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By De la Cruz, Melissa, 1971- Huerta, Dolores, 1930- Bartlett, Bonnie, 1929- Molina, Gloria Morrison, Susan Davis, Williabel Jones, 1947- McEvoy, Trish Semrud-Clikeman, Margaret Steinkellner, Cheri Bowen, Brenda Zambello, Francesca Davis, Babette Knight, Holly Stohl, Margaret Ponder, Anna Katheryn Lorie, Jill, 1967- Adams, Katrina, 1968- Bray, Libba Falik, Abby, 1[2017]., Adolescent, Henry Holt and Company Call No: 305.4 BEC Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: 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.
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[2020]., Adolescent, HarperCollins Call No: REALISTIC F ACE Edition: First edition. Availability:5 of 5 At Location(s) Summary Note: In a novel-in-verse that brims with grief and love, National Book Award-winning and New York Times-bestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo writes about the devastation of loss, the difficulty of forgiveness, and the bittersweet bonds that shape our lives.
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2020., Adolescent, HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: TEEN FIC ACE Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: Sixteen-year-olds Camino Rios, of the Dominican Republic, and Yahaira Rios, of New York City, are devastated to learn of their father's death in a plane crash and stunned to learn of each other's existence. A novel in verse told in two voices.
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2020., Adolescent, HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: Young adult FIC ACEVEDO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Sixteen-year-olds Camino Rios, of the Dominican Republic, and Yahaira Rios, of New York City, are devastated to learn of their father's death in a plane crash and stunned to learn of each other's existence. A novel in verse told in two voices.
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[2020]., Adolescent, Harper Teen Call No: Realistic Fic Acevedo Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Sixteen-year-olds Camino Rios, of the Dominican Republic, and Yahaira Rios, of New York City, are devastated to learn of their father's death in a plane crash and stunned to learn of each other's existence. A novel in verse told in two voices.
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2020., Adolescent, HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: YOUNG ADULT Availability:5 of 5 At Location(s) Summary Note: Sixteen-year-olds Camino Rios, of the Dominican Republic, and Yahaira Rios, of New York City, are devastated to learn of their father's death in a plane crash and stunned to learn of each other's existence. A novel in verse told in two voices.
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-- El ingrediente secreto de Emoni Santiago2021., Adolescent, Puck Call No: WORLD LANGUAGES FIC ACE Edition: SPANISH . Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Desde que Emoni Santiago se quedo embarazada durante el segundo ano de instituto, su vida se ha reducido a tomar decisiones dificiles y hacer lo mejor posible para su hija y para su abuela. Pero el unico lugar en el que puede olvidarse de todo es en la cocina: alli permite que sus manos le digan que cocinar, sigue su intuicion y agrega una pequena pizca de magia en cada receta, lo que convierte su comida en una maravilla absoluta. Aunque siempre ha sonado con trabajar en una cocina despues de su graduacion. Emoni sabe que no vale la pena perseguir lo inalcanzable. Y aunque ha creado muchas reglas para su vida --y para la de los demas, aunque se niegue a seguirlas--, una vez que empieza a cocinar, la unica opcion es dejar fluir su talento." --back cover.
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[2022]., Adolescent, Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: 811 ACE Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In her most famous spoken-word poem, award -winning author and poet Elizabeth Acevedo celebrates the beauty and meaning of natural Black hair, her words vibrantly illustrated by artist Andrea Pippins. This powerful book embraces all the complexities of Afro-Latinidad-the history, pain, pride, and powerful love of that inheritance."--
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[2022]., Adolescent, Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: POETRY NF ACE Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Elizabeth Acevedo embraces all the complexities of Black hair and Afro-Latinidad--the history, pain, pride, and powerful love of that inheritance"--OCLC.
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[2022]., Adolescent, Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: POETRY NF ACE Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Elizabeth Acevedo embraces all the complexities of Black hair and Afro-Latinidad--the history, pain, pride, and powerful love of that inheritance"--OCLC.
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2020., Adolescent, Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC Call No: Fantasy FIC CALDWELL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Black girls, including gender non-conforming individuals, star in this collection of sixteen stories of fantasy, science fiction, and magic"--Publisher provided.
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2018., Adolescent, HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: Young adult FIC ACEVEDO Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: When Xiomara Batista, who pours all her frustrations and passion into poetry, is invited to join the school slam poetry club, she struggles with her mother's expectations and her need to be heard.
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[2018], Adolescent, HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: REALISTIC F ACE Edition: First edition. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. 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 that her thoughts are best kept to herself. When she is invited to join her school's slam poetry club, she can't stop thinking about performing her poems.
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[2018], Adolescent, HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Call No: SET F ACE Edition: First edition. Availability:8 of 8 At Location(s) Summary Note: Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. 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 that her thoughts are best kept to herself. When she is invited to join her school's slam poetry club, she can't stop thinking about performing her poems.
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2018., Adolescent, HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: Young Adult FIC ACE Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking.
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[2020]., Adolescent, Harper Teen Call No: Realistic Fic Acevedo Edition: First paperback edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Xiomara Batista is a teenage girl living in Harlem who's learned to use her fists to send messages. When she's invited to join her school's poetry club, she knows her religious mother will never allow it. But Xiomara is determined to find a way because she has something to say that can only be shared through her poetry.
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2018., Adolescent, HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: CLASS SET FIC ACE Edition: 1st ed. Availability:148 of 149 At Location(s) Series Title: Project Lit 19-20Summary Note: Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking.
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2019., Adolescent, Ediciones Urano, S.A.U. Call No: WORLD LANGUAGES FIC ACE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Xiomara Batista se siente ignorada e incapaz de ocultarse en Harlem. Desde que su cuerpo se volvió curvilińeo, aprendió a dejar que sus punõs y su fiereza hablaran por ella. Pero X tiene mucho para decir, por eso descarga su frustracioń en las paǵinas de un cuaderno y recita las palabras para sí misma como si fueran plegarias, especialmente despueś de verse invadida por fuertes sentimientos hacia un chico de la clase de biologiá. Ante la determinaciń de mami de forzarla a obedecer las leyes de la Iglesia, Xiomara comprende que es mejor guardarse sus pensamientos. Cuando la invitan a unirse al club de poesiá slam de su escuela, sabe que no podrá asistir a menos que logre sortear las reglas de mami y mucho menos decir sus palabras en voz alta. Pero auń así no puede dejar de pensar en interpretar sus poemas frente a un público. En alzar su voz. Porque, a pesar de que el mundo no quiere escucharla, Xiomara se niega a permanecer en silencio.
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[2019]., Adolescent, HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: YOUNG ADULT FIC ACE Edition: 1st ed. Availability:0 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Teen mother Emoni Santiago struggles with the challenges of finishing high school and her dream of working as a chef."--OCLC.
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2019., Adolescent, HARPERTEEN Call No: REALISTIC F ACE Edition: First edition. Availability:3 of 3 At Location(s) Summary Note: With her daughter to care for and her abuela to help support, high school senior Emoni Santiago has to make the tough decisions and do what must be done. The one place she can let her responsibilities go is in the kitchen, where she adds a little something magical to everything she cooks, turning her food into straight-up goodness. Still, she doesn't have enough time for her school's new culinary arts class, doesn't have the money for their trip to Spain---and certainly can't follow her dreams of working in a real kitchen someday. But even with all the rules she has for her life---and all the rules everyone expects her to play by---once Emoni starts cooking, her only choice is to let her talent break free.
