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When a lost dog helps Laura find a way home to her family, they discover family in each other along the way.

A look at the life and career of United States Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Twelve-year-old Iveliz is trying to manage her mental health and advocate for the help and understanding she deserves, but in the meantime her new friend calls her crazy and her abuela Mimi dismisses the therapy and medicine Iveliz needs to feel like herself.

When outspoken feminist rebel Ruby McAllister stands up for a girl being humiliated into covering up, they become the leaders of the school's dress code rebellion, which forces them to face their own insecurities, biases, privileges and the ups-and-downs of newfound friendship.

"In 1984 Newark, Beatriz Mendez navigates romance, gang culture, and her family's past. After her gang-leader brother is killed, Beatriz gives up her dreams of dancing in order to run the gang. But her eyes are reopened to her dream of a career in dance when the school brainiac asks her to compete in a dance competition with him--but will the gang let her go?"--Provided by publisher.

Seventeen-year-old Whit, a plus-sized Puerto-Rican girl, is forced to plan the school's Fall Formal with her handsome ex.

Told with interstitial historical chapters, fourteen-year-old Ta?na (Ty) must draw from the strength of her Ta?no ancestors to bring her family and community hope and healing after a devastating incident.

"Every winter, Luc?a looks forward to the colorful festivities of el d?a de Reyes. But this year . . . instead of dancing and singing in the parrandas of her Puerto Rican neighborhood, Luc?a is bundled up and making snow angels in a gray backyard in Ohio. How will she ever be able to guide the Three Kings to her new home in the frosty Midwest?"--Provided by publisher.

When outspoken feminist rebel Ruby McAllister stands up for a girl being humiliated into covering up, they become the leaders of the school's dress code rebellion, which forces them to face their own insecurities, biases, privileges and the ups-and-downs of newfound friendship.

When a lost dog helps Laura find a way home to her family, they discover family in each other along the way.