Paola Escobar
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Encanto tells the tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live in a magical house in an enchanted town hidden in the mountains of Colombia. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family with a unique gift from super strength to the power to heal, that's every child except one, Mirabel. But when this ordinary child discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, she may be her family's last hope.
4) Beauty woke
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Beauty - who is of Taino Indian, African, and Boricua heritage - was taught to be strong and proud, but hatred toward people who look like her bruises her heart until her community opens her eyes to the truth.
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(Anna Lois).Pages and Co volume 1
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Eleven-year-old Tilly Pages, who has found comfort in her grandparents' bookshop since her mother's disappearance, now learns that she can bookwander into any stories, and decides to seek her mother.
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Hatmakers volume 1
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When Cordelia Hatmaker's beloved father fails to return from a sea voyage, she is determined not only to find him, but to discover who is using magic to start a war--and why.
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Nonfiction picture book about the life and legacy of Pura Belpré, the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City.
"From the author of Monster Truck and Starring Carmen comes a gorgeous and lyrical story about Pura Belpré, a Puerto Rican librarian who changed the world"--
Follow la vida y el legado of Pura Belpré, the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City. When she came to America in 1921, Pura carried the cuentos folklóricos of...
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"Selena Quintanilla's music career began at the age of nine when she started singing in her family's band. She went from using a hairbrush as a microphone to traveling from town to town to play gigs. But Selena faced a challenge: People said that she would never make it in Tejano music, which was dominated by male performers. Selena was determined to prove them wrong."--provided by publisher.
12) Not so small
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"Celebrates the many ways people can join together to become something bigger--an unstoppable force. Each and every one of us can use our voices to make a difference"--
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(Anna Lois).Pages and Co volume 2
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When eleven-year-old Tilly Pages joins Oskar and his family on a Christmas trip to Paris, she and her friend bookwander into the land of fairy tales, where someone--or something--is causing chaos.
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Un espléndido e inspirador álbum ilustrado acerca de la vida de José Alberto Gutiérrez, un recolector de basura de Bogotá, Colombia, que creó una biblioteca a partir de un libro que rescató de la basura mientras realizaba su ruta. En la ciudad de Bogotá, en el barrio La Nueva Gloria, viven dos Josés. Uno es un niño que sueña con los sábados, día en que él y otros niños del barrio visitan el Paraíso, la biblioteca. El...
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RECIPIENT OF THE PURA BELPRÉ HONOR
* A Today Show's Best Kids' Books of 2019 * Indie Next List Pick * Junior Library Guild Selection *
"An appealing tribute and successful remedy to the lack of titles about the groundbreaking librarian...a must-have for all libraries." —School Library
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This inspiring biography tells the story of New York City's first Puerto Rican librarian, a woman who championed bilingual literature.When she came to America in 1921, Pura Belpré carried the cuentos folklóricos of her Puerto Rican homeland. Finding a new home at the New York Public Library as a bilingual assistant, she turned her popular retellings into libros and spread story seeds across the land. Today, these seeds have grown into a lush landscape...
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This inspiring biography tells the story of New York City's first Puerto Rican librarian, a woman who championed bilingual literature.
When she came to America in 1921, Pura Belpré carried the cuentos folklóricos of her Puerto Rican homeland. Finding a new home at the New York Public Library as a bilingual assistant, she turned her popular retellings into libros and spread story seeds across the land. Today, these seeds have grown into a lush...
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After abandoning his family seventeen years ago, an elderly farmer, Alfonso, returns home to care for his ailing son. He discovers the landscape once familiar to him has been ravaged by toxic smoke and resembles a wasteland. While reconciling his past, Alfonso must save his family from this life-threatening situation.