Matt de la Peña
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Gratitude and Thanksgiving
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
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Gratitude and Thanksgiving
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
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A young boy, CJ, rides the bus across town with his grandmother and learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things.
2) Love
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Illustrations and easy-to-read text celebrate the bonds of love that connect us all.
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Banned and Challenged Children's Books of the 2020's
Diverse Books - African American/ Black Experience in the U.S.
Diverse Books - Celebrating Diversity
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Diverse Books - African American/ Black Experience in the U.S.
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While Milo and his sister travel to a detention center to visit their incarcerated mother, he observes strangers on the subway and draws what he imagines their lives to be.
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La La La 2024
Let's Celebrate Hispanic Heritage!
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
La La La 2024
Let's Celebrate Hispanic Heritage!
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
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Carmela, finally old enough to run errands with her brother, tries to think of the perfect birthday wish, while his wish seems to be that she stayed home.
5) Patchwork
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"An ode to the richly varied tapestry of experiences and identities that make every child unique"--
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"When the dawn breaks, a hero rises. Clark Kent has always been faster, stronger--better--than everyone around him. But it's not like he's earned his powers . . . yet. Lately it's difficult to hold back and keep his heroics in the shadows. When Clark follows the sound of a girl crying, he comes across Gloria Alvarez and learns that people are disappearing from the Mexican-American and undocumented worker community in Smallville. Teaming up with his...
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The spirit of Music details her role in a Mexican town and describes how she discovered Miguel, a budding musician in a family that hates music, and helped him begin to realize his part in the great harmony that surrounds the town. This jacketed picture book pairs Newbery Winner Matt de la Pena and Pixar artist Ana Ramirez with the highly anticipated Pixar Studios film, Coco. Featuring a beautiful original story based on the characters of the film,...
9) Eternity
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Dak, Sera, and Riq fix the Great Breaks in history and prepare for the ultimate confrontation with the SQ.
10) Retazos
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"An ode to the richly varied tapestry of experiences and identities that make every child unique"--
11) Amor
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"Illustrations and easy-to-read text celebrate the bonds of love that connect us all"--Provided by publisher.
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Milo hace un largo viaje en metro. Para pasar el tiempo, observa a la gente a su alrededor y hace dibujos de cómo se imagina que son sus vidas. Está el hombre de bigotes con un crucigrama; Milo lo dibuja jugando al solitario en un apartamento desordenado. Está la mujer vestida de novia; Milo la dibuja en una gran ceremonia en la catedral. Y luego está el chico del traje; Milo lo dibuja llegando a su hogar, que es un castillo. ¿Pero qué...
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The spirit of Music details her role in a Mexican town and describes how she discovered Miguel, a budding musician in a family that hates music, and helped him begin to realize his part in the great harmony that surrounds the town. This jacketed picture book pairs Newbery Winner Matt de la Pena and Pixar artist Ana Ramirez with the highly anticipated Pixar Studios film, Coco. Featuring a beautiful original story based on the characters of the film,...
16) The hunted
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After surviving the earthquake and tsunami, Shy manages to make it back to land, but he's far from safe because a secret his cruise ship coworker Addie shared with him is one that people have killed for, and now that Shy knows, he's become a moving target.
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The blockbuster DC Icons series that began with Leigh Bardugo's Wonder Woman, Marie Lu's Batman, and Sarah J. Maas's Catwoman continues with the story of the world's first super hero—SUPERMAN—from award-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author MATT DE LA PEÑA.
When the dawn breaks, a hero rises.
His power is beyond imagining.
Clark Kent has always...
When the dawn breaks, a hero rises.
His power is beyond imagining.
Clark Kent has always...
18) Ball don't lie
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Seventeen-year-old Sticky lives to play basketball at school and at Lincoln Rec Center in Los Angeles and is headed for the pros, but he is unaware of the many dangers--including his own past--that threaten his dream.
19) The living
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After an earthquake destroys California and a tsunami wrecks the luxury cruise ship where he is a summer employee, high schooler Shy confronts another deadly surprise.