hispanic americans

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hispanic americans

Each tiny spark

2020
Sixth-grader Emilia Torres struggles with ADHD, her controlling abuela, her mother's work commitments, her father's distance after returning from deployment, evolving friendships, and a conflict over school redistricting.

Lola's fandango

2018
After learning how to dance a style of flamenco known as the fandango, Lola plans a surprise for her mother's birthday.

Martin McLean, middle school queen

2020
Seventh-grader Martin McLean has trouble expressing himself except at Mathletes competitions and, now, as a female impersonator but his first-ever drag show falls on the same night as an important Mathletes tournament.

Wayward witch

2020
Before she can return home to help heal her broken family, teenaged Rose Mortiz must come to terms with her new powers and work with others to save the magical land of Adas.

A dog-friendly town

2020
"Epic Esquival and his two siblings race to solve the mystery of a missing bejeweled collar at their parents' dog-friendly hotel"--Provided by publisher.

The water bears

2020
"Newt Gomez has a thing with bears. Last year he survived a bear attack. And this year, he finds an unusual bear statue that just might grant wishes. Newt's best friend, Ethan, notices a wishbone on the statue and decides to make a wish. When it comes true, Newt thinks it's a coincidence. Even as more people wish on the bear and their wishes come true, Newt is not convinced. But Newt has a wish too: while he loves his home on eccentric Murphy Island, he wants to go to middle school on the mainland, where his warm extended family lives. There, he's not the only Latinx kid, he won't have to drive the former taco truck--a gift from his parents--and he won't have to perform in the talent show. Most importantly, on the mainland, he never has bad dreams about the attack. Newt is almost ready to make a secret wish when everything changes"--Publisher.

Nuestra Am?rica

30 inspiring Latinas/Latinos who have shaped the United States
2020
Presents an illustrated look at the lives of thirty Hispanic Americans and their contribution to the cultural, social, and political character of the United States.

Salva la m?sica

2019
"They're cutting funding at Sarai's school and her band program is the first to go. That is totally not okay with Sarai. She decides to organize a benefit concert to raise money! When she and her bandmates promote the concert on their video channel, it catches the attention of Sarai's favorite singer, Sparkles Sanchez! Can Sarai save the music?"--Provided by publisher.

Round is a tortilla

a book of shapes
A little girl discovers things that are round, square, and rectangular in her Hispanic American neighborhood.

AOC

the fearless rise and powerful resonance of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
2020
". . . fifteen writers explore the multiple meanings of a young Latina politician who has already made history. From the moment Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez beat a ten-term incumbent in the primary election for New York's 14th, her journey to the national, if not world, stage, was fast-tracked. Six months later, as the youngest Congresswoman ever elected, AOC became one of a handful of Latina politicians in Washington, D.C. Just thirty, she represents her generation, the millennials, in many groundbreaking ways: proudly working class, Democratic Socialist, of Puerto Rican descent, master of social media, not to mention of the Bronx, feminist-and a great dancer. AOC investigates her symbolic and personal significance for so many, from her willingness to use her imperfect bi-lingualism, to the threat she poses by governing like a man, to the long history of Puerto Rican activism that she joins"--Provided by publisher.

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