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Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"When Miguel and his parents move from Puerto Rico to the U.S. mainland, Miguel misses their home, his grandparents, and his pet frog, Coqui, but he soon realizes that New York City has more in common with back home than he originally thought"--
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"The Ramirez women of Staten Island orbit around absence. When thirteen year old middle child Ruthy disappeared after track practice without a trace, it left the family scarred and scrambling. One night, twelve years later, oldest sister Jessica spots a woman on her TV screen in Catfight, a raunchy reality show. She rushes to tell her younger sister, Nina: This woman's hair is dyed red, and she calls herself Ruby, but the beauty mark under her left...
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
During the early days of the Great Depression, New York City's first Puerto Rican librarian, Pura Belpré, introduces the public library to immigrants living in El Barrio and hosts the neighborhood's first Three Kings' Day fiesta.
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2018
Language
Español
Description
In a stunning narrative combining the gritty rhythms of Junot Diaz with the noir genius of Walter Mosley, Bodega Dreams pulls us into Spanish Harlem, where the word is out: Willie Bodega is king. Need college tuition for your daughter? Start-up funds for your fruit stand? Bodega can help. He gives everyone a leg up, in exchange only for loyalty-and a steady income from the drugs he pushes. Lyrical, inspired, and darkly funny, this powerful debut novel...
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Language
Español
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"En esta emocionante historia, basada en las propias experiencias del autor e ilustrador, un ni?o se muda de Puerto Rico a los Estados Unidos en donde descubre que la ciudad de Nueva York tiene mucho m?s en com?n con la ciudad de San Juan que lo que el podia imaginar. Ganador del "premio de honor" Pura Belpr? en las categorias de ilustraci?n y texto"
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