Blogs in September 2021

I Lived on Butterfly Hill 25th September 2021

An eleven-year-old’s world is upended by political turmoil in this “lyrically ambitious tale of exile and reunification” (Kirkus Reviews) from an award-winning poet, based on true events in Chile. Celeste Marconi is a dreamer. She lives peacefully among friends...

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Living Beyond Borders: Growing Up Mexican in America 25th September 2021

Twenty stand-alone short stories, essays, poems, and more from celebrated and award-winning authors make up this YA anthology that explores the Mexican American experience. With works by Francisco X. Stork, Guadalupe Garcia McCall, David Bowles, Rubén Degollado, e.E. Charlton-Trujillo,...

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Ghost Squad 25th September 2021

Coco meets Stranger Things with a hint of Ghostbusters in this action-packed supernatural fantasy adventure! For Lucely Luna, ghosts are more than just the family business. Shortly before Halloween, Lucely and her best friend, Syd, cast a spell that...

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I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 23rd September 2021

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian meets Jane the Virgin in this poignant but often laugh-out-loud funny contemporary YA about losing a sister and finding yourself amid the pressures, expectations, and stereotypes of growing up in a...

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How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents 23rd September 2021

Yolanda Garcia is taking a trip to the Dominican Republic to revisit the country where she was born, and which her family was forced to flee for New York when she was a child. Previously privileged and wealthy, the...

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