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The world is full of excitement for seven-year-old Lola Lopes Cruz, a second-generation Latin American girl. It's hard to balance life in Texas and family in Guatemala, but Lola can handle it all thanks to Abuelita. With her grandmother's advice to guide her, Lola tackles the firsts of growing up, including new friends, a new school, and new experiences.
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Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"For fans of Donna Barba Higuera's Lupe Wong Won't Dance and Aida Salazar's The Moon Within, comes Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice -- a contemporary middle grade novel full of spunk and activist heart. Manuela Mani Semilla wants two things: to get her period, and to thwart her mom's plan of taking her to Guatemala, a place that has always been more of a mystery than an answer. Mani can't imagine leaving behind Las Nerdas, her band of misfit friends,...
6) I'm new here
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Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2015].
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English
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Three children from other countries (Somalia, Guatemala, and Korea) struggle to adjust to their new home and school in the United States.
8) Someone new
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Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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When three children, Jesse, Jason, and Emma, are confronted with new classmates from different ethnic backgrounds, they strive to overcome their initial reactions, and to understand, accept, and welcome Maria, Jin, and Fatima.
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Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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Eleven-year-old injured soccer player Luz has a hard enough time reframing her identity as a computer programmer, but when her Guatemalan half-sister moves in, she learns what it truly means to start over. Includes author's note.
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Picture Window Books/Capstone
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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"Lola attempts to avoid a Day of the Dead disaster in another adventure celebrating her Guatemalan heritage! Lola is excited for Halloween, but Mama is sad to be missing the holiday she loved in Guatemala--the Day of the Dead. Then Lola's family is invited to a Day of the Dead party! But when Lola discovers that a Guatemalan dish called Fiambre is on the menu, she panics. She doesn't like her foods to touch, and she really doesn't like beets or sardines!...
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Picture Window Books/Capstone
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[2024]
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English
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"Lola learns about the Tooth Fairy's friend, el ratn̤, in another adventure celebrating her Guatemalan heritage! Lola is excited when her cousin Luis comes to visit from Guatemala. The fun doubles when they discover that they both have a wiggly tooth! Lola is looking forward to a treat from the Tooth Fairy when her tooth comes out, but Luis is worried. How will el ratn̤--the Guatemalan mouse who brings money for lost teeth--find him in Texas? Lola...
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