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281) El béisbol nos salvó
Author
Publisher
Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
Español
Description
A Japanese American boy learns to play baseball when he and his family are forced to live in an internment camp during World War II, and his ability to play helps him after the war is over.
Un niño Japonés-Americano aprende a jugar béisbol cuando su familia estuvo internada en un campo de internamiento para personas de origen japonés durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
282) La abeja de más
Author
Series
Publisher
Alfaguara
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
Español
Description
"Un día las abejas se reunieron en el panal para discutir por qué siempre trabajaban tan apretujadas. Luego de cálculos complicadísimos se dieron cuenta de que ¡había una abeja más en esa colmena! ¿Quién era y qué iban a hacer con ella?"-- Back cover.
One day the bees get together in the hive to discuss why they always have to work in such crowded conditions. After doing some complicated calculations, they realize that there is one too...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Español
Description
"Rosita and her Mami experience racism when they are told not to speak Spanish at the supermarket. While discussing the upsetting encounter, Rosita is reminded how smart and special she is to speak two languages. And that the ability to do so is like having a superpower!"--
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"After word-loving seventeen-year-old Winter Halperin thoughtlessly posts a racially offensive remark, her comment goes viral, turning her life into a nightmare." --
"When Winter Halperin gets caught saying the wrong thing online, her life explodes. All across the world, people know what she's done, and none of them will forgive her. With her friends gone, her future plans cut short, and her identity in shambles, Winter knows she messed up. But does...
Author
Series
Publisher
Alfaguara
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
Español
Description
"Cleo's efforts to impress her friends by involving them in a fashion photo shoot backfires when they turn her down for a chance to be in a film; meanwhile, Frankie teams up with Brett--for the good of all the RADS--and Melody tries to save her boyfriend, Jackson, from Bekka, who vows to destroy the entire monster community."--
Author
Publisher
Studio Fun International
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Welcome to Sesame Street, a place where people, monsters, grouches, and even fairies live! Tamir appreciates everyone in his neighborhood--no matter where they live, what they eat, or what kind of family they have"--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Papa Bear thinks that Thanksgiving is the best holiday of all, but his overreaction to the cubs' report of seeing Bigpaw in the woods teaches him an important lesson about the meaning of the day."--
Author
Publisher
Bantam Skylark Book
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
Two powerful stories in one volume. The friendship: Cassie Logan tells the haunting story of a neighbor in Mississippi, Mr. Tom Bee, who dares to call a white storekeeper by his first name. A long time ago Mr. Tom Bee had saved the white man's life. But when Mr. Bee puts their friendship to the test, something terrible--and unforgettable--happens. The gold Cadillac: 'Lois and her sister Wilma are proud that the family will be driving in it all the...
289) Knife edge
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Following Callum's death, the people who loved him relate how their lives have been changed, especially in reference to his girlfriend, Sephy, and their mixed-race child. Persephone Hadley is six months pregnant with a mixed-race baby. In their society this fact alone will threaten the child's life every day. To make matters worse, the baby's father, Callum, is dead. He was hanged for terrorism months ago, but his presence still torments Sephy. And...
Author
Series
Publisher
Noesis Pub
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Still a teen in human years, Kandide is spoiled, vain, and the personification of perfection. She is also heir to the throne of Calabiyau and keeper of The Gift, the key to survival for all Fee. When her wing is crushed in an accident, her own mother casts her away to the Mists, a treacherous land where imperfects are sent to fend for themselves. Kandide must not only come to terms with her own internal repulsion at who she has become, but must learn...
Author
Series
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A new friend: Eight-year-old Sophie Mouse is excited to return to school after the long winter break, but there is a new student--a snake--and Sophie and the other animals are afraid to sit near him, much less ask him to play with them, because they have heard snakes are awful.
The emerald berries: Eight-year-old Sophie learns about some special emerald berries that will make the perfect color for a painting she wants to do, so she asks her friend...
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español, una división de Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
"Juliet Milagros Palante es una adolescente lesbiana puertorriqueña, nacida en el Bronx. Aún está 'en el clóset', aunque no tanto como ella cree. Una noche antes de viajar a Portland, Oregón, donde ha logrado conseguir un trabajo de verano con su escritora feminista favorita, Juliet le confiesa la verdad a su familia. Pero como su anuncio oficial no sale de la manera que esperaba, queda convencida de que su madre no le volverá a hablar. Sin...
Author
Publisher
Lectorum Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Español
Description
"Entra en el hilarante mundo de Kenny y su familia, los extraños Watson de Flint, Michigan. Están su mamá y su papá, su hermanita Joetta y su hermano Byron, que tiene trece años y ya es 'oficialmente un delincuente juvenil'. Cuando mamá y papá deciden que es hora de hacerle una visita a la abuela, papá trae a casa un asombroso Ultra-Glide y los Watson emprenden un viaje increíble. Se encaminan al Sur, a Alabama, hacia uno de los momentos...
295) The inside battle
Author
Publisher
Yellow Jacket
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Longing for his father's approval, thirteen-year-old Rebel Mercer follows him inside a racist, anti-government militia group, but when his father plans an attack on an African-American church, Rebel must make the most important decision in his life.
"Thirteen-year-old Rebel Mercer yearns for his father's approval. His dad suffers from PTSD and spends time in their basement communicating with a racist, anti-government militia group called the Flag...
Author
Series
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A story about a poor boy swept away by a kind library mage and the (literal) magic of reading. [...] In a lushly-detailed fantasy world reminiscent of Arabian Nights, the Great Library is the center of learning in the world, and its librarians are capable of magnificent feats of magic! In a small village far from the Library, a poor little elf boy struggles against bullies who call him "knife-ears." His only solace: the books he sneaks out of the...
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