Elizabeth Acevedo
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2021 Summer Top Picks for High Schoolers
2022 Abraham Lincoln Teen Book Awards
2022 Lincoln Award Nominees
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2022 Abraham Lincoln Teen Book Awards
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"From the New York Times bestselling author of the National Book Award longlist title The Poet X comes a dazzling novel in prose about a girl with talent, pride, and a drive to feed the soul that keeps her fire burning bright. Ever since she got pregnant freshman year, Emoni Santiago's life has been about making the tough decisions--doing what has to be done for her daughter and her abuela. The one place she can let all that go is in the kitchen,...
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2024 Abe Lincoln
2024 FPPL YA Latine & Hispanic Heritage Month
A Tapestry of Voices (SCPL-YA)
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2024 FPPL YA Latine & Hispanic Heritage Month
A Tapestry of Voices (SCPL-YA)
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Camino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. But this time, on the day when his plane is supposed to land, Camino arrives at the airport to see crowds of crying people ... In New York City, Yahaira Rios is called to the principal's office, where her mother is waiting to tell her that her father, her hero, has died in a plane crash. Separated by distance -- and Papi's secrets -- the two girls are forced to...
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"Sisters Matilde, Pastora, Camila, and Flor thought they knew each other well, until Flor--inspired by a documentary her daughter Ona made her watch--decides she wants a living wake, a party to bring her family and community together and celebrate the long life she's led, while she's still around to enjoy it. She's not ill, as far as anybody knows, but Flor does have a gift: she can predict, to the day, when someone will die. Has she foreseen her...
4) The poet X
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2024 FPPL YA Latine & Hispanic Heritage Month
A Tapestry of Voices (SCPL-YA)
Back to School Month
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A Tapestry of Voices (SCPL-YA)
Back to School Month
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Harlem. Ever since her body grew into curves, Xiomara Batista has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking. She pours all her frustration and passion onto the pages of a leather notebook, reciting the words to herself like prayers-- especially after she catches feelings for a boy in her bio class named Aman, who her family can never know about. Mami is determined to force her daughter to obey the laws of the church, and Xiomara understands...
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2024 FPPL YA Latine & Hispanic Heritage Month
A Tapestry of Voices (SCPL-YA)
June 2025 | Juneteenth Celebration (YA)
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A Tapestry of Voices (SCPL-YA)
June 2025 | Juneteenth Celebration (YA)
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"In her most famous spoken-word poem, author of the Pura Belpré-winning novel-in-verse The Poet X Elizabeth Acevedo embraces all the complexities of Black hair and Afro-Latinidad--the history, pain, pride, and powerful love of that inheritance. Paired with full-color illustrations by artist Andrea Pippins in a format that will appeal to fans of Mahogany L. Browne's Black Girl Magic or Jason Reynolds's For Everyone, this poem can now be read in a...
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"Por la sangre de las mujeres Marte corre una magia que les concede dones especiales. Creciendo en República Dominicana, y luego al migrar a Nueva York, las hermanas Flor, Matilde, Pastora y Camila aprendieron a valerse de ellos, y de la fuerza de su vínculo, para protegerse de las hostilidades del mundo. Pero también, a callarse sus deseos, temores y anhelos más profundos. Por eso, cuando Flor anuncia que va a celebrar un velorio en vida, el...
7) Inheritance
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They tell me to “fix” my hair.And by fix, they mean straighten, they mean whiten;but how do you fix this shipwreckedhistory of hair? In her most famous spoken-word poem, author of the Pura Belpré-winning novel-in-verse The Poet X Elizabeth Acevedo embraces all the complexities of Black hair and Afro-Latinidad—the history, pain, pride, and powerful love of that inheritance. Paired with full-color illustrations by artist Andrea Pippins in a format...
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C'è potere nella parola.
Avere quindici anni non è mai facile, men che meno se hai un corpo dalle curve prorompenti che non passa inosservato e che sembra raccontare tutto di te prima ancora che tu apra bocca. Xiomara se ne rende conto in fretta, mentre cammina per le strade di Harlem, inseguita da fischi e commenti lascivi, perciò impara a difendersi come può, con la lingua tagliente e i pugni levati. Non si concede mai di abbassare la guardia,...
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From bestselling, award—winning author Elizabeth Acevedo comes her first novel for adults, the story of one Dominican-American family told through the voices of its women as they await a gathering that will forever change their lives.
Flor has a gift: she can predict to the day, when someone will die. So, when she decides she wants a living wake—a party to bring her family and community together to celebrate the long life she's led—her sisters...
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"Una de las primeras cosas que le preguntas a alguien es d̤nde vive. El lugar del que provenimos deja su huella en nosotros, y si sabes leer las sęales de un lugar, sabes un poco m̀s de una persona.¿ Desde que Emoni Santiago se qued̤ embarazada durante el segundo ąo de instituto, su vida se ha reducido a tomar decisiones dif̕ciles y hacer lo mejor posible para su hija y para su abuela. Pero el ͠nico lugar en el que puede olvidarse de todo...
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"A collectible hardcover thirtieth-anniversary edition of Julia Alvarez's modern Latinx classic that gives voice to four sisters as they grow up in two cultures, featuring a new foreword by New York Times bestselling, National Book Award-winning novelist Elizabeth Acevedo A Penguin Vitae Edition The García sisters-Carla, Sandra, Yolanda, and Sofía-and their family must flee their home in the Dominican Republic after the discovery of their father's...
13) Pride
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Happy Birthday, Jane Austen!
K&T - Black Joy - Fiction
OBD Jane Austen Lovers - YOUTH
YA - Hating to Dating (WPL-Teen)
K&T - Black Joy - Fiction
OBD Jane Austen Lovers - YOUTH
YA - Hating to Dating (WPL-Teen)
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"Pride and Prejudice gets remixed in this smart, funny, gorgeous retelling of the classic, starring all characters of color, from Ibi Zoboi, National Book Award finalist and author of American Street. Zuri Benitez has pride. Brooklyn pride, family pride, and pride in her Afro-Latino roots. But pride might not be enough to save her rapidly gentrifying neighborhood from becoming unrecognizable. When the wealthy Darcy family moves in across the street,...
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"Evoking Beyoncé's Lemonade for a teen audience, these authors who are truly Octavia Butler's heirs, have woven worlds to create a stunning narrative that centers Black women and gender nonconforming individuals. A Phoenix First Must Burn will take you on a journey from folktales retold to futuristic societies and everything in between. Filled with stories of love and betrayal, strength and resistance, this collection contains an array of complex...
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"A heartwarming and unforgettable collection of love stories set at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, exploring hope, endurance, and what it means to leave a legacy, from some of today's most prominent Black writers and edited by the acclaimed author of Love Radio"-- Provided by publisher.
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The collection includes writings from an impressive array of girls and women who are trailblazers in their fields, including bestselling authors Victoria Aveyard, Libba Bray, and Margaret Stohl; Hollywood heavy-hitters such as Quvenzhane Wallis; renowned chef Katie Button; aerospace and mechanical engineer Emily Calandrelli; and many more.
Brief writings from an array of girls and women who are trailblazers in their fields, discussing the barriers...
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"An anthology celebrating youth-led storytelling that collects entries from a decade of work by Shout Mouse Press in coaching "young people to write and publish diverse and inclusive books." This volume is organized into four thematic sections--"Family & Friendship," "Immigration & Belonging," "Witness & Activism," and "Identity & Self-Love"--which pair entries with the prompts that inspired them. Each section opens with a warm and insightful exchange...
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In a timely update of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, National Book Award finalist Ibi Zoboi skillfully balances cultural identity, class, and gentrification against the heady magic of first love in her vibrant reimagining of this beloved classic. A smart, funny, gorgeous retelling starring all characters of color.
Zuri Benitez has pride. Brooklyn pride, family pride, and
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