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Author
Publisher
Océano Gran Travesía
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Español
Description
"Tras un largo y accidentado viaje, J. J. ha llegado a San Cristóbal... Recién desembarcado en tierra chiapaneca, y luego de hacerse amigo de un divertido viajero con el corazón roto y de una escritora española, J. J. fue secuestrado por un rubio extranjero a quien todos llaman "el Inglés". Cuál sería su impresión al descubrir que ese rapto lo llevaría a conocer las oscuras sorpresas detrás de la ausencia de su madre. Algo sobre manglares,...
Author
Publisher
Penny Candy Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
The bilingual picture book Luca's Bridge / El puente de Luca, by Mariana Llanos with illustrations by Anna López Real, tells the emotional story of a boy coming to terms with his family's deportation from the United States to Mexico. A powerful meditation on home and identity at a time when our country sorely needs it.
43) Miss Meteor
Author
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Formats
Description
A teen who secretly arrived with the meteor that gave her small hometown its name discovers that she is turning back into stardust and teams up with her best friend in an effort to secure her human existence by entering a local beauty pageant that has always been won by thin, blonde, white girls.
Everyone knows Meteor, New Mexico got its name from the space rock that crashed into the desert nearby. Nobody knows that Lita Perez came with it-- or that...
Author
Series
American girl BeForever. Josefina, 1824 volume 1
American girl BeForever. Josefina 1824 volume 1
Josefina classic volume 1
American girl BeForever. Josefina 1824 volume 1
Josefina classic volume 1
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A storm and flash flood hit the ranch hard, and many animals are lost. But Josefina and her sisters are determined to save the family business. Their aunt,Tía Dolores, wants to try some bold new ideas. Josefina likes learning to weave and play the piano, but she's not so sure about learning to read and write. She's afraid all these changes could make her forget Mamá. Unexpectedly, Mamá herself gives Josefina the answer. By facing the changes,...
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Pulga has his dreams. Chico has his grief. Pequeña has her pride. And these three teens have one another. But, none of them have illusions about the town they've grown up in and the dangers that surround them. Even with the love of family, threats lurk around every corner. And when those threats become all too real, the trio knows they have no choice but to run: from their country, from their families, from their beloved home. Crossing from Guatemala...
Author
Series
Hardy Boys mystery stories volume 43
Pub. Date
Grosset & Dunlap
Language
English
Description
A mysterious, handwritten will leads the boys to a dangerous adventure in Mexico.
48) Second chances
Author
Series
American girl BeForever. Josefina, 1824 volume 2
Josefina classic volume 2
American girl BeForever. Josefina 1824 volume 2
Josefina classic volume 2
American girl BeForever. Josefina 1824 volume 2
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"When Josefina wants to rescue a newborn goat that needs help, Papá has doubts. But after a rattlesnake threatens the baby goat, Josefina discovers her healing skills -- and her courage. She gets another chance to prove her bravery in a daring midnight journey to learn the truth about a man who may have stolen from her family. Then the worst happens: Josefina's beloved aunt, Tía Dolores, announces she is leaving. How can Josefina get Papá to ask...
49) Erandi's braids
Author
Publisher
Putnam's
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
In a poor Mexican village, Erandi surprises her mother by offering to sell her long, beautiful hair in order to raise enough money to buy a new fishing net.
50) Ghost wings
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
While celebrating the Days of the Dead, a young Mexican girl remembers her wonderful grandmother who sang songs, made tortillas, chased monsters away, and loved butterflies.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Appleseed
Pub. Date
[2024].
Language
English
Description
"A celebratory bilingual concept picture book, this book of colors features a street fiesta with green avocados, yellow tortillas, purple dance dresses, and brown charro pants—concluding with a double gatefold finale reveal."--Amazon.
Author
Series
Spy school volume 6
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old spy in training Ben Ripley is sent to Mexico to try to thwart the evil organization, SPYDER--the CIA's main enemy.
54) No somos de aquí
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español, una división de Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"La travesía llena de peligros, resiliencia, dolor y esperanza de tres adolescentes guatemaltecos que cruzan la frontera entre México y Estado Unidos. En este impresionante retrato de tres vidas injustamente destrozadas, basado en hechos reales, Jenny Torres Sanchez resalta el sacrificio de los migrantes en la frontera sur a través de una narración vívida y conmovedora."--
Pulga has his dreams. Chico has his grief. Pequeña has her pride. And...
Author
Series
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"Sayam siempre ha sido diferente de los demás niños: es muy bajo para su edad, su mejor amigo es un mono y lo más curioso de todo: ¡nació de un huevo! Su abuela, una bruja, lo encontró y le enseñó toda la magia antigua que usa para ayudar a su gente. Entonces, cuando una serpiente gigante comienza a aterrorizar una ciudad cercana, Sayam decide que es hora de usar su conocimiento para ayudar a otros, y entra en acción. Pero la bestia podría...
57) Un nuevo hogar
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
Description
"Espero que las cosas no sean tan diferentes en mi nueva ciudad."--Page [4] of cover.
Moving to a new city can be exciting. But what if your new home isn't anything at all like your old home? Will you make friends? What will you eat? Where will you play? In a shared voice, a boy moving from New York City to Mexico City and a girl moving from Mexico City to New York City express their fears about leaving home to live in a new and unfamiliar place....
58) Mi ciudad sings
Author
Publisher
Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
After experiencing a devastating earthquake, the spirit of a charming and vibrant Mexican neighborhood might be shaken, but it cannot be broken. As a little girl and her dog embark on their daily walk through the city, they skip and spin to the familiar sounds of revving cars, clanking bikes, friendly barks, and whistling camote carts. But what they aren't expecting to hear is the terrifying sound of a rumbling earthquake ... and then ... silence....
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