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The poet X
by Elizabeth Acevedo
The daughter of devout immigrants discovers the power of slam poetry and begins participating in a school club as part of her effort to understand her mother's strict religious beliefs and her own developing relationship to the world. A first novel. 75,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Sia Martinez and the moonlit beginning of everything
by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
Separated from her mother in the years following a painful ICE raid, Sia drives into the desert and lights prayerful candles on every new moon before an astonishing night when her mother emerges from a blue spacecraft that crashes in front of her car. A first novel. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Eyes open
by Lyn Miller-Lachmann
Living under the Salazar dictatorship in 1960s Portugal, Sâonia must find her voice as a poet and an activist after the government arrests her boyfriend and shuts down her family's business
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Canto contigo : a novel
by Jonny Garza Villa
When a Mariachi star transfers schools, he expects to be handed his new group's lead vocalist spot, but what he gets instead is a tenacious current lead with a very familiar, very kissable face. (Young Adult– Grade 7+)
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We set the dark on fire
by Tehlor Kay Mejia
A society wife-in-training has an uncomfortable awakening about her strictly polarized society after being recruited into a band of rebel spies and falling for her biggest rival. A first novel. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Charlie Hernâandez & the league of shadows
by Ryan Calejo
Inspired by Latin-American folklore, a debut novel follows the story of a pragmatic boy who disregards his abuela's stories about Iberian Peninsula monsters before he undergoes an astonishing transformation and discovers his heritage as a protector of the Land of the Living. Simultaneous eBook.
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Shut up, this is serious
by Carolina Ixta
An unforgettable YA debut about two Latina teens growing up in East Oakland as they discover that the world is brimming with messy complexities. (Young Adult– Grade 7+)
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Salt and Sugar
by Rebecca Carvalho
"To save her family's bakery, Salt, which as been at war with the Molinas' bakery, Sugar, across the street, Lari Ramires does the unthinkable by teaming up with Pedro Molinas to save both their bakeries, falling in love in the process. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook."
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Infested : an MTV fear novel
by Angel Luis Colâon
In a race against time, seventeen-year-old Puerto Rican Manny must rescue his family from a malevolent spirit targeting his apartment building in the Bronx
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Woven in moonlight
by Isabel Ibaänez
When the usurper Atoc demands the Condesa's hand in marriage, the decoy Condesa, Ximena, seizes the opportunity to find the ancient relic and return La Ciudad's true leader to their rightful place
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The moonlit vine
by Elizabeth Santiago
Told with interstitial historical chapters, fourteen-year-old Taâina (Ty) must draw from the strength of her Taâino ancestors to bring her family and community hope and healing after a devastating incident
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Lobizona
by Romina Garber
When her mother is arrested by ICE, sixteen-year-old Argentinian Manu--who thinks she is hiding in a Miami apartment because she is an undocumented immigrant--discovers that her entire existence is illegal
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Don't ask me where I'm from
by Jennifer De Leon
Reinventing herself at a privileged white suburban high school to get by in the face of escalating racial tensions, a first-generation American-LatinX teen is forced to take a stand when she discovers that her absent father cannot legally return home. A first novel. 125,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Bright red fruit
by Safia Elhillo
"Samira is determined to have a perfect summer filled with fun parties, exploring DC, and growing as a poet--until a scandalous rumor has her grounded and unable to leave her house. When Samira turns to a poetry forum for solace, she catches the eye of an older, charismatic poet named Horus. For the first time, Samira feels wanted. But soon she's keeping a bigger secret than ever before--one that that could prove her reputation and jeopardize her place in her community"
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Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe
by Benjamin Alire Sâaenz
Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents and his family that he has never asked before.
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I will save you
by Matt de la Peäna
While orphan Kidd struggles for a sense of belonging and falls in love with the wealthy and secretive Olivia, recklessly cruel Devon vows to destroy Kidd's fleeting happiness by revealing painful truths. By the author of Ball Don't Lie. 10,000 first printing.
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Fat chance, Charlie Vega
by Crystal Maldonado
A plus-sized Latina's struggle to forge a healthy relationship with her own body is challenged by her mother's insensitivity, her popular best friend and personal doubts about a new boyfriend's ability to see her as she truly is. Simultaneous eBook.
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I am not your perfect Mexican daughter
by Erika L. Sâanchez
When the sister who delighted their parents by her faithful embrace of Mexican culture dies in a tragic accident, Julia, who longs to go to college and move into a home of her own, discovers from mutual friends that her sister may not have been as perfect as believed. Simultaneous eBook.
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The knife and the butterfly
by Ashley Hope Pâerez
After a brawl with a rival gang, sixteen-year-old Azael, a member of Houston's MS-13 gang and the son of illegal Salvadoran immigrants, wakes up in an unusual juvenile detention center where he is forced to observe another inmate through a one-way mirror
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Because of the sun
by Jenny Torres Sanchez
Hardening her heart in order to survive life with a brash and seemingly unloving mother only to be sent to the home of an unknown aunt when her mother dies, Dani forges an unexpected bond with a boy who seems to understand how much she is hurting. By the author of The Downside of Being Charlie. Simultaneous eBook.
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Libertad
by Bessie Flores Zaldâivar
In 2017 Honduras, as the 2017 presidential election looms, queer high school senior Libertad faces homophobia at home and school and threats to her political poetry online, and when tragedy strikes, she must speak her truth or leave the only home she's ever known. (Young Adult– Grade 9+)
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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. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook.
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