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By Adrianna Cuevas, author of 2021 Pura Belpré Honor Book The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez comes Con Cuba en el Bolsillo, a sweeping, emotional middle grade historical novel about a twelve-year-old boy who leaves his family in Cuba to immigrate to the U.S. by himself, based on the author's family history. The Spanish language edition! “I don’t remember. Tell me everything, Pepito. Tell me about Cuba.” When the failed Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961 solidifies Castro’s power in Cuba, twelve-year-old Cumba’s family makes the difficult decision to send him to Florida alone. Faced with...

Un lugar equivocado es la historia de Amanda, una niña como tantas, que se ve envuelta en una situación, aparentemente sin salida. Termina viviendo en un hogar de acogida de menores, una especie de cárcel en la que va descubriendo el mundo que hasta ese momento le ha sido ajeno. Se trata de un crudo relato de una realidad juvenil que desafía, interpela y deja al descubierto retazos de vidas no siempre conocidas ni resueltas. Novela que nos invita a cuestionar y reflexionar, dejando una interrogante clara: ¿cuánto de lo narrado es real?

Nacido en Alma, Wisconsin, un pequeño pueblo en el río Mississippi, Mitchell, un tejón americano, tenía mucha curiosidad sobre el mundo entero. Todos los días subía a la cima de la colina para ver todo lo que pudiera en el horizonte mientras sus padres lo observaban desde la falda de la misma.

Astrid and Nicole have always been inseparable. For that reason, when Astrid falls in love with skating and discovers that there will be a roller derby tournament in their town, she is convinced Nicole will be at her side. Nicole, however, has signed up for a ballet contest with none other than Rachel, Astrid's worst enemy. In this multiple award-winning book, Astrid must discover who she is as a separate entity from Nicole as she learns how to keep her balance on skates.