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• The Interpreter

  Abtahi, Olivia,

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  When Cecilia isn't scoring soccer goals, she's accompanying her parents to grown-up places, such as the accountant's office, helping them translate from Spanish to English and from English to Spanish, which is fun but also hard work.

• Isabel and Her Colores Go to School

  Alessandri, Alexandra,

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  English just feels wrong to Isabel. She prefers her native Spanish. As she prepares for a new school, she knows she's going to have to learn. Her first day is uncomfortable, until she employs her crayons and discovers there's more than one way to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Precious

  Aponte, Carlos (Graphic artist),

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  After a hurricane howls through Pedrito’s neighborhood and he has to give up his rescue dog, his big brother starts strumming “Preciosa,” a song about their beautiful island of Puerto Rico, and Pedrito knows everything will be okay.

• Empanadas for Everyone

  Azúa Kramer, Jackie,

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  When her Tía Mimi goes to volunteer at the neighborhood food center and asks her to pick up ingredients for empanadas, Carina and her friends learn a little about what connects a community along the way.

• Tía Fortuna's New Home

  Behar, Ruth, 1956-

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  Estrella learns about her Cuban and Jewish heritage as she helps her aunt move from her Miami apartment to an assisted living community.

• Only for a Little While

  Belt, Gabriela Orozco,

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  When Maribel's family has to move in with Tâia Carmen because Papi lost his job, Maribel and her sister feel unsettled. It's not always easy sharing a room or being in a house full of loud cousins, but Papi reminds the girls that it's only por un…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Notebook Keeper

  a Story of Kindness From the Border

  Briseño, Stephen,

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  Based on a true account, this moving and beautifully illustrated picture follows Noemi and her Mama as they flee their home in Mexico and head for the U.S. border, where an unexpected act of kindness changes their lives forever.

• Rafa Counts on Papá

  Cepeda, Joe,

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  Rafa and his dad love to measure anything and everything-including how much Rafa's dad loves him.

• Lupe Lopez

  Reading Rock Star!

  Charlton-Trujillo, e. E.,

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  Stuck in Group A with the kids who can't read, upbeat first grader Lupe Lopez is made fun of by a rival but refuses to let that stop her from becoming a Reading Rock Star.

• We Play Soccer

  Jugamos Al Fútbol

  Colato Laínez, René,

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  Joe speaks English. He loves soccer. José habla español. A José le gusta el fútbol. This story is in English and Spanish!

• The Magic Callaloo

  Cooke, Trish,

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  A couple longing for a child follow a wise old woman’s advice to find a callaloo plant and their wish is granted, but wishes are only the beginning, in a retelling of ''Rapunzel'' set in a Caribbean landscape.

• The River Is My Ocean

  Cortez, Rio,

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  On Saturdays, Abuela, who misses the ocean in Puerto Rico, takes her granddaughter to a magical place: the Hudson River, where they, with the spirits of ancient religion and familial love, celebrate the river that brought millions of new Americans…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Perfect Place

  de la Peña, Matt,

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  From award-winning talents Matt de la Peña and Paola Escobar comes this heartwarming, uplifting picture book about a boy, at home in two worlds, discovering what it means to be at home with himself.

• Fix-it Familia

  Diaz, Lucky,

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  Chavo and his family are always there to help anyone and everyone, and when the main parade float crashes at a neighborhood fiesta, Chavo has a plan to help his community.

• El español es la lengua de mi familia

  Genhart, Michael,

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  Based on stories author Michael Genhart heard from his mother as a child, Spanish is the Language of My Family is about the joy of sharing cultural heritage with our families, inspired by the generations of Latino people were punished for speaking…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Abuelita and I Make Flan

  Hernández Bergstrom, Adriana,

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  Anita helps her grandmother make flan for her grandfather's birthday.

• The Little House of Hope

  Jennings, Terry Catasús,

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  Arriving in the U.S. from Cuba, Esperanza and her family rent a little house that, though small, becomes a home for other immigrant families in need of a safe place to stay in a new land.

• A Crown for Corina

  Kemp, Laekan Zea,

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  On her birthday, Corina takes part in a beloved family tradition of wearing the Mexican flower crown in which each flower tells a special story about all the ways she is rooted in the family she loves

• Desert Song

  Kemp, Laekan Zea,

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  A family sings and plays music on a desert evening, in harmony with the nearby wildlife and the ancestors above.

• Home Is a Heartbeat

  Kemp, Laekan Zea,

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  Abuela cooks in the kitchen, Mami reads by the window, Tía Imelda watches telenovelas in the living room and Abuelo tinkers around in his workshop, in an ode to family and multigenerational homes.