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• Wings in the Wild

  Engle, Margarita,

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  When a hurricane exposes Soleida's family's secret sculpture garden, the Cuban government arrests her artist parents, forcing her to escape alone to Central America where she meets Dariel, a Cuban American boy, and together they work to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Saints of the Household

  Tison, Ari,

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  When brothers Max and Jay help a classmate in trouble, they struggle with the consequences of their violent actions and worry they may be more like their abusive father than they thought, so the brothers turn to their Bribri roots to find…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Brighter Than the Moon

  Valdes Greenwood, David,

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  When online friends Jonas and Shani meet for the first time, they along with Shani's best Ash, find they are all keeping secrets, and coming clean will require them to figure out who they really are, which is not easy when one's identity…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Into the Light

  Oshiro, Mark,

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  Seventeen-year-old queer adoptee Manny, now homeless, sets out to find his sister Elena, who is still enmeshed in Christ's Dominion, the community that abandoned him, but the journey is fraught with danger, as he is forced to confront the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Northranger

  Terciero, Rey,

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  In this swoony and spooky teen summer romance graphic novel set on a Texas ranch, sixteen-year-old Cade Muñoz finds himself falling for the ranch owner's mysterious and handsome son, only to discover that he may be harboring a dangerous…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• ¡Ay, Mija!

  My Bilingual Summer in Mexico

  Suggs, Christine,

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  In this memoir, Christine Suggs explores a trip they took to Mexico to visit family, as Christine embraces and rebels against their heritage and finds a sense of belonging.

• Ander & Santi Were Here

  a Novel

  Garza Villa, Jonny,

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  Nonbinary teen Ander is ready to leave their family's taquería and focus on their art, but when Santi, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, begins to work at the restaurant, the two teens spark a romance made complicated by immigration…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Salt and Sugar

  Carvalho, Rebecca,

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  To save her family's bakery, Salt, which as been at war with the Molinas' bakery, Sugar, across the street, Lari Ramires does the unthinkable by teaming up with Pedro Molinas to save both their bakeries, falling in love in the process.

• Charlie Vega tiene un problema gordo

  Maldonado, Crystal,

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  Charlie Vega es muchas cosas: Inteligente. Divertida. Artística. Ambiciosa. Gorda. La gente a veces tiene problemas con esto último, especialmente su madre. Charlie quiere tener una buena relación con su cuerpo, pero es difícil. Y no ayuda…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Our Shadows Have Claws

  15 Latin American Monster Stories

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  Fifteen original short stories from YA superstars featuring the monsters of Latine myths and legends.

• What's Coming to Me

  Padilla, Francesca,

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  After the ice cream stand where she works is robbed, seventeen-year-old Minerva Gutiérrez plans to get revenge on her predatory boss while navigating grief, anger, and dreams of escape from her dead-end hometown.

• Yo te salvaré

  de la Peña, Matt,

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  Kidd huye de su pasado y su futuro. No tiene ni mamá ni papá, siente que no le beneficia de nada estar en el hogar de acogida para jóvenes donde vive, más que las terapias que recibe ahí. Tampoco siente que forma parte de la comunidad de…Read moreRead more of this annotation