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Let’s Go See Papa!

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Let’s Go See Papa! By Lawrence Schimel • Illustrated by Marina Rivera Translated by Elisa Amado Groundwood Books • 2011 • 48 pages Hardcover ($18.95) ISBN: 978-1-55498-106-9 Ages 9-12 In this translation of Vamos a ver a papá…
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Secret Saturdays

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Secret Saturdays By Torrey Maldonado Putnam Juvenile • 2010 • 195 pages Hardcover ($16.99) ISBN 978-0-399-25158-0 Ages 10 and up What does it mean to be a man? Living in the hardscrabble neighborhood of Red Hook, in New York City,…
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The Birthday Box/Mi caja de cumpleaños

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The Birthday Box/Mi caja de cumpleaños Written & Illustrated by Leslie Patricelli Candlewick Press • 2011 • 26 pages Board Book ($6.99) ISBN: 978-0-7636-5041-4 Ages 2-5 You will get much mileage out of this brightly illustrated,…
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Young Adult Author Guadalupe Garcia McCall is on a Winning Streak

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Guadalupe Garcia McCall is on a winning streak and quickly becoming a Latina author to watch—and read. In 2012, her debut young adult novel, Under the Mesquite (Lee & Low), won the Pura Belpré Medal and was named a Morris Award finalist.…
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Kids Books for Presidents’ Day

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Each year, on the third Monday in February, our country celebrates Presidents’ Day. Though many educators focus on two presidents in particular—George Washington and Abraham Lincoln—the day serves as an opportunity to recognize the lives…
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How Tía Lola Ended Up Starting Over

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How Tía Lola Ended Up Starting Over By Julia Alvarez Random House • 2011 • 145 pages Paperback ($6.99) ISBN: 978-0-375-87320-1 Ages  8-12 In the final entry in the Tía Lola series, families are reconfigured, a mystery is solved,…
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A Mango in the Hand: A Story Told Through Proverbs

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A Mango in the Hand: A Story Told Through Proverbs By Antonio Sacre • Illustrated by Sebastià Serra Abrams • 2011 • 32 pages Hardcover ($16.95) ISBN 978-0-8109-9734-9 Ages 5-8 Little Francisco lives in Cuba, where they celebrate…
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Good-bye, Havana! Hola, New York!

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Good-bye, Havana! Hola, New York! By Edie Colón • Illustrated by Raúl Colón Simon & Schuster •2011 • 32 pages ISBN 978-1-4424-0674-2 Hardcover ($16.99) Ages 4-8 This autobiographical story follows a six-year-old girl’s…
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2013 Children’s Book Award Winners Include a Few Latino Stars

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Each year the American Library Association (ALA) honors books, videos, and other outstanding materials for children and teens. Recognized worldwide for the high quality they represent, the ALA Youth Media Awards guide parents, educators, librarians,…