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Tag Archives: Mexico
Five 2021 Cybils-Nominated Fantasy Adventures
Here are reviews of five great Cybils-nominated adventure fantasies. Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook, Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged adventure, Cybils, Mexico, portal fantasy, South Asian, youth adventure, youth fantasy
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The Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna by Alda P. Dobbs
Moving, high-stakes middle grade historical fiction based on family history and set during Mexico’s civil war. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Historical, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged historical fiction, immigration, Latino/a, Latinx, Mexico, youth historical fiction
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The Wild Book by Juan Villoro
Here’s a rare middle grade book in translation, from an award-winning author of Mexican literary fiction. The Wild Book by Juan Villoro. Translated by Lawrence Schimel. Yonder Books, 2017. Juan’s mother has been falling apart since his father moved in … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged Latino/a, libraries, Mexico, youth fantasy
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