Ana Maria Reyes Does Not Live in a Castle
Ana Maria Reyes Does Not Live in a Castle By Hilda Eunice Burgos Published by Lee & Low Books, Inc. ISBN-13: 9781620143629 Age Range: 10+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “…an authentic representation of a successful immigrant, middle class Latinx family who values education, community, and family and stays true to their roots.” —School Library Journal Description Her last name may mean “kings,” but Ana María Reyes REALLY does not live in a castle. Rather, she’s stuck in a tiny apartment with two parents (way too lovey-dovey),...
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The Poet X By Elizabeth Acevedo Published by HarperCollins Publishers ISBN-13: 9780062662804 Age Range: 13+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “Poignant and real, beautiful and intense, this story of a girl struggling to define herself is as powerful as Xiomara’s name: “one who is ready for war.”” —Kirkus Reviews Description Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking. But Xiomara has plenty she wants to...
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Islandborn By Junot Diaz Illustrated By Leo Espinosa Published by Penguin Young Readers Group Age Range: 5+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat Lola: Edición en español de ISLANDBORN Find a copy in Spanish at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “From its very first sentence, this first picture book from Díaz is both beautifully nuanced and instantly comprehensible…” —Publishers Weekly Description Every kid in Lola’s school was from somewhere else. Hers was a school of faraway places. So when Lola’s teacher asks the students to draw a...
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Luis Paints the World By Terry Farish Illustrated by Oliver Dominguez Published by Lerner Publishing Group Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children Honor for “fiction that has the potential to transform children’s lives by inviting compassion, imagination, and wonder.” Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat Description Nico is joining the Army to see the world. His younger brother, Luis, begins a mural on the alleyway wall to try to convince Nico to stay. But in Nico’s absence, Luis’s world expands along with the mural in their...
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My Feet Are Laughing By Lissette Norman Illustrated by Frank Morrison Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux “My Feet Are Laughing is a positive addition to the body of multicultural children’s literature and will easily appeal to a second-generation immigrant audience through its combination of references to hip hop, the urban landscape, and life in a modern family within Latino culture.” —Sybil Durand, Purdue University Press Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N Description Sadie likes living in her grandmother’s brownstone, where she has her own bedroom and a backyard...
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