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Spike the Mixed-up Monster
Books, Life, Picture Books
Spike the Mixed-up Monster
By Susan Hood • Illustrated by Melissa Sweet
Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books • 2012 • 40 pages
Hardcover ($16.99)
ISBN: 978-1442406018
Ages 4-8
Meet Spike, the axolotl, and his three amigos—a…
The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind
Books, Life, Young-Adult-Books
The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind
Meg Medina
Candlewick Press • 2012 • 246 pages
Hardcover ($17.99)
ISBN: 978-0-7636-4602-8
Ages 13 and up
Sonia Ocampo is not a typical small-town teenager. She was born during a terrible storm…
Summer of the Mariposas
Books, Life, Young-Adult-BooksSummer of the Mariposas
Guadalupe Garcia McCall
Tu Books • 2012 • 355 pages
Hardcover ($19.95)
ISBN 978-1-60060-900-8
Ages 12 and up
Mothers and daughters. As our girls grow up, the relationship becomes more difficult to navigate;…
I See The Sun In Mexico/Veo el Sol en México
Bilingual Books, Books, Life
I See The Sun In Mexico/Veo el Sol en México
By Dedie King • Illustrated by Judith Inglese
Translated by Julio Ortiz Manzo
Satya House Publishers • 2012 • 40 pages
Paperback ($12.95)
ISBN: 978-1-9358741-4-0
Ages: 5-8
A delightful…
Picasso: I the King, Yo el rey
Books, Life, Picture Books
Picasso: I the King, Yo el rey
By Carmen T. Bernier-Grand • Illustrated by David Diaz
Amazon Children’s Publishing • 2012 • 64 pages
ISBN: 978-0761461777
Hardcover ($19.99)
Ages 10-15
This biography, told in a selection of…
Nocturne: Dream Recipes
Books, Life, Picture Books
Nocturne: Dream Recipes
Written & Illustrated by Isol
Groundwood Books • 2012 • 32 pages
Spiral Bound ($17.95)
ISBN: 978-1-55498-179-3
Ages 4-8
This book, which includes twelve glow-in-the-dark pictures that become visible…
Maximilian & the Mystery of the Guardian Angel: A Bilingual Lucha Libre Thriller
Bilingual Books, Books, Life
Maximilian & the Mystery of the Guardian Angel: A Bilingual Lucha Libre Thriller
Written and Illustrated by Xavier Garza
Cinco Puntos • 2011 • 207 pages
Paperback ($12.95)
ISBN: 978-1-933693-98-9
Ages 8-12
Eleven-year-old Max…
The Road to Santiago
Books, Life, Picture Books
The Road to Santiago
By D.H. Figueredo • Illustrated by Pablo Torrecilla
Lee and Low Books • 2003 • 32 pages
Hardcover ($16.95)
ISBN: 978-1-584-30059-5
Ages 6-8
It’s Noche Buena, the night before Christmas in 1950s Cuba, and…
Women Philosophers: The Hidden Heroes of Philosophy
Life, Opinions
Philosophy may not be the most fashionable or even useful branch of Humanities—as a college major, it’s a running joke. But on closer inspection, philosophy is the basis for all the principles and values that sustain a healthy society.…