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Sofia QUINTERO | SPANISH LANGUAGE MATERIALS, Feb 01, 2017

Gr 8 Up—Set in 1983 in the South Bronx, this coming-of-age tale by Afro-Latina Quintero presents the friendship between African American Smiles and Puerto Rican Nike against the backdrop of hip-hop, Reaganomics, and war in the Middle East...

Pelé, King of Soccer/Pelé, El rey del fútbol

Monica BROWN | SPANISH LANGUAGE MATERIALS, Feb 01, 2017

Gr 1–3—A bilingual picture book biography about Pelé, the first man in the history of the sport to score 1,000 goals and become a living legend...

Down These Mean Streets

Piri THOMAS | SPANISH LANGUAGE MATERIALS, Feb 01, 2017

The 30th anniversary edition of Thomas's classic is as relevant today as when it was originally published in 1967...

Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa

Veronica CHAMBERS | SPANISH LANGUAGE MATERIALS, Feb 01, 2017

Gr 2–4—This picture book biography of the Cuban songstress pays tribute to the child from Havana who became salsa royalty...

The Borden Murders: Lizzie Borden and the Trial of the Century

Sarah MILLER | BEST OF, Dec 01, 2016

Gr 7 Up—In 1892, Lizzie Borden, a well-to-do young woman from Fall River, MA, went on trial for the brutal murder of her father and stepmother...

We Are the Ants

Shaun David HUTCHINSON | BEST OF, Dec 01, 2016

Gr 9 Up—Henry Denton is abducted by aliens who tell him that by merely pushing a button, he can save Earth from annihilation...

A Complicated Case

Ulf NILSSON | BEST OF, Dec 01, 2016

Gr 1–4—Detective Gordon (a bumbling toad) and his protégé, Buffy (a cheerful mouse), tackle cases involving missing cake tins and an unidentified neighborhood bully...

Freedom in Congo Square

Carole Boston WEATHERFORD | BEST OF, Dec 01, 2016

Gr 1–3—Couplets count down the days of the week and detail the daily labor duties of those who were enslaved in New Orleans—all leading up to Sunday, the day of rest and an afternoon in Congo Square...