Carla Corvo
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Hispanic & Latino Authors: Chapter Books and Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
New Fiction Novels at Blackhawk Middle School
Hispanic & Latino Authors: Chapter Books and Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
New Fiction Novels at Blackhawk Middle School
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"Cuban-born eleven-year-old Oriol lives in Santa Barbara, California, where she struggles to belong. But most of the time that's okay, because she enjoys helping her parents care for the many injured animals at their veterinary clinic. Then Gabriela Mistral, the first Latin American winner of a Nobel Prize in Literature, moves to town, and aspiring writer Oriol finds herself opening up. As she begins to create a world of words for herself, Oriol learns...
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Jewish American Heritage Month - Teens
Jewish American Heritage Month: Kids and Teen Titles
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Jewish American Heritage Month - Teens
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"Sent to stay with her aunt in Prague and witness the humble life of an artist, Ilana Lopez--a biracial Jewish girl--finds herself torn between her dream of becoming a violinist and her immigrant parents' desire for her to pursue a more stable career. When she discovers a forgotten Jewish cemetery behind her aunt's cottage, she meets the ghost of a kindhearted boy named Benjamin, who died over a century ago. As Ilana restores Benjamin's grave, he...
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Sofía Acosta, a fifth grader trying to fit into her ballet-obsessed Cuban American family and her affluent suburban New York community, learns to speak up for herself and others when she mistakenly reveals a visiting dancer's plan to defect to the United States.