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21) The meaning of Michelle: 16 writers on the iconic first lady and how her journey inspires our own
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"Michelle Obama is unlike any other First Lady in American History. From her first moments on the public stage, she has challenged traditional American notions about what it means to be beautiful, to be strong, to be fashion-conscious, to be healthy, to be First Mom, to be a caretaker and hostess, and to be partner to the most powerful man in the world. As Hillary Clinton has said, admiringly about Michelle Obama, our soon to be ex-First Lady exemplifies...
24) Mama's girl
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Memoir of the author's life growing up as an overachiever in an underpriviledged family, chronicling the blessed relationship she forged with her mother after her father deserted the family.
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"Flora Violeta LeFevre, alias Flora la Fresca, cuenta siempre con su mejor amiga, Clara Bayano, para convertir todo en una aventura. Mientras su hermana Maylin se prepara para celebrar sus quince años, Flora descubrirá que Clara está a punto de mudarse de ciudad. Pero una nueva amiga aparecerá y los quince de Maylin tomarán un divertido y desastroso giro."--
27) Plus
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After being dumped by her boyfriend and gaining twenty-five pounds during her freshman year at Columbia University, Bee Wilson becomes a world-famous supermodel when a prestigious modeling agency hires her for its plus-size division.
28) Fifteen candles
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Amigas volume 1
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For Alicia Cruz and her three best friends--Carmen, Jamie, and Gaz--quinceñeras, the fantastic parties thrown for Latina girls turning fifteen, are a staple of the Miami social scene. But this summer after meeting the new girl in town, Alicia ends up volunteering to help organize Sarita's quince. Soon Alicia is drowning in preparations and turning into a quince-zilla. Will she learn to trust her amigas and rock the party?
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Amigas volume 4
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Alicia, Carmen, Jamie, and Gaz head to Texas on spring break, where they figure they can combine their quinceañera-planning business with pleasure. But with so much going on, will they stay on target?
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Amigas volume 6
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After two years of planning the hottest quinceañeras in Miami and beyond, the girls of Amigas Incorporated are facing their biggest challenge yet, high school graduation. While Carmen and Jamie know exactly what they want, Alicia is on the fence. Should she go to the school of her dreams even if it means doing exactly what has always been expected of her? Or should she try something new? With so many decisions to make, Alicia is beginning to feel...
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Amigas volume 2
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Carmen is turning fifteen and her friends Sarita, Alicia, Jamie, and Gaz plan to throw her a quinceañera; but when the group decides to join a reality show competition, Carmen feels like her party is becoming less important.
36) She's got game
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Amigas volume 3
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Binky Mortimer is in need of a quinceañera planner, so Alicia, Carmen, Jamie, and Gaz quickly agree to help her out. But they soon begin to wonder if the price is too high. Binky's brother, Dash, is very into Jamie. Will she be able to push aside her doubts about dating a guy from another world and get swept off her feet? Or will her insecurities end up costing Amigas Inc. their biggest client yet?
37) A formal affair
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Amigas volume 5
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After a teacher advises her to help out with the school dance, Carmen is forced to do double duty as she also has to help the Amigas Inc. team plan a double quinceañera for two cousins.
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In two of the most renowned and historic venues in Harlem, Alexander Smalls and JJ Johnson dreamed up the Afro-Asian-American flavor profile. Braiding together the foods of the African diaspora and Asian influences with a distinctly New York sensibility, they present here for the first time more than one hundred recipes that go beyond just one place, taking you, in words from The New Yorker, "somewhere between Harlem and heaven.