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Author
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Pub. Date
2018
Language
Español
Formats
Description
Other students laugh when Rigoberto, an immigrant from Venezuela, introduces himself but later, he meets Angelina and discovers that he is not the only one who feels like an outsider.
Habrá veces en que entres a un lugary no veas a nadie como tú. Hay muchas razones por las que uno se puede sentir diferente. Quizá sea por tu apariencia o por la forma en que hablas o de dónde vienes. A lo mejor es por lo que comes o por algún motivo similar. Sea...
22) Witch & wombat
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Wilma, a young witch, cannot wait to get her very first cat! But when the pet store is fresh out of kittens, Wilma brings home. . . a wombat?! What a CAT-astrophe! A wombat is nothing like a cat, but maybe if Wilma puts cat ears on the little critter, no one will notice. . . . (Spoiler alert: they do.) This bright and fun picture book teaches young witches that our differences can be our strengths when we have an open mind!"--
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2020
Language
Español
Description
Sonia y sus amigos siembran un jardín, y cada uno contribuye a su manera.
Sonia and her friends plant a garden, and each one contributes in his or her own special way, in a book that celebrates the many differences among humans--
24) Insurgent
Author
Series
Divergent trilogy volume 2
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
One choice can transform you -- or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves -- and herself -- while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love. Tris's initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable...
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Formats
Description
"While riding the subway home from the pool with his abuela one day, Julián notices three women spectacularly dressed up. Their hair billows in brilliant hues, their dresses end in fishtails, and their joy fills the train car. When Julián gets home, daydreaming of the magic he's seen, all he can think about is dressing up just like the ladies in his own fabulous mermaid costume: a butter-yellow curtain for his tail, the fronds of a potted fern for...
26) Class act
Author
Series
New kid (Jerry Craft) volume 2
Language
English
Description
"Eighth grader Drew Ellis recognizes that he is't afforded the same opportunities, no matter how hard he works, that his privileged classmates at the Riverdale Academy Day School take for granted, and to make matters worse, Drew begins to feel as if his good friend Liam might be one of those privileged kids and is finding it hard not to withdraw, even as their mutual friend Jordan tries to keep their group of friends together."--Provided by publisher....
27) Perfectly Parvin
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
"After being dumped at the beginning of freshman year, Iranian-American Parvin Mohammadi sets out to win the ultimate date to Homecoming"--
Parvin Mohammadi has just been dumped--only days after receiving official girlfriend status. Not only is she heartbroken, she's humiliated. Enter high school heartthrob Matty Fumero, who just might be the smoking-hot cure to all her boy problems. If Parvin can get Matty to ask her to Homecoming, she's positive...
28) Destellos
Author
Publisher
SAPRISTI
Pub. Date
2020
Language
Español
Formats
Description
"Moon es todo lo que Christine no es: impulsiva, segura y creativa. A pesar de haber crecido en la misma comunidad chino-americana, no pueden ser má distintas. Pero pronto se convierten en las mejores amigas, compartiendo su pasión por el K-Pop y pintándose las uñas cuando sus padres no las ven. Un día. Moon le cuenta a Christine que veces tiene visiones, unos destellos en forma de ángeles que le susurran un mensaje desde las estrellas: la Tierra...
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"Audrey St. Vrain has grown up in the shadow of someone who doesn't actually exist. Before she was born, her mother, Camilla St. Vrain, wrote the bestselling book Letters to My Someday Daughter, a guide to self-love that advises treating yourself like you would your own hypothetical future daughter. The book made Audrey's mother a household name, and she built an empire around it. While the world considers Audrey lucky to have Camilla for a mother,...