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2008., Adolescent, Lee & Low Books Call No: Realistic FIC Delacre Edition: 1st ed. Genre: Realistic, Realistic Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Explores the life of Alicia, a popular sixteen-year-old, in the aftermath of a fatal car crash, as her friends, family members, and others recall key episodes that show her impact on their lives. Includes author's note about the real Alicia and how she inspired the book, as well as resources on teen grief.
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By Tamar, Erikac1996., HarperCollins Publishers Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Living in a poor Puerto Rican family complicates life for ten-year-old Marisol when she realizes that pursuing her love for ballet may expose her brother to danger.
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[2019]., Charlesbridge Teen Call No: REALISTIC F CHA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In 1984 Newark, Beatriz Mendez navigates romance, gang culture, and her family's past. After her gang-leader brother is killed, Beatriz gives up her dreams of dancing in order to run the gang. But her eyes are reopened to her dream of a career in dance when the school brainiac asks her to compete in a dance competition with him--but will the gang let her go?"--Provided by the publisher.
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2022., Adolescent, Charlesbridge Teen Call No: Historical Fic Charles Edition: First paperback edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: In 1984 New Jersey, fifteen-year-old Beatriz Mendez dreams of becoming a professional dancer like her idol Debbie Allen. Then her gang-leader brother is murdered and the fierce Beatriz is forced to step into her brother's shoes to run the gang at a time when cocaine was the dominant force running the neighborhood. Her dreams of dancing are all but gone, and her mother, grieving over the loss of her son, has turned into a shell of her former self. Then a classmate asks Beatriz to join him in a dance competition and her passion for dance once again sneaks in.
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Ã2019., Adolescent, Charlesbridge Teen Call No: TEEN FIC CHA Edition: 1st pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In 1984 Newark, Beatriz Mendez navigates romance, gang culture, and her family's past. After her gang-leader brother is killed, Beatriz gives up her dreams of dancing in order to run the gang. But her eyes are reopened to her dream of a career in dance when the school brainiac asks her to compete in a dance competition with him--but will the gang let her go?"--Provided by publisher.
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Ã2019., Adolescent, Charlesbridge Teen Call No: YOUNG ADULT FIC CHA Edition: 1st pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In 1984 Newark, Beatriz Mendez navigates romance, gang culture, and her family's past. After her gang-leader brother is killed, Beatriz gives up her dreams of dancing in order to run the gang. But her eyes are reopened to her dream of a career in dance when the school brainiac asks her to compete in a dance competition with him--but will the gang let her go?"--Provided by publisher.
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2000., Vintage Contemporaries Call No: YOUNG ADULT Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Chino, a young Puerto Rican man with a bright future, looks to Willie Bodega, the New York City drug pusher who rules Spanish Harlem, for a favor and becomes ensconced in a world of betrayal and violence.
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c2004., Juvenile, Orchard Books Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Fifteen-year-old Maria leaves her mother and their Puerto Rican home to live in the barrio of New York with her father, feeling torn between the two cultures in which she has been raised.
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2016., Juvenile, Harper Teen Call No: Historical FIC Herrera Edition: Revised paperback edition. Genre: Historical Availability:0 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Yolanda, a Puerto Rican girl, tries to come to terms with her painful past as she waits to see if her uncle recovers from injuries he suffered when the towers collapsed on September 11, 2001.
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2021., Primary, Dial Books for Young Readers Call No: PICTURE PER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "When Miguel and his parents move from Puerto Rico to the U.S. mainland, Miguel misses their home, his grandparents, and his pet frog, Coquí, but he soon realizes that New York City has more in common with back home than he originally thought"--Provided by publisher.
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By Perez, Nomar2021., Dial Books Call No: [E] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Miguel's pet frog, Coqui, is always with him: as he greets his neighbors in San Juan, buys quesitos from the panaderia, and listens to his abuelo's story about meeting baseball legend Roberto Clemente. Then Miguel learns that he and his parents are moving to the U.S. mainland, which means leaving his beloved grandparents, home in Puerto Rico, and even Coqui behind.
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2008., Adolescent, Harcourt Call No: Science fiction FIC PFEFFER Edition: 1st U.S. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: After a meteor hits the moon and sets off a series of horrific climate changes, seventeen-year-old Alex Morales must take care of his sisters alone in the chaos of New York City.
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2008., Harcourt Call No: DYSTOPIA F PFE Edition: 1st U.S. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: After a meteor hits the moon and sets off a series of horrific climate changes, seventeen-year-old Alex Morales must take care of his sisters alone in the chaos of New York City.
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-- Dead & the gone2008., Adolescent, Graphia Call No: Sci Fi Fic Pfeffer Book 2 Edition: 1st U.S. ed. Genre: Science Fiction Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: After a meteor hits the moon and sets off a series of horrific climate changes, seventeen-year-old Alex Morales must take care of his sisters alone in the chaos of New York City.
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-- Dead & the gone2008., Adolescent, Harcourt Call No: FIC PFEFFER Edition: 1st U.S. ed. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: After a meteor hits the moon and sets off a series of horrific climate changes, seventeen-year-old Alex Morales must take care of his sisters alone in the chaos of New York City.
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-- Dead & the gone2008., Adolescent, Harcourt Call No: DYSTOPIA Edition: 1st U.S. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: After a meteor hits the moon and sets off a series of horrific climate changes, seventeen-year-old Alex Morales must take care of his sisters alone in the chaos of New York City.
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[2022]., Adolescent, Alfred A. Knopf Call No: YOUNG ADULT FIC CUE Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: When outspoken feminist rebel Ruby McAllister stands up for a girl being humiliated into covering up, they become the leaders of the school's dress code rebellion, which forces them to face their own insecurities, biases, privileges and the ups-and-downs of newfound friendship.
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-- Do not hate the playerBy Nedd, Alexis2021., Adolescent, Bloomsbury YA Call No: ROMANCE F NED Availability:5 of 5 At Location(s) Summary Note: Sixteen-year-old Emilia, secretly a dedicated gamer, competes with her elite team in a major tournament at the same time she and her best friend are running for class president and vice president.
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[2023]., Adolescent, Holiday House Call No: ROMANCE F MAL Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Could you plan the Fall Formal with your (hot) nemesis? Whit Rivera is about to find out. Frenemies Whit and Zay have been at odds for years (ever since he broke up with her in, like, the most embarrassing way imaginable), so when they're forced to organize the fall formal together, it's a literal disaster. Sparks fly as Whitney--type-A, passionate, a perfectionist, and a certified sweater-weather fanatic--butts heads with Zay, a dry, relaxed skater boy who takes everything in stride. But not all of those sparks are bad... Has their feud been a big misunderstanding all along?
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c1996., Juvenile, Scholastic Press Call No: [E] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Trouble ensues when Papa gets Miguel a turkey to fatten up for Thanksgiving and Miguel develops an attachment to it.