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Tag Archives: Mexican-American
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
2 Comments
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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3 Spine-Tinglers: The Plentiful Darkness, Long Lost, and Paola Santiago and the Forest of Nightmares
Halloween may be over, but I’m still reading books to make you want to keep the light on at night. Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook, Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged dark fantasy, ghosts, Latino/a, Latinx, Mexican-American, New England, youth fantasy
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The Power of Kindness: Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls and Flight of the Puffin
In both the fantasy Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls by Kaela Rivera and the realistic story Flight of the Puffin by Ann Braden, kindness is the secret power that wins the day. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Middle Grade, Print, Reviews
Tagged Ann Braden, deserts, heartwarming, homelessness, Kaela Rivera, Latinx, LGBTQ, Mexican-American, Vermont, youth fantasy, youth fiction
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Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Tehlor Kay Mejia
Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Tehlor Kay Mejia is a dark but funny tale of monsters of Mexican myth and the preteens who battle them to rescue their friends perfect for your Halloween reading. Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Reviews
Tagged Arizona, Mexican-American, mythology, Rick Riordan, Tehlor Kay Mejia, youth fantasy, youth horror
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Seventh Grade Switch: The First Rule of Punk and Roll with It
Here are two stories of two seventh-grade kids finding their way in new schools. The First Rule of Punk is a Pura Belpré honor book, and Roll with It is a 2019 Cybils finalist. The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Middle Grade
Tagged Arkansas, cerebral palsy, Chicago, disabilities, Latino/a, Latinx, Mexican-American, youth fiction
4 Comments