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3) Starfields
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Rosalba, a nine-year-old Mayan girl living in a rural Mexican village, watches as people destroy the environment around her, and when she hears that the Mayan calendar predicts the end of the world in 2012, Rosalba dreams of an ancient Mayan boy who hints at a way she can help.
4) Pacho Nacho
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After naming their firstborn son Pacho-Nacho-Nico-Tico-Melo-Felo-Kiko-Rico, Mama and Papa insist everyone use his full name, which causes trouble when their second son, Juan, says his brother needs help.
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Una niña que crece en una finca de piñas en México nos descubre el verdadero significado de la palabra magia en este libro ilustrado, un volumen verdaderamente mágico sobre el cambio y la transformación --tanto sobre aquellas cosas que no podemos controlar, como los desastres naturales y las pérdidas, como las que sí están en nuestro poder. La magia puede transformar la tierra en piñas, las semillas en árboles, la lana en mantas,...
6) Tumble
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From the award-winning author of The First Rule of Punk, a dazzling novel about a young girl who learns the missing pieces of her origin story from the family of legendary luchadores shes just met. Twelve-year-old Adela "Addie" Ramirez has a big decision to make when her stepfather proposes adoption. Addie loves Alex, the only father figure shes ever known, but with a new half brother due in a few months and a big school theater performance on her...
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"Twelve-year-old Adrianna Villalobos and her older brother Feye travel the globe with their parents, the hosts of a suspenseful nature show called 'Wild Survival!' The show features daring animal rescues and the work the family does at their animal sanctuary. Their latest adventure takes them to Mexico. There they are tracking an injured and endangered jaguar"--Publisher.
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"Based on a true story, the tale of one girl's perilous journey to cross the U.S. border and lead her family to safety during the Mexican Revolution"--
"Es 1913, y mientras la Revolución hace estragos en México, la madrade Petra Luna ha muerto. Antes de que s padre sea forzado a pelear con los federales, Petra, de solo doce años, le hace una promesa: cuidarde su abuelita y sus hermanitos, Amelia y Luisito, hasta que todos vuelvan a reunirse....
9) Tumbos
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From the award-winning author of The First Rule of Punk, a dazzling novel about a young girl who collects the missing pieces of her origin story from the family of legendary luchadores shes never met. Twelve-year-old Adela "Addie" Ramirez has a big decision to make when her stepfather proposes adoption. Addie loves Alex, the only father figure shes ever known, but with a new half brother due in a few months and a big school theater performance on...