Donna Barba Higuera
1) Alebrijes
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Language
English
Description
"For 400 years, Earth has been a barren wasteland. The few humans that survive scrape together an existence in the cruel city of Pocatel - or go it alone in the wilderness beyond, filled with wandering spirits and wyrms. They don't last long. 13 year-old pickpocket Leandro and his sister Gabi do what they can to forge a life in Pocatel. The city does not take kindly to Cascabel like them - the descendants of those who worked the San Joaquin Valley...
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Language
English
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Description
Ramón's friendly monster, El Cucuy, is hesitant to embrace the holiday cheer, but Ramón shows him the spirit of Christmas.
"Ramón is a little boy who can't wait for Navidad. El Cucuy is the friendly monster who lives in Ramón's bedroom. He's not so sure that Christmas is for him. The lights are too bright, and the snowman is scary! So if El Cucuy is hesitant to embrace the holiday cheer, then Ramón will have to bring the spirit of Navidad to...
Author
Publisher
Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
Habia una vez ... Una nina llamada Petra Pena que no queria otra cosa que ser cuentista, como su abuelita. Pero el mundo de Petra esta llegando a su fin. La Tierra ha sido destruida por un cometa, y solounos pocos cientificos y sus hijos--entre ellos, Petra y su familia--han sido elegidos para viajar a un nuevo planeta. Cientos de anos despues, Petra despierta en el nuevo planeta y descubre que es la unica persona que recuerda a la Tierra. Un siniestro...
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
Una niña enfrenta sentimientos contradictorios de vergüenza y amor por su abuela mexicana en esta conmovedora historia de la autora ganadora de los premios Newbery y Pura Belpré, Donna Barba Higuera.
A young girl wishes her family could be more like her friends' families and subconsciously blames her abuela and her yellow handkerchief, but she slowly grows to appreciate and love the language and culture the handkerchief represents.