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My Name Is Gabito/Me llamo Gabito: The Life of Gabriel Garcia Marquez/La vida de Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Written by Monica Brown and Illustrated by Raul Colon

An introduction to the life and work of the Nobel prize-winning Colombian author describes his...

1st - 4th
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Hello Coco!: Suds, Songs, and Aunt Fancy's Salad

Written by Latrice Michelle McGlothin and Illustrated by Sophie Garcia

Meet Coco, a smart, beautiful girl who loves her family, the color pink, music, pandas, and cooking...

Pre-K - 2nd
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What Is A Friend?

Written by Sylvia Vardell & Janet Wong

To learn to be a good friend, kids need models of friendship. The 41 poems in this book guide us in...

3rd - 7th
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Funny Girl: Funniest. Stories. Ever.

Funny Girl is a collection of uproarious stories, rollicking comics, rib-tickling wit, and more...

3rd - 7th
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Don’t Turn Out the Lights: A Tribute to Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Written by R.L. Stine

Featuring stories from R.L. Stine and Madeleine Roux, this middle grade horror anthology, curated by...

3rd - 7th
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The Hero Next Door: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology

From We Need Diverse Books, the organization behind Flying Lessons & Other Stories, comes another...

3rd - 7th
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Hello, Universe

Written by Erin Entrada Kelly

Told from four intertwining points of view—two boys and two girls—the novel celebrates bravery...

3rd - 7th
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The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora

Written by Pablo Cartaya
Save the restaurant. Save the town. Get the girl. Make Abuela proud. Can thirteen-year-old Arturo...
5th - 8th
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Multicultural Issues in Literacy Research and Practice

Written by Willis, Garcia, Barrera and Harris...editors
This volume brings together researchers and participants from diverse groups, reflecting the...
K - 12th
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Listening To My Body

Written by Gabi Garcia and Illustrated by YingHui Tan
This interactive book guides children through the practice of naming their feelings and the...
K - 3rd
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Listening With My Heart: A Story of Kindness and Self-Compassion

Written by Gabi Garcia and Illustrated by YingHui Tan
We talk to kids a lot about how to be friends to others. Not much about how to be friends to...
K - 3rd
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Cuentos Fonéticos™ (Spanish Phonics Readers): Sami suma

Written by Erminda Garcia
This Spanish version of Phonics Readers, helps students master sounds and letters and beginning...
K - 1st
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Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper

Written by Charles Perrault and Illustrated by Camille Rose Garcia
A 21st century retelling of Charles Perrault's classic tale of the young girl forced into servitude...
2nd - 7th
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Lovely Reckless

Written by Garcia and Kami
She used to care about being the good girl. Haunted by the memory of her boyfriend's death, Frankie...
9th - 12th
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One Crazy Summer

Written by Rita Williams-Garcia
Set during one of the most tumultuous years in recent American history, one crazy summer is the heartbreaking, funny tale of three girls in search of the mother who abandoned them - an unforgettable story told by a distinguished author of books for children and teens, Rita Williams-Garcia.
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