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Each Tiny Spark
by Pablo Cartaya
A young girl who struggles with attention-deficit challenges finds her world further complicated when her father returns from deployment and shuts himself away from their family. By the award-winning author of The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora.
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The Cursed Moon
by Angela Cervantes
Rafael Fuentes isn't easily scared. He loves writing ghost stories, reading scary books, and entertaining his friends with terrifying tales he creates on the spot. Rafa has come up against enough real-life scary situations that fictional hauntings seem like no big deal. Rafa's incarcerated mom is being released from jail soon, and will be coming to live with him, his sister, and their grandparents. For the first time in a while, Rafa feels a pit of fear growing in his stomach. To take his mind off his mom's return, Rafa spends an evening crafting the scariest ghost story he's ever told. As an eerie blood moon hangs in the sky, Rafa tells a group of friends about The Caretaker. The Caretaker is an evil ghost who lures unsuspecting kids into the neighborhood pond...and they don't ever come out. Rafa is really proud of his latest creation, until strange things start to happen around him. With a sinking feeling, Rafa realizes the Caretaker is real. Rafa has brought the ghost to life--and only he can stop him.
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Falling Short
by Ernesto Cisneros
Two best friends, one athletically gifted and one academically gifted, have more in common than they realize when their goals intersect, forcing them to find a way to support each other so they don't fall short.
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Sal and Gabi Break the Universe
by Carlos Alberto Hernandez
A teen troublemaker with a talent for sleight of hand clashes with his school's student council president when the latter accuses him of putting a raw chicken inside a friend's locker. By the author of The Assimilated Cuban's Guide to Quantum Santeria.
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Knight of the Cape
by Terry Catasâus Jennings
Longing to make a difference like the heroes in the classics she reads with her Abuela, Dominguita follows the examples of Don Quixote to do good deeds for her neighbors while proving to a class bully that girls can be knights, too.
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Tacos Today
by Raâul the Third
Young luchadores El Toro and his friends take a break from training to get some tacos, but when they discover they don't have enough money for their favorite food, they come up with a creative solution to earn plenty of dinero.
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Training Day
by Raâul the Third
Wrestling star El Toro from Vamos! Let's Go to the Market! finds support and motivation from coach Kooky Dooky on a practice day when he feels less than inspired. By the author of the Lowriders series.
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El Toro & Friends: Tag Team
by Raúl the Third
A companion to Training Day finds Mexican wrestling star El Toro teaming up with his fighting partner, La Oink Oink, when a post-match mess at the stadium becomes a bit too intimidating to clean up alone.
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Team Up: El Toro & Friends
by Raúl the Third
El Toro and his fellow wrestlers reminisce about a time when they didn't make such a great team until they learned to work together to complete one final test.
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Miguel must Fight!
by Jamie Ofelia
When El Dragón attacks, artistic Miguel must save his family and prove his colored pencils are mightier than the sword.
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Chupa Carter and the Haunted Piänata
by George Lopez
Jorge teams up with his friends Liza, Ernie, and Carter, the fearsome but friendly chupacabra, to solve the mystery behind an old legend about an evil piänata possessed by a ghost.
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Reina Ramos Tour Guide
by Emma Otheguy
When Reina's cousin Andrés comes for a visit, it's not as much fun as she'd imagined it would be, but their friendship soon blossoms when Reina shares her city with Andrés.
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Reina Ramos Meets a BIG Puppy
by Emma Otheguy
When her best friend Lila gets a HUGE puppy, 6-year-old Latina girl Reina is afraid to admit that's she scared, in this level 2 reader that promotes social emotional learning and includes Spanish words and a glossary.
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Baking with Mi Abuelita
by Julissa Mora
Family members head into the kitchen to help Abuelita bake a tres leches cake for Papi's birthday.
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Go, go, Trucks!
by Jennifer Liberts
A sister and brother discover a fascinating range of vehicles while traveling through their neighborhood, driving on a highway and visiting a country fair.
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Road Trip
by Ann Ingalls
Hamster best friends Tip and Tucker, one timid, the other fearless, are purchased together from a pet store by Mr. Lopez, a teacher who reveals that they have become class pets and will live in a fun and noisy schoolroom.
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