Donna Barba Higuera
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"A girl named Petra Pena, who wanted nothing more than to be a storyteller, like her abuelita. But Petra's world is ending. Earth has been destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children - among them Petra and her family - have been chosen to journey to a new planet. They are the ones who must carry on the human race. Hundreds of years later, Petra wakes to this new planet - and the discovery that she is the only person...
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"Lupe Wong is going to be the first female pitcher in the Major Leagues. She's also championed causes her whole young life. Some worthy ... like expanding the options for race on school tests beyond just a few bubbles. And some not so much...like complaining to the BBC about the length between Doctor Who seasons. Lupe needs an A in all her classes in order to meet her favorite pitcher, Fu Li Hernandez, who's Chinacan/Mexinese just like her. So when...
3) Alebrijes
Author
Series
Publisher
Levine Querido, distributed by Chronicle Books, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 14
Physical Desc
404 pages : 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
For over 400 years, the world has been a barren wasteland. The few humans that survive scrape together an existence in the cruel city of Pocatel--or go it alone in the wilderness beyond, filled with wandering spirits and wyrms. They don't last long.
13 year-old pickpocket Leandro and his sister Gabi do what they can to forge a life in Pocatel. The city does not take kindly to Cascabeles like them--the descendants of those who worked the San Joaquin...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers, an imprint of ABRAMS
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ramon is a little boy who can't wait for Navidad.
El Cucuy is the friendly monster who lives in Ramon's bedroom.
El Cucuy is not so sure that celebrations for Las Posadas, Nochebuena, and Navidad are for him. The lights are too bright and the snowman is scary!
If El Cucuy is hesitant to embrace the holiday cheer, the Ramon will have to bring the spirit of Navidad to him.