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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
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Marcus Vega doesn't speak Spanish : a novel
by Pablo Cartaya
After a fight at school leaves Marcus facing suspension, Marcus's mother takes him and his brother to Puerto Rico to visit relatives they have never met, and while there Marcus starts searching for his father, who left their family ten years ago
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Merci Suárez changes gears
by Meg Medina
Merci Suárez begins the sixth grade and knows things will change, but she did not count on her grandfather acting strangely, not fitting in at her private school, and dealing with Edna Santos' jealousy
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Bruja born
by Zoraida Córdova
A follow-up to Labyrinth Lost finds a devastating tragedy compelling Lula to invoke a dark spell to restore the dead, inadvertently raising an army of casi muertos.
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All of Us with Wings
by Michelle Ruiz Keil
Seventeen-year-old Xochi is alone in San Francisco, running from her painful past: the mother who abandoned her, the man who betrayed her. Then one day, she meets Pallas, a precocious twelve-year-old who lives with her rock-star family in one of the city’s storybook Victorians. Xochi accepts a position as Pallas’s live-in governess and quickly finds her place in their household, which is relaxed and happy despite the band's larger-than-life fame.
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Mañanaland
by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Twelve-year-old Max, who loves the legend Buelo tells him about a mythical gatekeeper who can guide brave travelers on a journey into tomorrow, sets out on a dangerous quest to discover if he is true of heart and what the future holds, armed with a treasured compass, a mysterious stone rubbing, and Buelo's legend as his only guides
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Furia
by Yamile Saied Méndez
Seventeen-year-old Camila Hassan, a rising soccer star in Rosario, Argentina, dreams of playing professionally, in defiance of her fathers' wishes and at the risk of her budding romance with Diego
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Pride
by Ibi Aanu Zoboi
A modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice traces the experiences of a proud Brooklyn woman from a large, underprivileged family of sisters who clashes with a wealthy, arrogant newcomer. 75,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Lotería
by Karla Valenti
This magical realist adventure based on the Loteria card game follows Clara, a child whose fate is in the hands of both Life and Death, as she finds the courage and strength to shatter the game and choose her own path. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Does my body offend you?
by Mayra Cuevas
When outspoken feminist rebel Ruby McAllster stands up for a girl being humiliated into covering up, they become the leaders of the schools dress code rebellion, which forces them to face their own insecurities, biases, privileges and the ups-and-downs of newfound friendship. Simultaneous eBook.
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With the fire on high
by Elizabeth Acevedo
Navigating the challenges of finishing high school while caring for a daughter, talented cook Emoni Santiago struggles with a lack of time and money that complicate her dream of working in a professional kitchen. By the National Book Award-winning author of The Poet X. 75,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Cemetery boys
by Aiden Thomas
Determined to prove himself a real brujo to the traditional Latinx family that does not accept his true gender, a trans boy summons the ghost of the resident bad boy, who refuses to return quietly to death.
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Five midnights
by Ann Dávila Cardinal
A mystery set in modern-day Puerto Rico and based on the Caribbean boogeyman myth finds two rival teens struggling to set aside their differences to solve a series of grisly murders with ties to an otherworldly reality of myths, legends and killer monsters. Simultaneous eBook.
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The Cassandra Curse
by Chantel Acevedo
When her simple pep talk catapults her best friend into pop stardom, a Cuban American girl discovers her identity as the one of nine muses of Greek mythology who uses secret poetic talents to protect humanity’s fate. 30,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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They Both Die At The End
by Adam Silvera
In a near-future New York City where a service alerts people on the day they will die, teenagers Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio meet using the Last Friend app and are faced with the challenge of living a lifetime on their End Day.
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A Cuban girl's guide to tea and tomorrow
by Laura Taylor Namey
Seventeen-year-old Lila Reyes, furious when her parents send her to the English countryside to recover from grief and heartbreak, unexpectedly falls in love with a teashop clerk--and England, itself
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Solimar : the sword of the monarchs
by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Gifted with the ability to see the near future and tasked with protecting the young and weak monarch butterflies, princess-to-be Solimar must save her family, the kingdom and the future of the monarch butterflies from a greedy and dangerous king. 75,000 first printing.
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Wayward witch
by Zoraida Córdova
Before she can return home to help heal her broken family, teenaged Rose Mortiz must come to terms with her new powers and work with others to save the magical land of Adas
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We light up the sky
by Lilliam Rivera
"Three Latinx teenagers struggle to deal with encounters with an alien, and try to warn the world of the possibility of an alien invasion"
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Anger Is a Gift
by Mark Oshiro
A young adult debut by the popular social media personality and critic reflects the racial and economic struggles of today's teens in the story of high school junior Moss, who in the face of a racist school administration decides to organize a protest that escalates into violence. Winner of the Schneider Family Book Award.
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Never look back
by Lilliam Rivera
In an Own Voices retelling of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, a girl moves to the Bronx after losing everything in Hurricane Katrina and bonds with a talented bachata singer before their relationship is tested by the demons of the past. 75,000 first printing.
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Analee, in real life
by Janelle Milanes
Anxious, awkward Analee Echevarria only feels confident playing her favorite online game, but with a potential real-world romance and her father's remarriage looming, she begins to rediscover herself
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The storm runner
by Jennifer Cervantes
A contemporary adventure inspired by Maya mythology follows the experiences of an avid explorer with a disabled leg who discovers that the dormant volcano near his home in New Mexico is a gateway to another world. 25,000 first printing.
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Nocturna
by Maya Motayne
A disguise-savvy thief and a risk-taking prince team up to defeat a powerful dark magic force that they have accidentally unleashed, in a sweeping fantasy debut inspired by the author's Dominican heritage. A first novel. 5, first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Once upon a quinceañera
by Monica Gomez-Hira
Accepting a humiliating unpaid internship working as a party princess in a ball gown, romance-minded Carmen embarks on a summer that is shaped by blistering Miami heat, an unexpected attraction and a spoiled cousins quinceaęra. A first novel. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Don't date Rosa Santos
by Nina Moreno
Growing up in a cross-cultural region of Florida under the shadow of a sea curse that scares away most sailors, a Cuban-American teen struggles with family dynamics and college dreams before falling for a mysterious tattooed boy from the local marina who compels her to pursue her freedom.
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Shadowshaper
by Daniel José Older
When her summer plans are interrupted by creepy supernatural phenomena, Sierra and her artist friend uncover the work of a magic-wielding killer who believes Sierra's family is hiding a powerful secret. A first young adult novel.
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Tight
by Torrey Maldonado
After his quick-tempered father gets in a fight and is sent back to jail, sixth-grader Bryan, known for being quiet and thoughtful, snaps and follows new friend Mike into trouble
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Each of us a desert
by Mark Oshiro
Destined to a solitary life in the desert, a storyteller longing for a kindred spirit encounters the cold and beautiful daughter of her village’s murderous conqueror before nightmarish threats challenge their unlikely relationship. By the award-winning author of Anger Is a Gift. 100,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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