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1) Mecca
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A California epic following several native, diverse Californians grasping for air in a world that continues to marginalize them"--
Author
Language
English
Description
Adopting the structure and themes of the Arthurian legend, John Steinbeck created a “Camelot” on a shabby hillside above the town of Monterey, California, and peopled it with a colorful band of knights. At the center of the tale is Danny, whose house, like Arthur’s castle, becomes a gathering place for men looking for adventure, camaraderie, and a sense of belonging—men who fiercely resist the corrupting tide of honest toil...
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
2023 Stoker Awards Final Ballot
2023 Youth Media Awards
Pura Belpré Award Winners 2013-2023 / Los ganadores del premio Pura Belpré: 2013-2023
2023 Youth Media Awards
Pura Belpré Award Winners 2013-2023 / Los ganadores del premio Pura Belpré: 2013-2023
Description
When an urban legend rumored to trap people inside subway tunnels seems to be behind mysterious disappearances in the Bronx, sixteen-year-old Raquel and her friends team up to save their city--and confront a dark episode in its history in the process.
4) Lucero
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
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Description
"A nurturing voice reassures the lonely and afraid in difficult times"--
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Series
Zapato Power volume 3
Language
English
Description
A very unusual squirrel is spotted in and around Starwood Elementary School, and when Freddie uses his Zapato Power to chase it, he finds more than one opportunity to be a hero.
Author
Series
Zapato Power volume 2
Language
English
Description
When a very important inventor needs rescuing, Freddie Ramos activates his special sneakers and becomes a superhero.
Author
Language
English
Description
Acclaimed author of the Reese Witherspoon YA Book Club Pick Furia, Yamile Saied Méndez makes her adult fiction debut with this sparkling, whimsical novel of an accomplished young woman who discovers what it really means to come into her own . . .
One month short of her wedding day-and her thirtieth birthday-Nadia Palacio finds herself standing up to her infuriating, cheating fiancé for the first time in . . . well, ever. But that same courage...
Author
Series
Zapato Power volume 8
Language
English
Description
Freddie Ramos' tries to use his superpowers to help improve his math grade, and to find the new first-grader, Amy, who has disappeared after being bullied.
12) Harbor me
Author
Language
English
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2022-2023 OBOB 3rd-5th Grade
Authors to Celebrate this Black History Month
Tricky Topics: Talking About Incarceration With Children
Authors to Celebrate this Black History Month
Tricky Topics: Talking About Incarceration With Children
Description
"When six students are chosen to participate in a weekly talk with no adults allowed, they discover that when they're together, it's safe to share the hopes and fears they have to hide from the rest of the world"--
Author
Series
Zapato Power volume 7
Language
English
Description
Freddie Ramos uses his super hearing to help a lost child during a class trip to the Air & Space Museum, but finds it hard not to become "a sneaky snoop."
15) Pedro is rich
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
When Pedro receives some money from his grandmother for his birthday, his father suggests that he put some of it in the bank, but than Pedro has to decide what to do with the remainder.
16) Mountain dog
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
When his mother is sent to jail in Los Angeles, eleven-year-old Tony goes to live with his forest ranger great-uncle in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, where Tony experiences unconditional love for the first time through his friendship with a rescue dog.
Author
Series
Disney chills volume 5
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Hector's family is counting on him to win the Zeus Cup in a race, but when a Greek god offers a deal to help him win, all Hades breaks loose.
Author
Series
Questioneers volume 4
Language
English
Description
When her abuelo is injured at the local landfill, second-grader Sofia is determined to transform the dangerous Mount Trashmore into a park, taking on City Hall in the process.
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