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1) The Keeper
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
Physical Desc
271 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"James always knew moving from Texas to Oregon was going to be horrible. But no sooner have he and his family arrived...than he starts getting mysterious letters from someone called the Keeper. Someone who claims to be watching him...James and his sister, Ava, are obviously in danger. But the problem with having a history of playing practical jokes is that no one believes James--not even his parents"--
Author
Language
English
Description
In Eagle Pass, Texas, Grace struggles to understand the "echoes" she inherited from her mother-visions which often distort her reality. One morning as her sister, Mercy, rushes off to work, a disturbing echo takes hold of Grace, and within moments, tragedy strikes.
Attending community college for the first time, talking to the boy next door, and working toward her goals all help Grace recover, but her estrangement from Mercy takes a deep toll. And...
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
In the heart of the Great Depression, Rancho Las Moras, like everywhere else in Texas, is gripped by the drought of the Dust Bowl, and resentment is building among white farmers against Mexican Americans. All around town, signs go up proclaiming "No Dogs or Mexicans" and "No Mexicans Allowed." When Estrella organizes a protest against the treatment of tejanos in their town of Monteseco, Texas, her whole family becomes a target of "repatriation" efforts...
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Eighteen-year-old Joaquín del Toro's future looks bright. With his older brother in the priesthood, he's set to inherit his family's Texas ranch. He's in love with Dulceña—and she's in love with him. But it's 1915, and trouble has been brewing along the US-Mexico border. On one side, the Mexican Revolution is taking hold; on the other, Texas Rangers fight Tejano insurgents, and ordinary citizens are caught in the middle. As tensions grow, Joaquín...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
398 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Fleeing to the U.S. border, Sitlati finds a conch shell detailed with ancient markings that connects her to Calizto, a young Aztec warrior in 1521 Tenochtitlan, and together they fight to survive--and for their love--across centuries.
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
352 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Whether their period's coming spurs silence or celebration, whether they are well prepared for it or totally in the dark, the young people in these sixteen stories find that getting a period brings not only changes to their bodies, but also joy, sorrow, and self-discovery. Featuring BIPOC contributors who are some of today's most talented authors in middle-grade fiction, Calling the Moon offers coming-of-age stories and poetry as varied as the phases...