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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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When her blind dog slips his collar, twelve-year old Lily meets Salma Santiago, a young Hispanic girl whose migrant family are in Maine for the blueberry-picking season, and, based partly on their mutual love of dogs, the two forge a friendship while painting bee boxes for Lily's grandfather--but as the Blueberry Queen pageant approaches Lily and Selma are confronted with some of the hard truths of prejudice and migrant life.
44) Pulpo Guisado
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Español
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"The octopus Grandma is cooking has grown to titanic proportions. Tenga cuidado! Ramsey shouts. Be careful! But it's too late. The octopus traps Grandma! Ramsey must use both art and intellect to free his beloved abuela. Then the story takes a surprising twist. And it can be read two ways. Open the fold-out pages to find Ramsey telling a story to his family. Keep the pages folded, and Ramsey's octopus adventure is real. This beautifully illustrated...
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Gecko and Sticky volume 3
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English
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Seventh-grader Dave Sanchez and his talking gecko sidekick Sticky decide they must rescue an odious science teacher who has been kidnapped by the even more villanous Damien Black, who is masquerading as a substitute teacher in order to steal Dave's magic Aztec armband.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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Steeped in Hispanic folklore since childhood, middle schooler Charlie Hernández learns the stories are true when, shortly after his parents disappearance, he grows horns and feathers and finds himself at the heart of a battle to save the world.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"A young Latina girl accidentally breaks her grandfather's vihuela and searches for someone in the community to fix the instrument, which leads her to discover her grandfather's legacy as a mariachi. Includes an author's note and glossary"--
Una joven chica latina rompe accidentalmente vihuela y las busquedas de su abuelo para alguien en la comunidad para fijar el instrumento, lo que le lleva a descubrir el legado de su abuelo como un mariachi. Incluye...
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Sofía está acostumbrada a ser la mejor gimnasta en el modesto club local. Pero después de sufrir una fuerte caída y lesionarse durante el entrenamiento, volver al riel es más difícil de lo que se imaginaba. Cuando finalmente termina su rehabilitación, Sofía está consumida por el miedo y la ansiedad relacionados con la caída, emociones que pareciera que la entrenadora no reconoce. ¿Podrá Sofía superar su miedo y trauma para volver al mando...
52) Lucero
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Español
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"Una cervatilla se adentra en el mundo por primera vez con pasos inciertos. Respira profundo y experimenta nuevas visiones y sonidos mientras una dulce voz la anima a lo largo del camino. Ella observa y escucha, a medida que explora el paisaje lleno de vida de la frontera, y aprende a hacerse oír cuando se enfrenta a una barrera al parecer infranqueable."--
"A nurturing voice reassures the lonely and afraid in difficult times"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Years before the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez, an eight-year-old girl of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage, played an instrumental role in Mendez v. Westminster, the landmark desegregation case of 1946 in California"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Español
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Viendo lo que Mira y sus vecinos descubren, m?s de lo que nunca pudo imaginarse! Basado en una historia real, "Quiz?s algo hermoso" nos revela c?mo el arte puede inspirar la transformaci?n -- y c?mo incluso la m?s peque?a artista puede llegar a conseguir algo grande. Toma un pincel y ?nete a la celebraci?n!
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Six-year-old Ana looks forward to growing older and being allowed more responsibility in making the tamales for the family's Christmas celebrations.
A la edad de seis, Ana piensa con mucha ilusion en que crezca y que le den mas responsabilidad al componer los tamales para las fiestas navide~nas.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
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"Siete años antes de Brown v. Board of Education, la familia Méndez luchó para acabar con la segregación en las escuelas de California. Descubre su increíble historia en este libro para niños del galardonado creador Duncan Tonatiuh. ¡Mención de Honor del Premio Pura Belpré al Ilustrador y Mención de Honor del Premio Robert F. Sibert! Cuando su familia se mudó al pueblo de Westminster, California, la pequeña Silvia Méndez estaba entusiasmada...
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