Torres Sanchez, Jenny
Summary: "La travesía llena de peligros, resiliencia, dolor y esperanza de tres adolescentes guatemaltecos que cruzan la frontera entre México y Estado Unidos. En este impresionante retrato de tres vidas injustamente destrozadas, basado en hechos reales, Jenny Torres Sanchez resalta el sacrificio de los migrantes en la frontera sur a través de una narración vívida y conmovedora."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Español, una división de Penguin Random House LLC 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 468 SPANISH SANMeza, Erika
Summary: "A girl reframes the dangerous border crossing between Mexico and the United States as a game to help her brother through the journey"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MEZTonatiuh, Duncan
Summary: Two cousins, one in Mexico and one in New York City, write to each other and learn that even though their daily lives differ, at heart the boys are very similar.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE TONMancillas, Mónica
Summary: Mariana is visiting her abuelita and extended family in Mexico for the first time. Her tummy does a flip as she and Mami cross the frontera. There are all new sights, smells, and sounds. And at Abuelita's house, Mariana is overwhelmed by new faces and Spanish phrases she doesn't understand. But with a story, some kindness, and a few new words from Abuelita, Mariana discovers that the love of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE MANTonatiuh, Duncan
Summary: "¡Enchiladas rojas, elotes amarillos, vestidos morados y pantalones de charro cafés! Las fiestas se celebran durante todo el año y siempre están llena de comida, música y, por supuesto, ¡colores! Son ocasiones alegres en las que las personas de ascendencia mexicana celebran su herencia y sus tradiciones con sus vecinos y amigos" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Appleseed 2024
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1 available in JE Concept Crates, Call number: JE TONBowles, David (David O.)
Summary: In modern Mexico, Sitlali is all alone after the death of her beloved abuela. Targeted by a dangerous gang member, she flees to the United States. As a memento, she takes with her an ancient conch shell. In 1521, Calizto is trapped in the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan. He has fought valiantly for his people against Spanish invaders, but hope is fading. Desperate, he takes up a sacred conch and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury YA 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC BOWSutton, Laurie
Summary: When Scooby-Doo and the gang arrive at Professor Dinkley's archaeological dig in Mexico, they find Velma's uncle missing, and the workers terrified of chupacabras and Aztec gods--and the reader must help them solve the mystery.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2014
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Summary: A heartwarming tale of a girl waiting for her beloved Papá to return when the monarchs fly south to their home in Mexico. Lucía loves to watch the monarchs' migration from her home in Mexico with Papá. But this year, the monarchs' journey north holds extra weight; Papá is heading north, too, to look for work. He promises her that when "the weather turns cold and the monarcas return, our winged...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HARHarmony, Cynthia
Summary: After a devastating earthquake hits, a little girl and her neighbors help each other rebuild their city. Includes author's note.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2022
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Summary: A young girl dreams of a time when the land and sky belonged to the mariposas amarillas, or yellow butterflies, and tries to re-create their glory with paper and glue.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cameron Kids 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE ORTSmith, Roland
Summary: Ring and Asia Wilde's wild life is anything but ordinary. Instead of attending school, they travel the world with their tutor and parents (scientists who work to protect endangered species). On their last adventure, they swung through the Amazon rainforest to save their mom from vile kidnappers--while defending the forest's population of golden lion tamarins. Now they're in Baja, Mexico--the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2023
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: J FIC SMIPimienta, Jose
Summary: Luis Fernando and Luisa Teresa are twins who learn about who they are and what their sibling means to them when they are sent to different middle schools.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Graphic 2022
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Summary: Pedro and his papa go to the market to look for the perfect burro.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollinsPublishers 2007
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE CAPTorres Sanchez, Jenny
Summary: Pulga has his dreams. Chico has his grief. Pequeña has her pride. And these three teens have one another. But, none of them have illusions about the town they've grown up in and the dangers that surround them. Even with the love of family, threats lurk around every corner. And when those threats become all too real, the trio knows they have no choice but to run: from their country, from their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC TORKroll, Virginia
Summary: Every sunny afternoon, Emilio wheels his grandfather outside to watch the butterflies. Emilio's grandfather can no longer speak, but Emilio can see happiness in the older man's eyes as he watches butterflies dance through the air. But one day the butterflies fly away. Can Emilio bring them back and make his grandfather smile with more than just his eyes?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 1997
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE KRO BASKETTorres, Jennifer
Summary: Arriving in Mexico for their parents' wedding, stepsisters Raquel, Lucinda, and Juliette must show their disapproving Tia Enriqueta that their parents are meant to be together, but when their scheming leads to doubt, they wonder if they can really trust each other at all.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC TORDiller, Janelle
Summary: "It's market day in Barra de Navidad. Izzy and Patti discover a beautiful glass dolphin that Izzy wants more than anything. Unfortunately, it disappears before she can buy it. Even more unfortunate? It later reappears in Izzy's bag. Izzy can't believe the trouble she's in!"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J Sereis Pack DillerMadrigal, Antonio Hernandez.
Summary: In a poor Mexican village, Erandi surprises her mother by offering to sell her long, beautiful hair in order to raise enough money to buy a new fishing net.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam's 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WLD Culture Madrigal 1999Vernon, Ursula.
Summary: When Danny and Wendell find an injured bat at the neighborhood pool, they take it to Mexico where Danny's cousin, a bat specialist, lives, but once there Danny is snatched up by a giant bat monster, and it is up to Wendell to save him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books 2011