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Series
Jimmy Vega novels volume 1
Language
English
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"A body is found in a reservoir fifty miles north of New York City. The victim is young, female and Hispanic. In her purse, the police find a photograph of a baby they believe is her daughter -- a little girl they can't identify. Or find..." --flyleaf
Author
Series
All these monsters volume 1
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Clara runs away from home to join a vigilante monster-flghting squad, only to discover that sometimes the most dangerous monsters are where you least expect them.
Author
Series
Gum Girl volume 1
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
When Mom issues a no-gum rule, Gabby Gomez sneaks a piece of special bubble gum that turns her into a superhero.
Author
Series
All these monsters volume 2
Language
English
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Description
While trying to expose a private security firm hired by the government to weaponize scrabs, Clara and Team Seven face their biggest threat yet--their own demons.
5) Isla
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Description
A young girl and her grandmother take an imaginary journey to the Caribbean island where her mother grew up and where some of her family still lives.
Author
Series
Questioneers volume 4
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
When her abuelo is injured at the local landfill, second-grader Sofia is determined to transform the dangerous Mount Trashmore into a park, taking on City Hall in the process.
Author
Series
Zapato power volume 2
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
When a very important inventor needs rescuing, Freddie Ramos activates his special sneakers and becomes a superhero.
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Language
English
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Description
While riding the subway home from the pool with his abuela one day, Julián notices three women spectacularly dressed up. Their hair billows in brilliant hues, their dresses end in fishtails, and their joy fills the train car. When Julián gets home, daydreaming of the magic he's seen, all he can think about is dressing up just like the ladies in his own fabulous mermaid costume: a butter-yellow curtain for his tail, the fronds of a potted fern for...
Author
Series
Zapato Power volume 4
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Freddie Ramos uses his super powers to give himself courage to learn how to swim and to deal with a new neighbor who is a bully.
Author
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Description
Seventh-grader Martin McLean has trouble expressing himself except at Mathletes competitions and, now, as a female impersonator but his first-ever drag show falls on the same night as an important Mathletes tournament.
13) Circle unbroken
Author
Series
Brooklyn brujas volume 2
Publisher
Sourcebooks Fire
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Still feeling broken after her family's battle in Los Lagos, Lula invokes a dark spell to bring her boyfriend and others back after a fatal bus crash, but unwittingly raises an army of hungry, half-dead casimuertos, instead.
16) Wedgie & Gizmo
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
While his human Elliot adjusts to his new home and stepfamily, Gizmo, an evil genius guinea pig, searches for a new evil lair where he can plot to take over the world, but Gizmo is constantly thwarted by Elliot's little stepsister Jasmine (who likes to play dress-up), Abuela (who may or may not like to eat cavies), and Wedgie (a Corgi superhero and Gizmo's nemesis).
Author
Series
Zapato Power volume 3
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
A very unusual squirrel is spotted in and around Starwood Elementary School, and when Freddie uses his Zapato Power to chase it, he finds more than one opportunity to be a hero.
Author
Series
Marisol McDonald volume 1
Publisher
Children's Book Press
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Marisol McDonald, a biracial, nonconformist, soccer-playing pirate-princess with brown skin and red hair, celebrates her uniqueness.
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