Summary: Over the course of a summer day in Los Angeles, the lives of 25 young Angelenos intersect. Through poetry they express life, love, heartache, family, home, and fear.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY COMEDY SUMGonzalez, Xochitl
Summary: It's 2017, and Olga and her brother, Pedro "Prieto" Acevedo are bold faced names in their hometown of New York. Prieto is a popular Congressman representing their gentrifying, Latinx neighborhood in Brooklyn while Olga is the tony wedding planner for Manhattan's powerbrokers. Despite their alluring public lives, behind closed doors things are far less rosy. Sure, Olga can orchestrate the love...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC GONMorales, Ed
Summary: "The Latinx revolution in US culture, society, and politics "Latinx" (pronounced "La-teen-ex") is the gender-neutral term that covers the largest racial minority in the United States, 17 percent of the country. This is the fastest-growing sector of American society, containing the most immigrants. It is the poorest ethnic group in the country, whose political empowerment is altering the balance...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Verso 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973 MORMorales, Yuyi
Summary: "An illustrated picture book autobiography in which award-winning author Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Neal Porter Books, Holiday House 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MORMorales, Yuyi
Summary: "Niño's little sisters get in on the wrestling action"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2016
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Summary: "Who gets to leave a legacy? 1985. Anita de Monte, a rising star in the art world, is found dead in New York City; her tragic death is the talk of the town. Until it isn't. By 1998 Anita's name has been all but forgotten--certainly by the time Raquel, a third-year art history student is preparing her final thesis. On College Hill, surrounded by progeny of film producers, C-Suite executives, and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2024
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Summary: In the wake of Hurricane Maria, Olga, the tony wedding planner for Manhattan's power brokers, must confront the effects of long-held family secrets when she falls in love with Matteo, while other family members must weather their own storms.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2022
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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GONCopies Available at East Bay
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GONMorales, Areli
Summary: "In the first picture book written by a DACA dreamer, Areli Morales tells her own powerful and vibrant immigration story of moving from a quiet town in Mexico to the bustling and noisy metropolis of New York City"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Studio 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MORMorales, Yuyi
Summary: "This Spanish edition of Caldecott Honoree Yuyi Morales's Dreamers, published simultaneously with the English edition, is the author's own immigration story and a tribute to the transformative power of hope. and reading. In 1994, 25-year-old Yuyi Moralestraveled from her home in Xalapa, Mexico, to the San Francisco Bay Area with her two-month-old son, Kelly, in order to secure permanent...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Neal Porter Books, Holiday House 2018
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH MORMorales, Yuyi.
Summary: Lucha Libre champion Niño has no trouble fending off monstrous opponents, but when his little sisters awaken from their naps, he is in for a no-holds-barred wrestling match that will truly test his skills.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2013
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Summary: In this version of a traditional tale, Senor Calavera arrives at Grandma Beetle's door, ready to take her to the next life, but after helping her count, in English and Spanish, as she makes her birthday preparations, he changes his mind.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 MORCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 MORMorales, Yuyi.
Summary: At the end of a long day, Mother Sky helps her playful daughter, LIttle Night, to get ready for bed.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Square Fish, an imprint of Macmillan 2016
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH MORMorales, Agus
Summary: Never in history have so many people been displaced by political and military conflicts at home--more than 65 million globally. Unsparing, outspoken, vital, We Are Not Refugees tells the stories of many of these displaced, who have not been given asylum. For over a decade, human rights journalist Agus Morales has journeyed to the sites of the world's most brutal conflicts and spoken to the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: An Imagine Book, published by Charlesbridge 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.9 MORMorales, Natalie
Summary: As the beloved and longtime news anchor and co-host of the TODAY show, current West Coast anchor of the TODAY show, host of Access, and co-host of Access Live, as well as the mother of two young boys, Natalie Morales knows how hard it can be night after night to get a healthful dinner on the table that the whole family will enjoy. Morales was born in Taiwan to a Brazilian mother and Puerto...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 MORMorales, Yuyi
Summary: "A nurturing voice reassures the lonely and afraid in difficult times"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Neal Porter Books, Holiday House 2021
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH MORMorales, Yuyi.
Summary: Bilingual text, accompanied by colorful photographs, explores the famous artist's life, and illuminates the laughter, love, and tragedy that influenced her work.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2014
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Summary: "This fast paced novel follows Sheridan Alexander through the halls of North Harbor High. She proves she may be a foster child, but she is no pushover in the face of Barbie lookalike bullies." -- from publisher's website
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: WinePress Pub. 2011
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC KODNovales, Keka
Summary: Lola is anxious starting a new school in the middle of the school year, but her grandmother's advice helps her overcome her first day of school and adjust to the new school.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE NOVKoralek, Jenny.
Summary: A simple retelling of how Moses, who grew to lead the Hebrews out of captivity in Egypt, was saved when his mother and sister set him adrift in a water-tight basket where Pharoah's daughter would find him.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 222 KorFerrell, Miralee
Summary: "Love finds you ... Against the backdrop of the breathtaking Bridal Veil Falls in a historic Oregon logging community, a schoolteacher finds herself torn between a past love and the man who could be her future. Sixteen-year-old Margaret Garvey had promised her heart to Nathaniel Cooper the night he disappeared from town. Four years later, just as she's giving love a second chance with Andrew, a...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Summerside Press 2010
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Summary: Presents thirty step-by-step instructions for science projects and experiments based on elements from the "Star Wars" film series, including how to create crystals, make a hydrometer, and move objects with "the force."
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 507.8 MARMoalem, Sharon.
Summary: Neurogeneticist Moalem takes us on a trip from prehistory to the forefront of cutting-edge medical research, and through a bedroom or two, to tell the story of how human sexuality has developed over time. This book challenges common perceptions about our bodies and presents astonishing discoveries from the frontiers of science as it traces the transformation of sex across species and through...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 612.6 MOALeavitt, Loralee.
Summary: Candy is more than a sugary snack. With candy, you can become a scientific detective. You can test candy for secret ingredients, peel the skin off candy corn, or float an "m" from M&M's. You can spread candy dyes into rainbows, or pour rainbow layers of colored water. You'll learn how to turn candy into crystals, sink marshmallows, float taffy, or send soda spouting skyward. You can even make...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Pub. 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 507.8 LEAMiralles, Francesc
Summary: When Samuel, a lonely linguistics lecturer, wakes up on New Year’s Day, he is convinced that the year ahead will bring nothing more than passive verbs and un-italicized moments—until an unexpected visitor slips into his Barcelona apartment and refuses to leave. The appearance of Mishima, a stray, brindle-furred cat, leads Samuel from the comforts of his favorite books, foreign films, and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2016