting squad, only to discover that sometimes the most dangerous monsters are where you least expect them." --
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Zapato Power volume 5
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OBD Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) - Youth
OBD Ready for Chapter Books - YOUTH
OBD Ready for Chapter Books - YOUTH
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"When a freak spring blizzard buries Starwood Park, Freddie works with Mr. Vaslov to clear the sidewalks using a new invention--Zapato Power snowshoes. But not even the snow can stop a thief from causing trouble in the neighborhood. Can Freddie solve the case, even if it means helping Erika, the Starwood Park bully?"--
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