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Guadalupe Garcia McCall Retells Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’

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Young adult novelist Guadalupe Garcia McCall’s latest book, Summer of the Mariposas (Tu Books), is a retelling of Homer’s The Odyssey with a decidedly Latino twist. We had a chance to chat with McCall, whose debut young adult novel, Under…
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5 Winter Books by Latino Authors

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It’s cold outside in most of the country and it’s the perfect time of year to cozy up with a good book. Here are five recent works of fiction by Latin American or Latino authors to keep you company by the fireside. 1. We the Animals…
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Welcome to My Neighborhood! A Barrio ABC

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Welcome to My Neighborhood! A Barrio ABC By Quiara Alegría Hudes • Illustrated by Shino Arihara Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic • 2010 • 32 pages Hardcover ($16.99) ISBN: 97805450924245 Ages 4-8 “A is for abuela.  And abandoned…
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200 Years Later ‘Pride and Prejudice’ Still Resonates

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It’s Happy Birthday to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, a classic novel that continues to capture the imagination of millions of people around the world and that has spun hundreds of other books based on its characters and style. The book,…
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J.R. Martinez Talks ‘Full of Heart: My Story of Survival, Strength and Spirit’

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J.R. Martinez was just 19 years old and serving as an U.S. Army infantryman in Iraq when his Humvee hit an IED (improvised explosive device). He suffered smoke inhalation and severe burns to 34% of his body, including his face. He spent 34…
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Tía Isa Wants a Car

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Tía Isa Wants a Car by Meg Medina • Illustrated by Claudio Muñoz Candlewick Press • 2011 • 32 pages Hardcover ($15.99) ISBN: 9780763641566 Ages 4-8 Editor’s note: This book is also available in a Spanish paperback edition…
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Stephen and the Beetle

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Stephen and the Beetle By Jorge Luján • Illustrated by Chiara Carrer Groundwood Books • 2012 • 32 pages Hardcover ($18.95) ISBN: 9781554981922 Ages 2-5 One fine day, Stephen goes out to the yard and discovers a beetle strolling…
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Five Little Monkeys / Cinco monitos

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Five Little Monkeys: Storybook Treasury/Cinco monitos: Colección de oro Written & Illustrated by Eileen Christelow Houghton Mifflin Harcourt • 2012 • 192 pages Hardcover ($11.99) ISBN: 978-0-547-74593-0 Ages 4 and up Those…
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Starfields Book Review

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Starfields By Carolyn Marsden Candlewick Press • 2011 • 224 pages Hardcover. ($15.99) ISBN 9780763648206 Ages 10 and up At the center of this well-written novel is nine-year old Rosalba, a Mayan girl who lives with her family in…