Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Description
Adopting the structure and themes of the Arthurian legend, John Steinbeck created a “Camelot” on a shabby hillside above the town of Monterey, California, and peopled it with a colorful band of knights. At the center of the tale is Danny, whose house, like Arthur’s castle, becomes a gathering place for men looking for adventure, camaraderie, and a sense of belonging—men who fiercely resist the corrupting tide of honest toil...
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
La La La 2024
Let's Celebrate Hispanic Heritage!
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Let's Celebrate Hispanic Heritage!
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Description
When her abuelo is injured at the local landfill, second-grader Sofia is determined to transform the dangerous Mount Trashmore into a park, taking on City Hall in the process.
4) On the edge
Author
Language
English
Description
"When Maddie Diaz witnesses the murder of a homeless man by members of a gang, she tells the cops what she saw without thinking about the repercussions of snitching, but a mysterious guy named Lobo comes to her defense and is determined to take down the gang and protect her"--
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Let's Celebrate Hispanic Heritage!
Picture Books for Hispanic Heritage Month 2023
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Picture Books for Hispanic Heritage Month 2023
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Formats
Description
A young boy bonds with his beloved abuela over a love of Spanish.
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Books with a Sprinkle of Spanish
Diverse Books - Latino/Latinx, Hispanic, and Latin American Children
Nashville Pride Recommends 2024: Favorite Queer Books
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Diverse Books - Latino/Latinx, Hispanic, and Latin American Children
Nashville Pride Recommends 2024: Favorite Queer Books
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Description
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...
10) Sanctuary
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Built-In Besties or Baddies: Siblings in YA Books
High School Project Lit Titles
Latinx Stories for teens
More Lists...
High School Project Lit Titles
Latinx Stories for teens
More Lists...
Description
In 2032 America, all citizens have a chip and everyone is tracked. It's pretty much impossible to survive as an undocumented immigrant, but that's what sixteen-year-old Vali and her family are doing. But when her mother's counterfeit chip starts malfunctioning and the Deportation Forces raid their town, they are forced to run. Vali and her family are going to try to make it to her aunt's house in California, a sanctuary state. When Vali's mother is...
11) Accidental love
Author
Language
English
Description
After unexpectedly falling in love with a "nerdy" boy, fourteen-year-old Marisa works to change her life by transferring to another school, altering some of her behavior, and losing weight.
13) Harbor me
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Everything changes when six kids are sent to a room in school by themselves with no adults to listen in. Dubbing it the ARTT room, A Room To Talk, they find themselves discussing things they never thought they could with anyone else, finding outlets for fears about parents, racial profiling, deportation scares, and ultimately their shared longing for a place to belong.
16) Promise boys
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Description
J.B., Ramón, and Trey, students of the Urban Promise Prep School, must follow the school's strict rules, but when their principal is murdered, the three boys must band together to track down the real killer before they are arrested.
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Description
"A blazing talent debuts with the tale of a status-driven wedding planner grappling with her social ambitions, absent mother, and Puerto Rican roots, all in the wake of Hurricane María. It's 2017, and Olga and her brother, Pedro "Prieto" Acevedo, are bold-faced names in their hometown of New York. Prieto is a popular congressman representing their gentrifying Latinx neighborhood in Brooklyn while Olga is the tony wedding planner for Manhattan's...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Every year Camila's school has a talent show, and Camila wants to sing her favorite song; but Ruby, a new girl, has already signed up to sing the same song and Camila is so mad she decides not to compete at all--until Ruby suggests that they sing together, and Camila discovers sometimes two voices are better than one. Includes suggestions for creating your own talent show.
20) Bruja born
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Still feeling broken after her family's battle in Los Lagos, Lula invokes a dark spell to bring her boyfriend and others back after a fatal bus crash, but unwittingly raises an army of hungry, half-dead casimuertos, instead.