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Author
Publisher
Acre
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Big Familia follows Juan Gutiérrez, a self-employed single father, as he navigates a tumultuous year of inescapable change. When his incarcerated father dies and his daughter reveals she's pregnant, Juan is forced to examine the emotional bonds that both hold and hinder him, to reassess his ideas of commitment, of friendship, of love.
Author
Publisher
Other Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"An eloquent, powerful reckoning with incest and trauma, which made a profound impact with its denunciation of a prominent French public intellectual and the literary and political elite that enabled his abuse. In February 2017, Camille Kouchner gathered with family in Sanary-sur-Mer to bury her mother, who died with none of her five children present. Her passing would stir up old emotions, ultimately leading Camille to publicly confront a long-held...
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Little Quinito and his family take the reader through a day filled with opposites, including short/tall, quiet/loud, and rainy/sunny.
Quinito y su familia conducen al lector por un día lleno de opuestos, inclusos bajo y alto, callado y ruidoso, y lluvioso y soleado.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
In 1960, twelve-year-old Victoria's family leaves Cuba and seeks refuge in Miami, and when Victoria's best friend and cousin Jackie makes the trip alone, the reunited girls attempt to bring the rest of their family to safety.
En 1960, la familia de Victoria, de doce años, abandona Cuba y busca refugio en Miami, y cuando la mejor amiga y prima de Victoria, Jackie, hace el viaje sola, las niñas reunidas intentan poner a salvo al resto de su familia....
Author
Publisher
Berenice
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
Description
"Manuela Medina regresa a Dos Hermanas, a la finca en la que se crió, tras la llamada de su prima Estrella, quien le da la peor de las noticias: Dolores, su madre, está a punto de morir. Manuela acude a su encuentro a pesar de llevar más de veinte años fuera, a pesar de los rencores y las rencillas; a pesar del estado en el que lo va a hacer. Pronto tiene la sospecha de que su prima y su madre le ocultan algo. Manuela indaga en la verdad escondida...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Ibérica, S. A
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
Finally all the details of the incredible story of Harry and Meghan told by two journalists specialized in the ins and outs of the British royal family who have followed in the couple's footsteps from the beginning of their relationship, through their revolutionary wedding, to the announcement unexpected of his separation from the Royal House to regain control over their lives. Based on exclusive interviews and written with the participation of people...
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
"La Navidad es un día festivo importante que se celebra de muchas maneras diferentes de cultura a cultura, e incluso de familia a familia. Este libro lleva a los lectores a una colorida aventura a través de la forma en que los diferentes países de América Latina celebran esta festividad. El texto destaca especialmente la tradición única que honra a los Reyes Magos y la celebración de nueve días que honra la búsqueda de María y José de un...
14) Divergente
Author
Publisher
RBA Molino
Pub. Date
[2011?]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 16
Language
Español
Description
In a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she does not fit into any one group.
16) Barakoa!
Author
Publisher
TBR Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Swahili
Description
The young characters of this story and their families follow the new rules of socialization when they visit an ice cream shop to buy candy.
Wahusika wachanga wa hadithi hii na familia zao wanafuata sheria mpya za kutotangamana na watu wanapotembelea duka la aiskrimu kununua peremende.
17) Superfudge
Author
Series
Fudge books volume 3
Publisher
Alfaguara
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
Español
Description
Pedro describe los altibajos de la vida con su hermano menor Fudge.
Peter describes the highs and lows of life with his younger brother Fudge.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Español
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Español
Description
""Cuando Rosayra Pablo Cruz tomó la desgarradora decisión de buscar asilo en Estados Unidos con sus dos hijos, sabía que la travesía sería difícil, peligrosa y probablemente mortal. Pero la violencia rampante en Guatemala era insostenible; Rosy sab́a que su familia sólo sobreviviría si migraba al norte.T ras un peligroso viaje que los deja deshidratados, hambrientos y exhaustos, Rosy y sus hijos logran llegar a Arizona. Pero casi inmediatamente...
Author
Publisher
Pinata Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Multiple
Description
Cousins are friends and rivals. Cousins are funny and frustrating. But the most important thing is that cousins are family. We are Cousins / Somos primos celebrates the joy of this special family bond.
Los primos son amigos y rivales. Los primos son divertidos y frustrantes. Pero lo m̀s importante es que los primos son familia. Somos primos / Somos primos celebra la alegr̕a de este v̕nculo familiar especial.
Author
Publisher
Readers to Eaters
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Español
Description
Gardener Zora soon finds herself with more zucchini than her family can bake, sauté, or barbecue, but the ever-resourceful Zora comes up with a perfect plan for a garden swap.
La jardinera Zora pronto se encuentra con m̀s calabacines de los que su familia puede hornear, saltear o asar, pero a la siempre ingeniosa Zora se le ocurre un plan perfecto para un intercambio de jard̕n.
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