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The Poet Upstairs

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The Poet Upstairs By Judith Ortiz Cofer • Illustrated by Oscar Ortiz Arte Público Press • 2012 • 32 pages ISBN: 978-1-55885-704-9 Hardcover ($16.95) Ages 4-8 Curiosity comes naturally to children, but the development of their…
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The Revolution Of Evelyn Serrano

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The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano By Sonia Manzano Scholastic • 2012 • 224 pages ISBN: 978-0545325059 Hardcover ($17.99) Ages 10-14 Like Pam Muñoz Ryan, who so beautifully and eloquently captures the essence of the Mexican-American…
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The Napping House/La casa adormecida

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The Napping House/La casa adormecida By Audrey Wood • Illustrated by Don Wood Translated by Alma Flor Ada & F. Isabel Campoy Houghton Mifflin Harcourt • 2012 • 32 pages ISBN: 978-0547719207 Board Book ($6.99) Ages 0-3 Audrey…
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Border Town: Crossing the Line

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Border Town: Crossing the Line Malín Alegría Scholastic Point • 2012 • 182 pages ISBN: 978-0-545-40240-8 Paperback ($5.99) Ages 12 and up Fabiola Garza is not a rule breaker. And that’s why she just can’t understand her…
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Return of the Library Dragon

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Return of the Library Dragon By Carmen Agra Deedy • Illustrated by Michael P. White Peachtree • 2012 • 32 pages ISBN: 978-1-56145-621-5 Hardcover ($16.95) Ages 4-8 Are e-books the way of the future? Will cyber libraries replace…
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Love, Amalia

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Love, Amalia By Alma Flor Ada & Gabriel M. Zubizarreta Atheneum • 2012 • 127 pages ISBN: 978-1-4424-2402-9 Hardcover (15.99) Ages 8-12 Love, Amalia is an arrow aimed right at the heart of upper-elementary grade school girls.…
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The Last Summer of the Death Warriors

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The Last Summer of the Death Warriors Francisco X. Stork Scholastic • 2012 • 344 pages ISBN: 978-0-545-15134-4 Paperback ($9.99) Ages 14 and up The ancient Roman ideal consisted of "a sound mind, in a sound body." When teenagers…
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Monkey See, Look at Me!

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Monkey See, Look at Me! Written & Illustrated by Lorena Siminovich Dial Books for Young Readers • 2012 • 32 pages ISBN: 978-0-8037-3737-2 Hardcover ($16.99) Ages 3-8 A friendly little monkey wearing plaid pants and yellow suspenders…
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Martín de Porres, The Rose of the Desert

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Martín de Porres, The Rose of the Desert By Gary D. Schmidt • Illustrated by David Diaz Clarion Books • 2012 • 32 pages ISBN 978-0-547-61218-8 Hardcover ($16.99) Ages 6 and up Martín de Porres was the child of a black slave…