Fiction
Ghost squad
Claribel A. Ortega
jFICTION Ortega Claribel
Fiction, Mystery
"For Lucely Luna, ghosts are more than just the family business. Shortly before Halloween, Lucely and her best friend, Syd, cast a spell that accidentally awakens malicious spirits, wreaking havoc throughout St. Augustine. Together, they must join forces with Syd's witch grandmother, Babette, and her tubby tabby, Chunk, to fight the haunting head-on and reverse the curse to save the town and Lucely's firefly spirits before it's too late."--Jacket flap.
Dactyl Hill Squad
Daniel José Older
jFICTION Older Daniel
Fiction, Adventure, Historical Fiction
It is the summer of 1863, and as the Civil War rages between dinosaur-mounted armies down south, and a tense New York City seems on the brink of exploding into riots, Magdalys Roca and the other children at the Colored Orphan Asylum are trying to survive; but when she receives a letter telling her that her brother Montez was wounded, Magdalys knows that somehow she must reach him--and just possibly her ability to communicate telepathically with dinosaurs may come in handy.
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The total eclipse of Nestor Lopez
Adrianna Cuevas
jFICTION/Cuevas Adrianna
Fiction, Fantasy
A Cuban-American boy must use his ability to communicate with animals to save the inhabitants of his town when they are threatened by a witch that transforms into animals.
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The wind called my name
Mary Louise Sanchez
jFICTION Sanchez Mary
Fiction, Historical Fiction
When ten-year-old Margaríta Sandoval's family moves to Wyoming during the Great Depression, she faces racism, homesickness, and the possibility that her grandmother's land in New Mexico may be lost.--
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Lucky broken girl
Ruth Behar
jFICTION Behar Ruth
Fiction, Historical Fiction
In 1960s New York, fifth-grader Ruthie, a Cuban-Jewish immigrant, must rely on books, art, her family, and friends in her multicultural neighborhood when an accident puts her in a body cast.
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Sal & Gabi break the universe
Carlos Alberto Pablo Hernandez
jFICTION Hernandez, Carlos
Fiction, Fantasy
In order to heal after his mother's death, Sal learned how to meditate. But no one expected him to be able to take it further and 'relax' things into existence. Turns out he can reach into time and space to retrieve things from other universes,
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Me, Frida, and the secret of the peacock ring
Angela Cervantes
jFICTION Cervantes, Angela
Fiction, Mystery
When Lizzie and Gael share an irresistible challenge, to find the peacock ring that once belonged to artist Frida Kahlo, Paloma decides it is the perfect way to honor her father.
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The fresh new face of Griselda
Jennifer Torres
jFICTION Torres Jennifer
Fiction
After her father's landscaping business fails and the family loses their house, sixth-grader Griselda Zaragoza follows her sister's example and begins selling Alma cosmetics while hiding her changed circumstances from friends.
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The other half of happy
Rebecca Balcárcel
jFICTION Balcarcel Rebecca
Fiction
Twelve-year-old Quijana is a biracial girl, desperately trying to understand the changes that are going on in her life; her mother rarely gets home before bedtime, her father suddenly seems to be trying to get in touch with his Guatemalan roots (even though he never bothered to teach Quijana Spanish), she is about to start seventh grade in the Texas town where they live and she is worried about fitting in--and Quijana suspects that her parents are keeping secrets, because she is sure there is something wrong with her little brother, Memito, who is becoming increasingly hard to reach.--
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Ana María Reyes does not live in a castle
Hilda Eunice Burgos
jFICTION Burgos Hilda
Fiction
"With a new sibling (her fourth) on the way and a big piano recital on the horizon, Dominican-American Ana María Reyes tries to win a scholarship to a New York City private school"--
Added by Anne W
Added by Anne W