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by Carlos Aponte
Fiction
Carlitos lives in a happy home with his mother, his abuela, and Coco the cat. Life in his hometown is cozy as can be, but the call of the capital city pulls Carlitos across the bay in search of his father. Jolly piragüeros, mischievous cats, and costumed musicians color this tale of love, family, and the true meaning of home.
by Pablo Neruda
Nonfiction
The Chilean winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature may well be, as Gabriel García Márquez called him, “the greatest poet of the twentieth century–in any language.” Includes nearly passionate, original 600 poems, many in new translations, often accompanied by the Spanish-language original.
Book: BCCLS
by Ashley Hope Pérez
Fiction
New London, Texas. 1937. Naomi Vargas and Wash Fuller know about the lines in East Texas as well as anyone. They know the signs that mark them. They know the people who enforce them. But sometimes the attraction between two people is so powerful it breaks through even the most entrenched color lines. And the consequences can be explosive.
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by Mark Oshiro
Fiction
Xochital is destined to wander the desert alone, speaking her troubled village’s stories into its arid winds. Her only companions are the blessed stars above and enimagic lines of poetry magically strewn across dusty dunes. Her one desire: to share her heart with a kindred spirit. One night, Xo’s wish is granted — in the form of Emilia, the cold and beautiful daughter of the town’s murderous mayor. But when the two set out on a magical journey across the desert, they find their hearts could be a match… if only they can survive the nightmare-like terrors that arise when the sun goes down.
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by Julia Alvarez
Fiction
A college English professor retires and discovers that the world demands more of her than words, as her husband suddenly dies, her sister disappears, and a pregnant, undocumented teenager turns up on her doorstep.
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En español
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por Nazareth Castellanos
Ficción
Todos sabemos dónde está el cerebro, pero ¿para qué sirve? ¿Sabías que está formado por un bosque? Sí, sí, ¡por un bosque de neuronas! ¿Y sabías que esas neuronas se envían cartas entre sí para dar instrucciones al resto del cuerpo? ¡Todo esto y mucho más lo aprenderás junto a Alicia y la coneja Cajal!
Book: BCCLS
by Fred Aceves
Fiction
David Espinoza is tired of being messed with. When a video of him getting knocked down by a bully goes viral at the end of junior year, David vows to use the summer to bulk up — do what it takes to become a man.
Soon David is spending all his time and money at Iron Life, a nearby gym that’s full of bodybuilders. As David falls into the dark side of the bodybuilding world, pursuing his ideal body at all costs, he’ll have to grapple with the fact that it could cost him everything.
by Yamile Saied Méndez
Fiction
In Rosario, Argentina, Camila Hassan lives a double life. At home, she is a careful daughter, living within her mother’s narrow expectations, in her rising-soccer-star brother’s shadow, and under the abusive rule of her father. On the field, she is La Furia, a powerhouse of skill and talent. When her team qualifies for the South American tournament, Camila gets the chance to see just how far those talents can take her.
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by Natalia Sylvester
Fiction
Senator Anthony Ruiz is running for president, and a presidential campaign brings a whole new level of scrutiny to sheltered fifteen-year-old Mariana and the rest of her Cuban American family, from a 60 Minutes–style tour of their house to tabloids doctoring photos and inventing scandals.
As tensions rise, Mari begins to learn about the details of her father’s political positions, and she realizes that he’s not the man she thought he was. But how do you find your voice when everyone’s watching? When it means disagreeing with your father — publicly? What do you do when your dad stops being your hero? Will Mari get a chance to confront her father? Will she have the courage to seize it?
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by Xóchitl González
Fiction
A status-driven Nuyorican wedding planner grapples with the fate of her politician brother, long-lost revolutionary mother, and Puerto Rican roots, all in the wake of Hurricane Maria.
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by Gabriel García Márquez
Fiction
The brilliant landmark novel tells the story of the Buendia family, and chronicles the irreconcilable conflict between the desire for solitude and the need for love—in rich, imaginative prose that first brought the genre of magical realism to the world’s attention.
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En español
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by Adi Alsaid
Fiction
This year’s lock-in at Central International School begins normally enough. Then students led by Marisa stage an ecoprotest and chain themselves to the doors. Some rally with them, but others are aggrieved to watch their own plans fall apart. Amira has trained all year to compete in the school decathlon. Peejay intended to honor his brother by throwing the greatest party CIS has ever seen. Kenji was looking forward to making a splash at his improv showcase. Omar wanted to spend a little time with the boy he’s been crushing on. Celeste, adrift in a new country, was hoping to connect with someone — anyone. And Marisa, once so certain of her goals, must now decide how far she’ll go.
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by Mario Vargas Llosa
Fiction
Two high society couples in Lima become embroiled in a disturbing vortex of erotic adventures and politically driven blackmail in this politically charged detective novel.
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En español
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por Jairo Buitrago
Ficción
Un grupo de estudiantes pasa un día inolvidable dibujando dinosaurios al aire libre con su extraordinario maestro. Quizás tu escuela tenga un área de juegos, gimnasio y computadoras. Pero en esta escuela ubicada en una cadena montañosa lejana, las cosas son un poco diferentes.
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Fiction
A glamorous debutante heads to a gloomy mansion in the distant Mexican countryside to protect her newlywed cousin but unearths stories of violence and madness.
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by Gabriela Garcia
Fiction
From 19th-century cigar factories to present-day detention centers, from Cuba to Mexico and Miami, this is a sweeping, masterful debut about a daughter’s fateful choice, a mother motivated by her own past, and a family legacy that begins in Cuba before either of them were born.
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by Sonora Reyes
Fiction
Sixteen-year-old Yamilet prefers to be known for her killer eyeliner, not for being one of the only Mexican kids at her new, mostly white, very rich Catholic school. At least here no one knows she’s gay, and Yami intends to keep it that way. The thing is, it’s hard to fake being straight when Bo, the only openly queer girl at school, is so annoyingly perfect. And smart. And talented. And cute. So cute. If word got back to her mom, she could face a lot worse than rejection. So she’ll have to start asking, WWSGD: What would a straight girl do?
Book: BCCLS
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by Chris Haughton
Fiction
Simón quiere portarse bien. Pero cuando Alfonso sale a hacer un recado, y Simón ve en la mesa de la cocina una deliciosa tarta… es que… es que… ¡No puede evitarlo!
Book: BCCLS
by Julia Alvarez
Fiction
November 25, 1960, the Dominican Republic. Three beautiful sisters have been found near their wrecked Jeep at the bottom of a 150-foot cliff. The official state newspaper reports their deaths as accidental. It does not mention that a fourth sister lives. Nor does it explain that the sisters were among the leading opponents of Trujillo’s dictatorship. Based on a true story.
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En español
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by Hollis Kurman
Fiction
Follow the journey of immigrant and refugee children from leaky boat to a new country, a new school, and new friends in this simple counting book.
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by Junot Diaz
Ficción
Todos los niños de la escuela de Lola venían de otra parte. Era una escuela de lugares lejanos. Así que cuando la maestra de Lola pide a los estudiantes que hagan un dibujo del lugar de donde emigraron sus familias, todos los niños se entusiasman. Todos, menos Lola. Ella no recuerda la Isla: se fue cuando era apenas un bebé. Pero con la ayuda de su familia, de sus amigos y de sus recuerdos –felices, maravillosos, tristes, aterradores–, la imaginación de Lola la lleva en un extraordinario viaje de regreso a la Isla. Cuando finalmente se acerca al corazón de la historia de su familia, Lola comprende el sentido de las palabras de su abuela: “Que no recuerdes un lugar no significa que no sea parte de ti
Book: BCCLS
by Emery Lee
Fiction
Theo Mori and Gabriel Moreno have always been at odds. Their parents own rival businesses — an Asian American café and a Puerto Rican bakery — and Gabi’s lack of coordination has cost their soccer team too many games to count.
Stuck in the closet and scared to pursue his own dreams, Gabi sees his family’s shop as his future. Stuck under the weight of his parents’ expectations, Theo’s best shot at leaving Vermont means first ensuring his parents’ livelihood is secure. So when a new fusion café threatens both shops, Theo and Gabi realize they can only achieve their goals by working together to cook up an underground snack operation and win back their customers. But can they put aside their differences long enough to save their parents’ shops, or will the new feelings between them boil over?
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by Isabel Allende
Fiction
An sweeping intergenerational saga centering on an ill-starred love affair between a young Hispanic girl and the son of the Japanese gardener. From World War II on, they find ways to reunite while hiding their romance from the world.
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by Rafa Guerrero
Fiction
La tranquilidad que genera un apego seguro, la certeza de que sus cuidadores le acompañan crea en el niño una infancia equilibrada, le permite establecer relaciones más saludables y menos dependientes, y genera una mayor autoestima y confianza a lo largo de su vida, dando como resultado una etapa adulta plena y serena.
Book: BCCLS
by Francisco Cantú
Nonfiction
The memoir of a Chicago U.S. Border Patrol agent who quits, only to discover the full impact of the border when a friend crosses to visit his ailing mother–and does not return.
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by Maria Correa
Fiction
Rosita de Sésamo aprende a responder cuando extraños en el supermercado le dicen a ella y a su Mami que no hablen español. Rosita y su Mami se enfrentan al racismo cuando les dicen que se abstengan de hablar español en el supermercado. Mientras discuten el inquietante encuentro, a Rosita se le recuerda lo valioso y especial que es hablar dos idiomas. ¡Y que la capacidad de hacerlo es como tener un superpoder! Este importante libro resulta de gran ayuda para presentarles a niños pequeños el delicado tema del racismo.
by David Valdes
Fiction
All Luis Gonzalez wants is to go to prom with his boyfriend, something his “progressive” school still doesn’t allow. Not after what happened with Chaz Wilson. But that was ages ago, when Luis’s parents were in high school; it would never happen today, right? He’s determined to find a way to give his LGBTQ friends the respect they deserve.
When a hit on the head knocks him back in time to 1985 and he meets Chaz himself, Luis concocts a plan — he’s going to give this guy his first kiss. But it turns out a school in the ’80s isn’t the safest place to be gay. Especially with homophobes running the campus, including Luis’s estranged father. Luis is in over his head, trying not to make things worse — and hoping he makes it back to present day at all.
Book: BCCLS
by Alejandra Espino del Castillo
Non-Fiction
Mis pies tienen raíz tiene una estructura única: un índice que revela los lazos que compartieron personajes que pueden haber estado muy lejos unas de otras en el tiempo y en el espacio. Si una era pintora y ensayista, otra era ensayista e historiadora, y otra más historiadora y cocinera… Este entrecruzamiento hace énfasis en el papel de las mujeres como guías, mentoras, inspiradoras y maestras de las generaciones siguientes, y busca contrarrestar los discursos que las muestran como historias anómalas, aisladas unas de otras. Las imágenes en acrílico que ilustran cada historia subrayan el carácter clásico y duradero de un libro que será un eslabón más en la cadena.
Book: BCCLS
by Quiara Alegría Hudes
Nonfiction
The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright tells her lyrical story of coming of age against the backdrop of a Philadelphia barrio, with her sprawling idiosyncratic, love-and-trouble-filled Puerto Rican family as a collective muse.
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by Susanna Isern
Fiction
El baile, la lectura, el humor, la creatividad, la agilidad, las matemáticas. ¡Todos tenemos algún superpoder increíble! Un superpoder que nos convierte en personas únicas e irrepitibles. ¿Cuál es el tuyo?
Book: BCCLS
by Adam Silvera
Fiction
On September 5, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give them some bad news: They’re going to die today. Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but, for different reasons, they’re both looking to make a new friend on their End Day. The good news: There’s an app for that. It’s called the Last Friend, and through it, Rufus and Mateo are about to meet up for one last great adventure—to live a lifetime in a single day.
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by Xochitl Dixon
Fiction
Aventúrate con un grupo diverso de niños mientras aprenden el gozo de haber nacido diferentes pero iguales.
Book: BCCLS
by Tehlor Kay Mejia
Fiction
Graduates from the Medio School for Girls will either run a husband’s household or raise his children, but both roles are promised a life of comfort and luxury. Daniela is the school’s top student, but her bright future depends on no one discovering her secret — her pedigree is a lie. Now that her marriage to a politico’s son is fast approaching, she must keep the truth hidden.
On her graduation night, Dani seems to be in the clear, but nothing prepares her for all the difficult choices she must make, especially when she is asked to spy for a resistance group desperately fighting to bring equality to Medio. Will Dani cling to the privilege her parents fought to win for her, or to give up everything she’s strived for in pursuit of a free Medio — and a chance at a forbidden love?
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by Alessandra Narváez Varela
Fiction
Out of nowhere, a lady comes up to Anamaria and says she’s her, from the future. But Anamaria knows better than to talk to a stranger. Girls need to be careful, especially in Ciudad Juárez. This thirty-year-old “future” lady doesn’t seem dangerous, but she won’t stop talking about saving a girl.
Anamaria definitely doesn’t need saving, she’s doing fine. But, maybe Thirty’s right, maybe she’s not supposed to be so exhausted, but how can she ask for help when her city is mourning the much bigger tragedy of its stolen girls?
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by Crystal Maldonado
Fiction
Charlie Vega is a lot of things. Smart. Funny. Artistic. Ambitious. Fat. People sometimes have a problem with that last one. Charlie wants a good relationship with her body, but it’s hard. The world and everyone in it have ideas about what she should look like: thinner, lighter, slimmer-faced, straighter-haired. But there’s one person who’s always in Charlie’s corner: her best friend Amelia. So when Charlie starts a tentative relationship with cute classmate Brian, everything is perfect until she learns one thing — he asked Amelia out first. So is she his second choice? Does he even really see her? Because it’s time people did.
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by Reinaldo Arenas
Nonfiction
The acclaimed memoir of a gay Cuban author and revolutionary from his poverty-stricken childhood in rural Cuba and his adolescence as a rebel fighting for Castro, through his suppression as a writer, imprisonment as a homosexual, his flight from Cuba via the Mariel boat lift to New York City.
Book: BCCLS
by Aiden Thomas
Fiction
When his traditional Latinx family has problems accepting his gender, Yadriel becomes determined to prove himself a real brujo. With the help of his cousin and best friend Maritza, he performs the ritual himself, and then sets out to find the ghost of his murdered cousin and set it free.
However, the ghost he summons is actually Julian, the school’s resident bad boy, and Julian is not about to go quietly. He’s determined to find out what happened. Left with no choice, Yadriel agrees to help him, so that they can both get what they want. But the longer Yadriel spends with Julian, the less he wants to let him leave.
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by Maya Gonzalez
Fiction
Maya, who lives in the dusty desert, opens her eyes wide to find the colors in her world, from Papi’s black hair and Mami’s orange and purple flowers to Maya’s red swing set and the fiery pink sunset.
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by Susanna Isern
Fiction
En este libro se recogen seis bonitos cuentos protagonizados por los habitantes de EL BOSQUE DE LA SERENIDAD y que están dirigidos a familias con niños y niñas de todas las edades. Son historias para educar en la calma a partir de temas fundamentales que pueden vivirse en el día a día. Podréis aprender cómo afrontar los problemas y las preocupaciones con serenidad, a trabajar la paciencia, a mantener la calma ante una situación difícil, a canalizar la energía, la tranquilidad y la concentración, así como a autorregularse y a gestionar los impulsos, acompañando a los niños en su aprendizaje y siguiendo siempre sus ritmos.
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by Angie Cruz
Fiction
In the 1960s, a young Dominican girl enters a loveless marriage with a much-older man to bring her family over to New York City; when he goes on a trip she must decide once again between her heart and her duty to her family.
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