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Manuela “Mani” Semilla wants two things: To get her period, and to thwart her mom's plan of taking her to Guatemala, a place that has always been more of a mystery than an answer. Mani can’t imagine leaving behind Las Nerdas, her band of misfit friends, for the summer. But after she finds letters written between her mother and her disappeared-journalist aunt, Mani’s idea of what it means to be a woman takes flight. Reading the letters reveals both the beauty of Guatemala and its history of violence against women, and slowly transforms Mani from quiet bystander into budding activist.

Fiesta time in San Antonio is filled with fun for the whole family. But Adriana and Alex are worried. Will people make fun of Adriana's mama because she’s blind and uses a cane? Will Alex be bullied because he looks different from the other children?

Ever since Precious Perez was a child, she has loved music. Her family always praised her singing, saying she could even attend Berklee College of Music one day—planting a seed that would become her dream. Precious was born two and a half months prematurely and weighed just one pound. Her eyes did not fully develop, and she is blind. With an engaging, accessible voice, Precious delivers an empowering first-person account of her determination to achieve her dreams, even with the world stacking the odds against her.

Inspirada en el bestseller #1 del New York Times Ella persistió / She Persisted de Chelsea Clinton y Alexandra Boiger, llega esta serie en Chapter Books sobre mujeres que sobresalieron, lucharon y se levantaron contra viento y marea, como Pura Belpré. Pura Belpré se mudó de Puerto Rico a...

José Luis can’t wait to spend his fall break playing Minecraft—his favorite game and the thing he is most thankful for in the world. But a family trip to Mexico gets in the way of his gaming plans, and José Luis is beyond bummed. When he arrives in Mexico and meets his cousin for the first time, José Luis realizes he might have more to be thankful for than he ever imagined.

A meteorite comes crashing down on the lives of three middle schoolers changing everything they know about family, friendships, and community in this charming and heartfelt novel with a light STEM touch. The space rock is just the latest thing to land, uninvited, in Vega Lucero’s road-stop...

Antares de la Vega is an adventurer at heart. He dreams of journeying across burning deserts, trekking through wild and uncharted jungles, sailing the farthest reaches of the seas—and yet, he’s never stepped foot outside of South Florida. Until strange creatures come leaping out of lightning bolts to kidnap him. Locked away in a secret prison in the middle of the Bermuda Triangle, Antares meets Magdavellía, a mysterious and iron-willed girl who opens his eyes to a shocking truth: This world is a far different—and weirder—place than he’s been led to believe.

Cuando su familia se mudó al pueblo de Westminster, California, la pequeña Silvia Méndez estaba entusiasmada con inscribirse en la escuela de su vecindario. Pero ella y sus hermanos fueron rechazados y les dijeron que, en vez, tenían que asistir a la escuela mexicana. Sylvia no podía entender por qué; era una ciudadana estadounidense que hablaba inglés perfectamente. ¿Por qué obligaban a los hijos de familias mexicanas a asistir a otra escuela? Al no poder obtener una respuesta satisfactoria de la junta escolar, la familia Méndez decidió tomar cartas en el asunto y organizar una demanda.

Thirteen-year-old Maya Beatriz Montenegro Calderon has vivid recurring dreams where she hears the ocean calling her. Mami’s side of the family is known as “Los Locos,” so maybe she actually is going crazy. But no time for that; the family business is where it’s at. Whenever Maya, her sister Salma, and her three cousins, Ini, Mini, and Mo, aren’t at school, you can usually find three generations of Calderones at Café Taza, serving up sandwiches de pernil, mofongo, and the best cafés con leche in all of Brooklyn. One day, an unexpected visit from the estranged Titi Yaya changes everything.

Una nueva adaptación del cuento clásico, desde la perspectiva de un joven inmigrante mexicano; un niño de madera que emprende un viaje para encontrarse a sí mismo, mientras lucha por no perder sus raíces latinas en una tierra nueva y diferente. Basado en la producción de la compañía de...

Tito, el héroe de este relato, hace un viaje a su infancia, la recorre a través de capítulos de una vida de variados matices: tenebrosos, humillantes, alegres, reveladores, tristes y definitorios para convertirse en el hombre que escribe la historia. Basado en la producción de la compañía...

Un personaje del folklore puertorriqueño, quien a través de sus travesuras y ocurrencias aprende el valor de la honestidad, el trabajo y la amistad. Basado en la producción de la compañía de teatro Teatro SEA, este audiolibro bilingüe está narrado por un elenco completo e incluye música...

Un duende, un baile de máscaras, una zapatilla perdida y una Cenicienta a quien le fascina el tango… Esta encantadora y divertidísima versión del cuento clásico nos enseña que la esperanza nunca muere y soñar no cuesta nada. Basado en la producción de la compañía de teatro Teatro SEA...

Acompaña a Lucy y a su especial grupo de amigos en un paseo por la cautivadora Colombia. Esta aventura llena de coloridos personajes nos recuerda que los seres queridos siempre están más cerca de lo que pensamos. Basado en la producción de la compañía de teatro Teatro SEA, este...

A body-positive picture book, adapted for audio, about a young boy's love for his mother and his mother's belly. Everyone has a panza—it can be big and round, soft and small, or somewhere in between. But a young boy’s favorite panza of all is Mamá’s. Her panza is capable of remarkable...

Aniana del Mar le pertenece al agua tanto como un delfín le pertenece al mar, pero ella y Papi mantienen en secreto sus clases de natación porque Mami no logra superar que el agua le arrebatara a un ser querido. Un día, una grave enfermedad obliga a Aniana a quedarse en cama. Entonces...

An unforgettable New York Times bestseller from multi-award-winning Jacqueline Woodson, celebrating the friendships formed when a group of children create a safe harbour for each other. Six children from different backgrounds meet for a weekly chat with no adults to listen in. This special time...

Libro de Honor de los Premios Pura Belpré Libro ganador del premio Junior Library Guild Gold Selection 2022 De la galardonada autora de La primera regla del punk nos llega una asombrosa novela sobre una joven que reúne las piezas faltantes de su origen, la historia de una familia de luchadores...

A remarkable tale of books and reading, now in a bilingual Spanish-English edition. On most days, teacher and librarian Luis Soriano Bohórquez packs his two burros, Alfa and Beto, with books and makes his way over mountains and through valleys to visit children in far-flung villages in rural...

This audiobook features music and special effects. Listen along and enjoy the fun that is Hispanic Star: Sonia Sotomayor. Read about Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, one of the the most groundbreaking, iconic Hispanic and Latinx heroes that have shaped our culture and the world, in this...