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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,…
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Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass

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Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass By Meg Medina Candlewick Press • 2013 • 272 pages Hardcover ($16.99) ISBN 978-0-7636-5859-5 Ages 14 and up Piedad “Piddy” Sanchez has always liked school.  It’s easy when you’re smart—even…
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The Trouble with Half a Moon

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The Trouble with Half a Moon By Danette Vigilante Putnam • 2011 • 181 pages Hardcover ($16.99) ISBN: 978-0-399-25159-7 Ages 9-12 Like most 13-year-olds, Dellie has a lot on her mind: school, parents, friends, and boys. But Dellie's…
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Darkroom: A Memoir in Black & White

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Darkroom: A Memoir in Black & White Written & Illustrated by Lila Quintero Weaver University of Alabama Press • 2012 • 264 pages Paperback ($24.95) ISBN: 9780817357146 Ages 14 and up Weaver's remarkable memoir of her youth…
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Maisy Series

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Maisy’s Food/Los alimentos de Maisy Written & Illustrated by Lucy Cousins Candlewick Press • 2009 • 14 pages Board Book ($5.99) ISBN: 9780763645199 Ages 18 months-5 years Maisy’s Animals/Los animales de Maisy Written…
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The Immigrant Advantage

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For immigrants, living in the U.S. is a precious opportunity to learn about new cultures and their traditions. Beyond the struggle to adapt to a new language or certain values in the American culture, this is a welcoming country, a “melting…