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Tag Archives: Latinx
3 2022 Cybils MG Graphic Novel Finalists
Here are three original and compelling middle grade graphic novels from the 2022 Cybils finalist list. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Middle Grade, Realistic, Reviews
Tagged Asian-American, Cybils, Latinx, Middle Eastern, middle school, youth fantasy, youth graphic novels
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Omega Morales and the Legend of La Lechuza
Here’s a scary-cozy middle grade based on Mexican legend – one of the books I was sad not to make it to the Cybils finalists. Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Middle Grade
Tagged Chicane, Latino/a, Latinx, Mexican-American, mythology, youth fantasy
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The Other Side of the River by Alda P. Dobbs
This freshly imagined story of an immigrant girl, taking off from the author’s grandmother’s story, is filled with determination, hard-won joy, as well as hope and humor. Continue reading
Posted in Historical, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged historical fiction, immigration, Latino/a, Latinx, Mexican-American, Texas, youth fiction
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#MGReadathon Finish Line
Here’s my wrap-up, with reviews of It’s the End of the World and I’m in My Bathing Suit and Valentina Salazar is NOT a Monster Hunter. Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook, Books, Challenges, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print, Realistic
Tagged #MGReadathon, ADHD, African-American, homeschooling, Latino/a, Latinx, New York, Ohio, post-apocalyptic, youth fantasy
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Witchlings by Claribel Ortega
Claribel Ortega’s newest middle grade fantasy, Witchlings, is an appealing mix of friendship, danger, and magic set in a contemporary fantasy world filled with whimsical details. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged contemporary fantasy, friends, Latino/a, Latinx, witches, youth fantasy
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Generational Trauma and Healing: Pilar Ramirez and the Escape from Zafa and A Comb of Wishes
Here are two new middle grade fantasies that look at generational trauma through a fantasy lens, while being entertaining stories in their own right. Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged Caribbean, Chicago, Dominican, Latino/a, Latinx, mermaids, mythology, youth fantasy
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4 Cybils YA Spec Fic Finalists
Here are my takes on four of the seven 2021 Cybils YA speculative fiction finalists, including high fantasy, magical realism, and twisty science fiction. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Reviews, Sci-Fi, Teen/Young Adult
Tagged Cybils, Cybils 2021, Latinx, LGBTQ, teen fantasy, teen science fiction
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Four 2021 Cybils Middle Grade Graphic Novel Finalists
Here are short reviews of four of the seven finalists in the elementary/middle grade graphic novel category of the 2021 Cybils Awards, including Borders, Chunky, Jukebox, and Salt Magic. Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Historical, Middle Grade, Realistic, Reviews
Tagged Blackfoot, Cybils, graphic novels, Indigenous, Jewish, Latinx, South Asian, youth graphic novels
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Dystopias: the Last Cuentista and the Monster Missions
Here are two Cybils nominees, very different stories of life after disaster on earth – one literary and set in space, one action-oriented, and set on an Earth entirely covered by oceans. Continue reading
Posted in Middle Grade, Print, Sci-Fi
Tagged environment, Latinx, space travel, youth dystopia, youth fantasy, youth science fiction
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