Tag Archives: Latino/a

Juana & Lucas

Posted on May 26, 2017 by

I first took this book home because it was a Cybils Early Chapter Book finalist, but it went on to win a Pura Belpré Author Award. Juana & Lucas by Juana Medina. Candlewick Press, 2016 Juana lives in Bogotá, Columbia and … Continue reading →

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Lowriders in Space

Posted on March 29, 2017 by

One more late addition to Latin@ week!  Lowriders to the Center of the Earth was a Cybils finalist this year, and I thought I’d read this first Lowriders book while waiting for the second to arrive at my library. Lowriders … Continue reading →

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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Posted on March 25, 2017 by

I’m continuing Latin@ week at alibrarymama with a book that’s become a classic just in the five years since it came out. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz. Read by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Simon … Continue reading →

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Hour of the Bees

Posted on March 21, 2017 by

I’m celebrating Latin@ books this week, today with lyrical and leisurely middle grade fantasy Hour of the Bees by Lindsay Eagar. Continue reading →

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Stef Soto, Taco Queen

Posted on March 20, 2017 by

A rare upbeat but realistic view of middle great in Stef Soto, Taco Queen by Jennifer Torres. Continue reading →

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Labyrinth Lost

Posted on March 3, 2017 by

A Brooklyn teen must come to terms with her inherited bruja powers in this Cybils young adult speculative fiction finalist. Continue reading →

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Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan

Posted on June 23, 2016 by

This book was showered in honors last year, including a Newbery honor and an Odyssey honor for audio production for children.  A great audiobook involving music, magic and history was one I didn’t want to miss. Echo by Pam Muñoz … Continue reading →

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Cybils Countdown – Easy Reader Finalists

Posted on February 13, 2016 by

The winners of the Cybils awards will be announced in just a couple more days!  My daughter is in first grade right now, and though she prefers to check out early chapter books for herself, easy readers are really her … Continue reading →

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Cybils Countdown – Picture Book Finalists

Posted on February 11, 2016 by

So as I said, somehow I’ve not been able to get to all the Cybils finalists I’ve wanted to.  There were seven picture book finalists, and I have read only four of them.  At least I very much enjoyed the ones I … Continue reading →

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The Forgotten Sisters and Nomad

Posted on January 25, 2016 by

I always have the best of intentions about reviewing all my Cybils books as I read them – but I’m still behind.  Here are a couple more middle grade fantasy books from my December reading, both sequels in beloved series. … Continue reading →

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