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Author
Series
Desmond Cole ghost patrol volume 18
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"School dances are tricky. Everybody wants to go, but nobody wants to dance. The music is too loud for anyone to talk. Teachers are there watching kids, but telling them to go out and have a good time. Oh, and at Kersville Elementary, be careful because you'll have to watch out for ghouls on the dance floor!"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Zapato Power volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
When a freak spring blizzard buries Starwood Park, Freddie works with Mr. Vaslov to clear the sidewalks using a new invention—Zapato Power snowshoes! But not even the snow can stop a thief from causing trouble in the neighborhood. Can Freddie solve the case, even if it means helping Erika, the Starwood Park bully?
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"When a young girl is asked where she's from--where she's really from--she's no longer as she was. She decides to turn to her dear abuelo for some help with this ever-persistent question. But he doesn't quite give her the answer she expects."--Page [2] of cover.
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11) Brothers in Arms
Author
Series
Bluford series volume 9
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Formats
Description
Martin Luna is in deep trouble. Just months ago, a horrible tragedy took his little brother, and now it threatens to take him too. On one side are his desperate mother, a friendly teacher at Bluford High School, and a pretty girl named Vicky. On the other are his old neighborhood and his hunger for revenge. Torn between the two, Martin stands at a crossroad, with his life hanging in the balance. Which way will he go?
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.8 - AR Pts: 1
Appears on list
Description
Julián and his abuela are going to a wedding. Better yet, Julián is in the wedding. Weddings have flowers and kissing and dancing and cake. And this wedding also has a new friend named Marisol. It's not long before Julián and Marisol set off for some magic and mischief of their own, and when things take an unexpected turn, the pair learns that everything is easier with a good friend by your side.
13) Papa and me
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
A bilingual boy and his father, who only speaks Spanish, spend a day together.
14) Shadowshaper
Author
Series
Shadowshaper cypher volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 9
Description
Sierra Santiago’s first week of summer was supposed to be sun-soaked and fun-filled; instead, the murals in her neighborhood seem to be coming to life and a zombie-looking dude crashes the first big party. As if that wasn’t enough, her normally comatose abuelo is spewing out cryptic warnings. As Sierra delves deeper into the mysteries of her changing Bed-Stuy neighborhood and an age old magic that brings art to life, she becomes immersed in an...
Author
Series
Catalina Incognito volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Eight-year-old Catalina Castañeda uses Tía Abuela's sewing kit to turn ordinary clothing into a magical disguise, enabling her to uncover a thief at the local library.
Author
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.8 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
While riding the subway home from the pool with his abuela one day, Julian 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 Julian 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
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
Description
Juanita and Miguel's great aunt, T�a Lola, comes from the Dominican Republic to help take care of them after their parents divorce, and soon she is so involved in their small Vermont community that when her visa expires, the whole town turns out to support her.
20) Adiós, tricycle
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Even though he has outgrown his tricycle, a boy hides it at his family's yard sale until just the right smaller child comes along. Includes glossary of Spanish words used.