Gutiérrez, Raquel
Summary: "Part butch memoir, part ekphrastic travel diary, part queer family tree, Raquel Gutiérrez's debut essay collection Brown Neon gleans insight from the sediment of land and relationships. For Gutierrez, terrain is essential to understanding that no story, no matter how personal, is separate from the space where it unfolds. Whether contemplating the value of adobe as both vernacular architecture...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Coffee House Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 GUTRoque, Raquel
Summary: Más de 400 recetas de toda latinoamérica.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult, Call number: SPANISH 468 ROQSummary: "Novice nun Viridiana does her utmost to maintain her Catholic principles, but her lecherous uncle and a motley assemblage of paupers force her to confront the limits of her idealism"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2006
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN VIRSummary: The Spanish Deep South, 1980. A series of brutal murders of adolescent girls in a remote and forgotten town bring together two disparate characters; both detectives in the homicide division, to investigate the cases. With deep divisions in their ideology, detectives Juan and Pedro must put aside their differences in order to hunt down a killer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN MARHecht, Micah
Summary: "Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, Michael Phelps began swimming at age seven at the urging of his mom. As a young boy, Michael was brimming with energy-more energy than most other kids his age-and Mrs. Phelps thought this sport could help keep him calm and focused. As Michael grew older, his skills improved, and he transformed into one of the greatest swimmers in the world, winning...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2024
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Summary: "Meet Puerto Rican Baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente-once just a kid from Carolina, Puerto Rico, who loved to play baseball on the streets of his hometown with friends and family. As a right fielder, Roberto played eighteen seasons with Major League Baseball, but his life was tragically cut short when a plane he chartered to bring earthquake relief supplies to Nicaragua crashed. The first...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CLEJewel, Kirsti
Summary: "On June 19, 1865, a group of enslaved men, women, and children in Texas gathered around a Union soldier and listened as he read the most remarkable words they would ever hear. They were no longer enslaved: they were free. The inhumane practice of forced labor with no pay was now illegal in all of the United States. This news was cause for celebration, so the group of people jumped in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2022
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Summary: "First described by Plato, the idea of Atlantis has existed since 360 BC! Learn about the history of the Greek god Poseidon's relationship with the kingdom and the real research that's been done by historians and scientists who are trying to locate Atlantis. Featured in plenty of movies, books, and comics, Atlantis is still relevant in popular culture today...but does it really exist? Find out...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 001.94 BERLabrecque, Ellen
Summary: "Shaquille O'Neal discovered his love of basketball while spending time in an afterschool program called the Boys & Girls Club of America. Standing over six feet tall by the time he turned eleven years old, Shaq--as he is affectionately known--continued to practice the game and stunned the country with his phenomenal skills. From leading his high-school team to its first-ever state title to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 O'NELabrecque, Ellen
Summary: "Before Frank Sinatra became the international superstar that we remember him as today, he was just a young boy singing for spare change in his family's New Jersey tavern. Those small beginnings would be the start of an incredible career in which Frank became one of the best-selling musicians of all time -- selling over 150 million records worldwide. More than just a musician, Frank also went...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 SINLoh, Stefanie
Summary: "Learn about the life and career of Olympic gold medalist and legendary snowboarder Chloe Kim."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KIMPelzel, Raquel
Summary: "Sheet Pan Suppers is back! This time, with 100 vegetarian recipes for satisfying, sumptuous full meals--all made on a sheet pan, and all meat-free. It's the one-pot meal reinvented with a healthy twist, and what is sure to become every busy cook's new favorite way of getting dinner on the table. There are recipes for complete meals, snacks, brunch, and even dessert, that require nothing more...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Publishing 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.82 PELGutiérrez, Jolene.
Summary: "Sometimes everything is too much! Too loud, too bright, and all too overwhelming. Writing from her own experience with sensory processing disorder, Jolene Gutiérrez's compassionate picture book explores the struggles of a sensorily sensitive child and how they settle themselves. Joined by Angel Chang's beautiful illustrations, young readers will learn that it's OK if some days are too much"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Appleseed 2023
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Summary: "A passionate, powerful memoir by a trailblazing Black transgender activist, tracing her life of transformation and her work towards collective liberation. In 2017, Raquel Willis took to the National Women's March podium just after the presidential election of Donald Trump, primed to tell her story as a young Black transgender woman from the South. Despite having her speaking time cut short,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WILLIS, RAQUEL WILPelzel, Raquel
Summary: Umami is a deeply satisfying taste, and though often associated with animal products comes in many plant-based forms. Pelzel's recipes are built around the use of eight umami-rich ingredients. The key ingredients are layered, to amplify their effect. Vegan recipes are indicated by an icon at the top of the page.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Publishing 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5636 PELGutiérrez, Jolene
Summary: "Using innovative designs and technology such as 3-D printing, humans are helping animals in need. Discover the amazing true stories of five animals that have survived thanks to their prosthetic body parts"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Millbrook Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.089 GUTMarie, Racquel
Summary: Seventeen-year-old Valentina jeopardizes her future when she gets into an altercation with her rival, Leticia, during a soccer game, so the two girls must co-captain a soccer team to redeem themselves and what starts as a shaky alliance of necessity blossoms into something more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MARMarie, Racquel
Summary: Seventeen-year-old Ophelia Rojas, well known for her rose garden and her dramatic crushes on every boy in sight, begins to question her sexuality and sense of self when she starts to fall for cute, quiet Talia Sanchez in the weeks leading up to their high school prom and graduation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MARSummary: The captivating look at the unconventional life of beloved performer Chavela Vargas, whose passionate renditions of Mexican popular music and triumphant return to the stage late in life brought her international fame.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Music Box Films 2018
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CHADonoso, Raquel
Summary: Since the day she was born, Viva's voice has always been the mightiest in the room. But when Papi's bus driver union goes on strike, quiet Papi is the family member who must speak up. He feels nervous, but Viva's strength gives Papi the courage he needs to find his own powerful voice.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kind World Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DONReichard, Raquel
Summary: "Between micro- and macro-aggressions at school, the workplace, and even the grocery store, a constant news cycle highlighting Latine trauma, and a general lack of resources for women of color, it's tough to be a Latina woman and prioritize your wellness, both physically and mentally. With Self-Care for Latinas, you'll find 150 exercises to radically choose to put yourself first. Whether you...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 613.089 REIGutiérrez, Pedro Juan
Summary: Translated from the Spanish by Natasha Wimmer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2001
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GUTGutierrez, Katie
Summary: An evocative drama about a woman caught leading a double life after one husband murders the other, and the true-crime writer who becomes obsessed with telling her story--this masterful work of literary suspense marks the debut of an extraordinary new writer. In 1985, Dolores "Lore" Rivera marries Andres Russo in Mexico City, even though she is already married to Fabian Rivera in Laredo, Texas,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022