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My Pet Rattlesnake
By Joe Hayes, Antonio Castro L.
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By Joe Hayes, Antonio Castro L.
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Joe Hayes is back with another unbelievable, astounding, and totally true tall tale, straight from his own childhood in the Arizona desert.

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The Black Butterfly
By Shirley Reva Vernick
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The Black Butterfly
By Shirley Reva Vernick
Penny's reluctant stay at the Black Butterfly is interrupted by two ghosts (one friendly, one not), and a potential first love in this sweet and chilling story set on the coast of Maine.

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The Hula-Hoopin' Queen
By Thelma Lynne Godin, Vanessa Brantley-Newton
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The Hula-Hoopin' Queen
By Thelma Lynne Godin, Vanessa Brantley-Newton
Hardcover reprint coming July 16, 2025

A spunky African American girl has a hula-hooping competition with her friends in Harlem, and soon everyone in the neighborhood--young and old alike--joins in on the fun.

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From North to South / Del Norte al Sur
By René Colato Laínez, Joe Cepeda
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From North to South / Del Norte al Sur
By René Colato Laínez, Joe Cepeda
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Bilingual English/Spanish. This nuanced picture book tackles the difficult and timely subject of family separation and deportation.

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Cora Cooks Pancit
By Dorina Lazo Gilmore, Kristi Valiant
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Cora Cooks Pancit
By Dorina Lazo Gilmore, Kristi Valiant
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Cora and Mama work together to cook up pancit for the family in this celebration of Filipino heritage and foods.

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Drum, Chavi, Drum! / ¡Toca, Chavi, Toca!
By Mayra Lazara Dole, Tonel
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Drum, Chavi, Drum! / ¡Toca, Chavi, Toca!
By Mayra Lazara Dole, Tonel
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Who says girls can't play drums? The beat of Chavi's congas livens up her entire neighborhood. When she's not picked to drum in Miami's Calle Ocho festival, she decides to do something about it!

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Moony Luna / Luna, Lunita Lunera
By Jorge Argueta, Elizabeth Gomez
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Moony Luna / Luna, Lunita Lunera
By Jorge Argueta, Elizabeth Gomez
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Bilingual English/Spanish. A loving tale about a young girl afraid to go to school for the first time.

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Nana's Big Surprise / Nana, ¡Qué Sorpresa!
By Amada Irma Perez, Maya Gonzalez
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Nana's Big Surprise / Nana, ¡Qué Sorpresa!
By Amada Irma Perez, Maya Gonzalez
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Bilingual English/Spanish. Amada and her brothers try to comfort their grandmother, Nana, who has come to stay with them in the US from Mexico after abuelo passes away.

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Lend a Hand
Poems About Giving
By John Frank, London Ladd
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Poems About Giving
By John Frank, London Ladd
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A collection of original poems centered on giving and spontaneous acts of kindness, which also incorporate larger themes of community, intergenerational relationships, young mentors, and care for the environment.

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Going Home, Coming Home
By Truong Tran, Ann Phong
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By Truong Tran, Ann Phong
Bilingual English/Vietnamese. This summer, Ami Chi is taking a trip to far off Vietnam, where the streets are crowded with zipping scooters and fruit is shaped like dragons and stars.

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Lakas and the Makibaka Hotel
By Anthony D. Robles, Carl Angel
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Lakas and the Makibaka Hotel
By Anthony D. Robles, Carl Angel
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In this bilingual English-Tagalog story set in the US, Lakas, an all-American boy of Filipino descent, helps his new friends fight eviction from their home .

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Armando and the Blue Tarp School
By Edith Hope Fine, Judith Josephson, Hernán Sosa
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Armando and the Blue Tarp School
By Edith Hope Fine, Judith Josephson, Hernán Sosa
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The story of a young Mexican boy living in a colonia (trash dump community) who takes the first steps toward realizing his dream of getting an education.

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Armando y la escuela de lona azul
By Edith Hope Fine, Judith Josephson, Hernán Sosa
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Armando y la escuela de lona azul
By Edith Hope Fine, Judith Josephson, Hernán Sosa
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In Spanish. The story of a young Mexican boy living in a colonia (trash dump community) who takes the first steps toward realizing his dream of getting an education.

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King for a Day
By Rukhsana Khan, Christiane Krömer
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King for a Day
By Rukhsana Khan, Christiane Krömer
Malik, a Pakistani boy who uses a wheelchair, is excited to compete in the annual kite-flying festival of Basant. Can his kite defeat the bully's and make him "King" of the festival?

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Sam and the Lucky Money
By Karen Chinn, Cornelius Van Wright, Ying-Hwa Hu
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Sam and the Lucky Money
By Karen Chinn, Cornelius Van Wright, Ying-Hwa Hu
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During Chinese New Year, a young boy encounters a homeless person and discovers that no gift is too small when it comes from the heart.

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Marisol McDonald and the Clash Bash / Marisol McDonald y la fiesta sin igual
By Monica Brown, Sara Palacios
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Marisol McDonald and the Clash Bash / Marisol McDonald y la fiesta sin igual
By Monica Brown, Sara Palacios
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Paperback available August 19, 2025

In the follow-up to the Pura Belpré Award Honor-winning Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match/Marisol McDonald No Combina, everyone's favorite mismatched heroine turns eight and throws a fabulously mismatched party.

En esta continuación del ganador del Honor del Premio Pura Belpré Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match/Marisol McDonald No Combina, la heroína favorita de todos cumple ocho años y celebra con una fiesta en su estilo único e fabuloso de cosas que no combinan.

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Remember Dippy
By Shirley Reva Vernick
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Remember Dippy
By Shirley Reva Vernick
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Between helpings of mouthwatering shortcake, mysterious ferret disappearances, and a romance that misfires, thirteen-year-old Johnny forges a life long friendship.

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Rainbow Stew
By Cathryn Falwell
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Rainbow Stew
By Cathryn Falwell
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The sweet story of three children who spend a rainy day with their grandfather, picking fresh vegetables in his garden, and then cook and share a meal of healthy vegetable stew.

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Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina
By Monica Brown, Sara Palacios
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Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina
By Monica Brown, Sara Palacios
Mismatched and fabulous Marisol McDonald celebrates her Peruvian and Scottish heritage.
Bilingual English/Spanish.

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The Upside Down Boy / El niño de cabeza
By Juan Felipe Herrera, Elizabeth Gomez
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The Upside Down Boy / El niño de cabeza
By Juan Felipe Herrera, Elizabeth Gomez
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Bilingual English/Spanish. The Upside Down Boy is award-winning poet Juan Felipe Herrera's engaging memoir of the year his migrant family settled down so that he could go to school for the first time.

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