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41) Tree of Dreams
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Twelve-year-old Coco Hidden has grown up in her mother's chocolate shop in Colorado, along with her friend Leo de la Cueva, but recently things have not been going well; the shop is failing, and Leo is hanging out with the other boys, and barely wants to talk to her--but when they both win a culinary contest, the two children and their mothers find themselves on a trip to the Amazon in Ecuador, where Coco hopes to find the rare ceiba tree, and where...
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Sofia helps her grandmother make her special rice pudding, but there is a mix-up in the recipe.
"A Sofía le encanta cocinar, y está muy emocionada porque ayudará a su abuela a preparar arroz con leche usando su receta secreta. ¿Podrá un pequeño error arruinar toda la preparación? O peor aún, ¿arruinará toda la cena de la iglesia?"--Back cover.
43) El ratón perdido
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A Sofía se le confía temporalmente a Snowflake el ratón de la clase, pero él escapa, y ella y sus hermanas deben encontrar una manera de atraparlo.
Sofia is temporarily entrusted with Snowflake the class mouse--but he escapes, and she and her sisters must figure out a way to catch him.
44) Mountain dog
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215 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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When his mother is sent to jail in Los Angeles, eleven-year-old Tony goes to live with his forest ranger great-uncle in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, where Tony experiences unconditional love for the first time through his friendship with a rescue dog.
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"Julián and his abuela are going to a wedding. Better yet, Julián is in the wedding. Weddings have flowers and kissing and dancing and cake. And this wedding also has a new friend named Marisol. It's not long before Julián and Marisol set off for some magic and mischief of their own, and when things take an unexpected turn, the pair learns that everything is easier with a good friend by your side"--
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Catalina incognito volume 1
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106 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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Eight-year-old Catalina Castañeda uses Tía Abuela's sewing kit to turn ordinary clothing into a magical disguise, enabling her to uncover a thief at the local library.
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40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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A party? Oh no! Parties are full of tías with their flashy fashions and boom-and-bellow laughter. It's far too much for Martina! At least with all the noise, no one notices when she slips away. She finds herself in a magical place: a warm, familiar island where she can finally play in peace and quiet. Martina is home at last-- or is she? Lively and magical, this is a fresh retelling of the beloved Caribbean folktale "La Cucaracha Martina."
48) Con mucho amor
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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Rocio and her family move from Central America to the United States, leaving behind their extended family and many happy memories, but Rocio's Abuela finds a way to send her something special for her birthday.
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While riding the subway home from the pool with his abuela one day, Julián notices three women spectacularly dressed up. Their hair billows in brilliant hues, their dresses end in fishtails, and their joy fills the train car. When Julián gets home, daydreaming of the magic he's seen, all he can think about is dressing up just like the ladies in his own fabulous mermaid costume: a butter-yellow curtain for his tail, the fronds of a potted fern for...
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31 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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"Tía Isa quiere un carro brillante que sea del mismo color verde del océano... Mientras tía Isa ahorra, su sobrina apila naranjas y alimenta gatos para sumar el dinero que gana a la pila. Así podrán comprar el carro perfecto-- ¡uno que pueda llevar a todos a la playa!"-- Back cover.
Tìa Isa and her niece try to save enough money to buy a car to take the whole family to the beach.
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Charlie Hernández volume 2
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591 pages ; 22 cm.
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"When Queen Joanna is kidnapped Charlie and Violet set out across South America to find her and discover a conspiracy to raise the dead"--
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57, 56 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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After receiving the perfect Christmas gifts (a fingerprint-taking kit, a flashlight, and police tape to block off crime scenes), junior detective Flaca is reluctant to travel to Puerto Rico to spend Three Kings Day with her grandmother, until Flaca finds a mystery to solve involving the holiday's traditions.
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32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
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"After learning that a hungry classmate is taking tomatoes from their garden, Lupe and her mother invite their neighbors to help in what becomes a community garden and gathering place. Includes recipes." --
55) Téo's tutu
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32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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"This story of a boy's first ballet recital celebrates gender-creativity, the joy of dance, and being yourself. Téo loves to dance, whether it's the cumbia with Papí, the bhangra with Amma, or ballet class with Miss Lila. He also loves the way his tutu makes him feel, inside and out. But when it comes time to decide which outfit to wear in the big dance recital -- a sparkly tutu or shimmering silver pants -- Téo wonders if being his most authentic...
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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 communicate with new friends"--
57) Buscando a Bongo
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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Cuando la abuela de un niño lo acusa de ser descuidado con su querido Bongo, él inventa una trampa y atrapa al ladrón de juguetes con las manos en la masa.
"When a boy's abuela accuses him of being careless with his beloved Bongo, he devises a trap and catches the toy thief red-handed"--
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23 pages, 1 unnumbered page : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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Maya, who lives in the dusty desert, opens her eyes wide to find the colors in her world, from Papi's black hair and Mami's orange and purple flowers to Maya's red swing set and the fiery pink sunset.
Maya, que vive en el polvoriento desierto, abre los ojos de par en par para encontrar los colores en su mundo, desde el cabello negro de Papi y las flores naranjas y púrpuras de Mami hasta el columpio rojo de Maya y el ardiente atardecer rosado.
60) ¡A bailar!
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
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A young girl and her mother put on their red dresses and dance their way through the barrio, collecting friends and neighbors along the way as they go to the park to hear her father's salsa band play.
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