Matt De la Peña
2) We were here
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Haunted by the event that sentences him to time in a group home, Miguel breaks out with two unlikely companions and together they begin their journey down the California coast hoping to get to Mexico and a new life.
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Hasta ahora el cumpleaños de Carmela no puede ser mejor. Hoy es lo suficientemente mayor para acompañar a su hermano en su recorrido por la ciudad. Y la tarde que pasan juntos se llena con la magia de lo que ven a su alrededor:
desde el brillante sol de los campos hasta las golosinas en la vidriera de la panadería. Pero cuando recoge un diente de león que crece en el concreto, se pregunta qué otra cosa podría...
desde el brillante sol de los campos hasta las golosinas en la vidriera de la panadería. Pero cuando recoge un diente de león que crece en el concreto, se pregunta qué otra cosa podría...
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Shy comienza un trabajo de verano para ganar algo de dinero en un crucero de lujo. Todo parece perfecto pero entonces, el mayor terremoto de la historia sacude el mar y la vida de Shy cambia para siempre.Sin embargo, esto es sólo el principio. Veinticuatro horas más tarde, Shy queda perdido en alta mar, envuelto en una asfixiante lucha por la supervivencia, y a meced de la oscura amenaza que se halla oculta tras ese terrible desastre.No has leído...
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"Impresionante."New York TimesObra ganadora de los premios: Pura Belpre Honor Book, Best Fiction for Young Adults y el ALSC Notable Children's Book 2014.Un thriller que se lee de manera compulsiva y que cuenta con un protagonista entrañable y absolutamente creíble. Dicho protagonista es un adolescente llamado Shy, quien acaba de conseguir el empleo soñado: trabajar en un crucero. Ahora no sólo tiene dinero para ayudar a su madre y a su hermana,...
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«Los vivientes es una novela inclasificable. Tiene todo lo que me gusta mezclado en una historia fantástica, implacable y llena de acción. Me encantó este libro.»James Dashner, autor de Maze Runner: Correr o morir«¿Por qué me gusta Matt de la Peña? Porque consigue que mis alumnos lean. Sí, mientras repasan una historia con tintes postapocalípticos espectaculares, comprenden las implicaciones socioeconómicas de los desastres naturales.»...
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Diverse Books - Latino/Latinx, Hispanic, and Latin American Children
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
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Carmela, finally old enough to run errands with her brother, tries to think of the perfect birthday wish, while his wish seems to be that she stayed home.
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Books for Summer, in English and Spanish/Libros para el verano, en inglés y español
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
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Milo hace un largo viaje en metro. Para pasar el tiempo, observa a la gente a su alrededor y hace dibujos de cómo se imagina que son sus vidas. Está el hombre de bigotes con un crucigrama; Milo lo dibuja jugando al solitario en un apartamento desordenado. Está la mujer vestida de novia; Milo la dibuja en una gran ceremonia en la catedral. Y luego está el chico del traje; Milo lo dibuja llegando a su hogar, que es un castillo. ¿Pero qué...
11) Retazos
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"An ode to the richly varied tapestry of experiences and identities that make every child unique"--
12) Amor
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"Illustrations and easy-to-read text celebrate the bonds of love that connect us all"--Provided by publisher.
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"If you love holiday stories, holiday movies, made-for-TV-holiday specials, holiday episodes of your favorite sitcoms and, especially, if you love holiday anthologies, you're going to fall in love with My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories by twelve bestselling young adult writers, edited by the international bestselling Stephanie Perkins. Whether you enjoy celebrating Christmas or Hanukkah, Winter Solstice or New Year's, there's something...
14) Love
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Illustrations and easy-to-read text celebrate the bonds of love that connect us all.
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Books for Kindergarteners
Cars and Trucks and Things that Go!
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A young boy, CJ, rides the bus across town with his grandmother and learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things.
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"When the dawn breaks, a hero rises. Clark Kent has always been faster, stronger--better--than everyone around him. But it's not like he's earned his powers . . . yet. Lately it's difficult to hold back and keep his heroics in the shadows. When Clark follows the sound of a girl crying, he comes across Gloria Alvarez and learns that people are disappearing from the Mexican-American and undocumented worker community in Smallville. Teaming up with his...
17) Eternity
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Dak, Sera, and Riq fix the Great Breaks in history and prepare for the ultimate confrontation with the SQ.
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Every Sunday after church, CJ and his grandma ride the bus across town. But today, CJ wonders why they don't own a car like his friend Colby. Why doesn't he have an iPod like the boys on the bus? How come they always have to get off in the dirty part of town? Each question is met with an encouraging answer from grandma, who helps him see the beauty-and fun-in their routine and the world around them.
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On the eve of World War II, African American boxer Joe Louis fought German Max Schmeling in a bout that had more at stake than just the world heavyweight title; for much of America their fight came to represent America's war with Germany. This elegant and powerful picture book biography centers around the historic fight in which Black and White America were able to put aside prejudice and come together to celebrate our nation's ideals.