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Beautiful Life 173
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Cross Group 15
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Folklore 3
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Activism 2
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Bi/multilingual 173
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STEM 5
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Fiction 173
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The cucuy stole my cascarones
Roberto and his mother made thirty dozen confetti-filled eggs, or cascarones, for guests at his birthday party, and he is sure the bogeyman--the cucuy--has stolen them along with the tamales, cake, and pinata
Soap, soap, soap / Jabón, jabón, jabón
Hugo's mother sends him to the store to buy soap. As a result of his comical adventures, soap is exactly what Hugo needs when he returns home.
Arroz con leche
Provides a poetic recipe for rice pudding that not only offers instructions for making the treat but highlights the ways in which it can delight all the senses
Maria had a little llama / María tenía una llamita
In this bilingual version of the classic rhyme, set in Peru, Maria takes her llama to school one day.
Let’s eat! / ¡A comer!
Bilingual text describes a family as they sit down to a table filled with good food.
Finding the music / En pos de la musica
"A young Latina girl accidentally breaks her grandfather's vihuela and searches for someone in the community to fix the instrument, which leads her to discover her grandfather's legacy as a mariachi. Includes an author's note and glossary"--|cProvided by publisher
Sopa de frijoles
A recipe, in poem form, for young and old to prepare a pot of tummy-filling bean soup
Block party
When the neighborhood block party is threatened by rain, everyone decides to enjoy the sunshine while it lasts
The storyteller’s candle / La velita de los cuentos
During the early days of the Great Depression, New York City's first Puerto Rican librarian, Pura Belpré, introduces the public library to immigrants living in El Barrio and hosts the neighborhood's first Three Kings' Day fiesta.
Sofi and the magic, musical mural
On the way back from the bodega, Sofia is drawn into a life-like mural of Old San Juan where she dances, sings, and conquers her fear of the vejigante before being called back to the barrio by her mother.