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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month September 15 - October 15, 2022
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Violeta : a novel
by Isabel Allende
Living out her days in a remote part of her South American homeland, Violeta finds her life shaped by some of the most important events of history as she tells her story in the form of a letter to someone she loves above all others.
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Furia
by Yamile Saied Méndez
Seventeen-year-old Camila Hassan, a rising soccer star in Rosario, Argentina, dreams of playing professionally, in defiance of her fathers' wishes and at the risk of her budding romance with Diego.
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After the hurricane : a novel
by Leah Franqui
After losing track of her estranged father after Hurricane Maria, Elena Vega heads to Puerto Rico to unravel the truth about who her father was and what happened to him and to find relatives she's never met.
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Cemetery boys
by Aiden Thomas
Determined to prove himself a real brujo to the traditional Latinx family that does not accept his true gender, a trans boy summons the ghost of the resident bad boy, who refuses to return quietly to death.
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The hacienda
by Isabel Cañas
In the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence and the execution of her father, Beatriz accepts Don Rodolfo Solorzano's proposal of marriage and is whisked away to his remote country estate where she is faced with a malevolent presence linked to his first wife's death.
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Ophelia after all
by Racquel Marie
A romantic at heart, Ophelia Roja deals with friendship drama and her own queerness at the end of high school, forcing her to choose between the fantasy version of herself that she's always imagined or finally revealing who she really is.
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L.A. weather
by María Amparo Escandón
Follows the Los Angeles-based Alvardo family as they take critical looks at their internal and external relationships while struggling with a fierce local drought, impending evacuations, secrets, deception, betrayal and making some tough decisions.
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How Moon Fuentez fell in love with the universe
by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
When she takes a job as a merch girl on a tour bus full of beautiful influencers, Moon Fuentez, the twin sister of a social media star, questions her destiny as the unnoticed, unloved wallflower she always thought she was.
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Woman of light : a novel
by Kali Fajardo-Anstine
In 1930s Denver, Luz "Little Light" Lopez, a tea leaf reader and laundress, begins having visions that transport her to her Indigenous homeland in the nearby Lost Territory where she must save her family stories from disappearing into oblivion.
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No filter and other lies
by Crystal Maldonado
Seventeen-year-old Kat Sanchez uses photos of a friend to create a fake Instagram account, but when one of her posts goes viral and exposes Kat's duplicity, her entire world--both real and pretend--comes crashing down around her.
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Velorio : a novel
by Xavier Navarro Aquino
Haunted by the death of her sister, Camila joins the supposed utopia of Memoria, a cult led by an idealistic, yet troubled man who turns increasingly violent, forcing her and other members gather together to find a way to reclaim their home.
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The turning pointe
by Vanessa L. Torres
In 1980s Minnesota, when auditions for a concert with Prince are announced, 16-year-old Rosa Dominguez, the daughter of a tyrant ballet master, is desperate to escape her pointe shoes and show everyone what she can do.
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All day is a long time
by David Sanchez
A Florida teenager runs away from home chasing a girl and becomes hooked on crack cocaine, spending the next decade fighting his way out of jail and rehab and ultimately finds redemption and solace in a community college literature course.
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Lulu and Milagro's search for clarity
by Angela Velez
Polar opposites, sisters Lulu and Milagro become begrudging partners on their schools cross-country college trip during which they unpack family expectations, uncover their older sisters secrets and discover the true meaning of sisterhood.
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Of women and salt
by Gabriela Garcia
The daughter of a Cuban immigrant battles addiction and the fallout of her decision to take in the child of an ICE detainee, while her mother wrestles with displacement trauma and complicated family ties. A first novel.
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Where I belong
by Marcia Argueta Mickelson
Guatemalan-American high school senior Millie Vargas struggles to balance her family's needs with her own ambitions, especially after her mother's employer, a Senate candidate, uses Millie as a poster child for 'deserving' immigrants.
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Death under the Perseids
by Teresa Dovalpage
After winning a five-day cruise to Cuba, Cuban-born Mercedes Spivey and her American husband investigate the on-board disappearance of another couple who also won a free cruise, in the third novel of the series following Queen of Bones.
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Bilingual Storytime for Kids
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Arroyo Grande Library- Bilingual Storytime/ Hora de cuentos bilingue Acompaneños a nuestra sesión dé Cuentos y Canciones bilingües. Cada sabádo dé Septiembre 10- Octubre 15 a las 10:30AM. En el patio fuera de la biblioteca diseñado para niños de 0-5 años. Join us for a special six-week session of storytime, including stories and songs in English and Spanish. Storytimes will take place on Saturdays from September 10-October 15, at 10:30 AM on our outside lawn. Created for kids ages 0-5. All library programs will be following current California and County of San Luis Obispo health guidelines.
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