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• Niño Wrestles the World

  Morales, Yuyi

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  Little Niño is a lucha libre wrestler and has battled many monstrous opponents from extraterrestrials to the famous ghost La Llorona. But now will he face his greatest challenge yet...his little sisters!

• Martina Has Too Many Tías

  Otheguy, Emma,

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  A reimagining of the Caribbean folktale “La Cucaracha Martina.” Martina is a quiet girl who finds her tías, who like to have loud, rambunctious parties, a bit overwhelming. So, she sneaks out and finds a magical island where she can be in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Maria Had a Little Llama

  Dominguez, Angela

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  Ever hear of Mary had a little lamb? Well in Peru, Maria had a little llama to take to school! Enjoy this bilingual version of the classic rhyme.

• Bisa's Carnaval

  Pastro, Joana,

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  Brazil is famous for its annual festival and parade: La Carnaval. Clara looks forward to making colorful and flashy costumes for the parade with her great-grandmother, but she will not be able to come this year. What will Clara do to help…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Two Border Towns

  Bowles, David (David O.),

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  A boy and his father live in a town near the US-Mexico border. In a weekly tradition, they cross back and forth between the two border towns, enjoying the unique transitional culture and helping out their community along the way.

• Biblioburro

  a True Story From Colombia

  Winter, Jeanette

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  In this true story, a man in rural Columbia saw that the local children struggled to have books for school. He decides to pack up his donkey with books and travel on his Biblioburro to deliver them, one day hoping to make a public library…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Adela's Mariachi Band

  Vega, Denise,

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  Adela loves watching and listening to her family's mariachi band. She enjoys the music so much she wants to be in it but she can't seem to find any instruments she can play, until she finds another way to contribute to the music.

• Turning Pages

  My Life Story

  Sotomayor, Sonia, 1954-

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  Read about Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina Supreme Court justice, and her life's journey in her own words for young readers. Read about how books, her teachers and friends supported her along the way and the hurdles she conquered.

• Areli Is a Dreamer

  Morales, Areli,

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  Areli Morales was born in Puebla, Mexico, but was raised in New York City. She writes about her personal experiences growing up as a DACA recipient in this wonderfully illustrated picture book.