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2022., Pre-adolescent, First Second Call No: GN ORT Edition: First edition. Availability:4 of 4 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A middle grade graphic novel about Marlene, a young girl who stops straightening her hair and embraces her natural curls. Marlene loves three things: books, her cool Tia Ruby, and hanging out with her best friend Camila. But according to her mother, Paola, the only thing she needs to focus on is school and "growing up." That means straightening her hair every weekend so she can have "presentable," "good hair. But Marlene hates being in the salon and doesn't understand why her curls are not considered pretty by those around her. With a few hiccups, a dash of embarrassment, and the much-needed help of Camila and Tia Ruby, she slowly starts a journey to learn to appreciate and proudly wear her curly hair."
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2022., Pre-adolescent, First Second Call No: GN ORT Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A middle grade graphic novel about Marlene, a young girl who stops straightening her hair and embraces her natural curls. Marlene loves three things: books, her cool Tia Ruby, and hanging out with her best friend Camila. But according to her mother, Paola, the only thing she needs to focus on is school and "growing up." That means straightening her hair every weekend so she can have "presentable," "good hair. But Marlene hates being in the salon and doesn't understand why her curls are not considered pretty by those around her. With a few hiccups, a dash of embarrassment, and the much-needed help of Camila and Tia Ruby, she slowly starts a journey to learn to appreciate and proudly wear her curly hair."
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2022., Pre-adolescent, First Second Books Call No: GN 741.5 ORTEGA Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Marlene loves three things: books, Her cool TRuby and hanging out with her best friend Camila. But according to her mother, the only thing she needs to focus on is school and "growing up." That means straightening her hair every weekend so she could have "presentable good hair." But Marlene hates being in the salon and doesn't understand why her curls are not considered pretty by those around her. She slowly starts a journey to learn to appreciate and proudly wear her curly hair.
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2022., Pre-adolescent, First Second Call No: GN-REALISTIC FRI Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Tired of going to the salon to have her curls straightened every weekend, Marlene slowly learns to embrace her natural curly hair with the help of her best friend and favorite aunt"--Provided by publisher.
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2022., Juvenile, First Second Call No: 741.5 973 Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Dominican Marlene loves books, her best friend Camila, and her aunt Ruby. She does NOT love having to go to the salon every Sunday to have her curly hair straightened. But her mother tells her it's the only way to look presentable to others. When a bad blowout results in disparaging comments from family members at a party, Marlene embarks on a journey to do something different with her hair. A momentous visit with her aunt Ruby, who wears her hair naturally, helps Marlene embrace her natural curls and confront the toxic ideas about beauty that have been passed down to her.
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2022., Juvenile, First Second Call No: 741.5 973 Edition: First edition. Availability:8 of 9 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Dominican Marlene loves books, her best friend Camila, and her aunt Ruby. She does NOT love having to go to the salon every Sunday to have her curly hair straightened. But her mother tells her it's the only way to look presentable to others. When a bad blowout results in disparaging comments from family members at a party, Marlene embarks on a journey to do something different with her hair. A momentous visit with her aunt Ruby, who wears her hair naturally, helps Marlene embrace her natural curls and confront the toxic ideas about beauty that have been passed down to her.
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2022., Adolescent, Wednesday Books Call No: SC REC Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In this collection of stories by acclaimed young adult authors the Latin American diaspora travels to places of fantasy and out into space.
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[2021]., Pre-adolescent, Alfred A. Knopf Call No: [Fic] Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Featuring contributions from Eric Bell, Katherine Locke and A.J. Sass, this first LGBTQA+ anthology for middle-grade readers presents stories of queer fantasy, historical and contemporary stories for every letter of the acronym.
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2022., Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Press Call No: FIC ORTEGA Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Every year...Witchlings who participate in the Black Moon Ceremony are placed into covens and come into their powers as full-fledged witches...Seven isn't placed in one of the five covens. She's a Spare...Seven invokes her only option...The three Spares will be assigned an impossible task: If they work together and succeed at it, their coven will be sealed and they'll gain their full powers. If they fail...Well, the last coven to make the attempt ended up being turned into toads.
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2022., Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Press Call No: FIC ORT Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Each year, in the magical town of Ravenskill, Witchlings participate in the Black Moon Ceremony and are placed into covens to come into their powers as full-fledged witches. Twelve-year-old Seven Salazar knows she'll be placed into the most powerful coven with her best friend, but during her ceremony, she isn't placed into any of the five covens and is labeled as a Spare. Spare covens aren't as powerful and are looked down upon by everyone else. To make matters even worse, Seven and the two other Spares perform the magic circle to seal their coven and cement themselves as sisters, but the spell doesn't work, meaning they will be stuck as Witchlings forever and lose their powers. The only way for them to gain their full powers is to complete an impossible task. Seven, Valley, and Thorn must work together to fell a Nightbeast, and they learn to trust each other, despite their differences.
