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"Dolores Mendoza is not thriving. She was recently diagnosed with a chronic bladder condition called interstitial cystitis. The painful disease isn't life threatening, but it is threatening to ruin her life. Just when things seem hopeless, Dolores meets someone poised to change her fate. Terpsichore Berkenbosch-Jones is glamorous, autistic, and homeschooled against her will by her overprotective mother. After a rocky start, the girls form a tentative...
2) Ultraviolet
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2024.
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English
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Thirteen-year-old Elio is struggling with "coming of age"--first love, first heartbreak, first real fight (which lands him in the hospital), and what it means to be a "man," a true friend, and an ally, as well as how to overcome a culture of toxic masculinity. Told in verse format.
3) Once around the block =: Una vuelta a la manzana : from Amelia to Zack (and everybody in between)
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Cinco Puntos Press
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[2009]
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English
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The narrator observes and describes the many people and activities in his Mexican American neighborhood, from Amelia arguing with Anita to Zacarias who lives on Zachary Street.
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Barely missing everything volume 2
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Atheneum Books for Young Readers
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[2023]
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English
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Mexican American teens, JD and Danny, still reeling from the gutting death of their best friend by police gunfire, grapple with life-changing decisions and the kind of people they want to be, for Juan.
A year after losing their best friend, JD's impetuous decision to join the Air Force only makes him yearn for "before" more than ever; while Danny, who would rather paint murals than open a book and certainly never thought of himself as college material,...
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Sixth-grader Selena Estrella Herrera's family moves to El Paso to help care for her grandfather, and she tries to reinvent herself by claiming her identity as *Strella--but the project her team chooses is about the singer Selena after whom *Strella is actually named.
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Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
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2024.
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Español
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"Lola Espinoza parece llevar una especie de maldición en el amor, aunque quizás no sea una maldición--la magia no existe, verdad? Sin embargo, cuando Lola viaja para pasar el verano con su abuela en la Ciudad de México y conoce a Rio, un joven atractivo y coqueto, descubre una verdad sorprendente: la magia s̕ existe, y lo que siempre hab̕a considerado mala suerte resulta ser que era--una verdadera maldición"--Provided by publisher.
"Lola Espinoza...
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Random House Grupo Editorial
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2024.
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Español
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"Lula Viramonte anhela ser una persona a la que nadie pueda ignorar. Por eso quiere ser directora de en un circo ambulante mexicano. Pero perseguir los sueños es dífcil cuando hay que trabajar en la cosecha de uva en Delano, California; cuidar a la madre enferma y a los hermanos, evitar que se desate el temperamento volátil de papá. Entonces Lula conoce a Dolores Huerta, Larry Itliong, y a otros activistas por los derechos de los agricultores...
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Vintage Espaǫl
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2024.
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Español
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Publisher Annotation: Today is Corina's birthday, and she's excited to wear the biggest crown with the most beautiful flowers picked from her abuela's garden. Each flower tells a special story about all the ways Corina is rooted in the family she loves. With elegant and eye-catching illustrations from award-winning artist Elisa Chavarri, this charming story shares a beloved family tradition through one girl's journey of self-discovery as she learns...
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