Jenny Torres Sanchez
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
348 pages : map ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Pulga has his dreams. Chico has his grief. Pequeña has her pride. And these three teens have one another. But none of them have illusions about the town they've grown up in and the dangers that surround them. Even with the love of family, threats lurk around every corner. And when those threats become all too real, the trio knows they have no choice but to run: from their country, from their families, from their beloved home. Crossing from Guatemala...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Rocio and her family move from Central America to the United States, leaving behind their extended family and many happy memories, but Rocio's Abuela finds a way to send her something special for her birthday.
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español, una división de Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
Primera edición Vintage Español, Abril 2021.
Physical Desc
398 pages : map ; 21 cm
Language
Español
Description
"La travesía llena de peligros, resiliencia, dolor y esperanza de tres adolescentes guatemaltecos que cruzan la frontera entre México y Estado Unidos. En este impresionante retrato de tres vidas injustamente destrozadas, basado en hechos reales, Jenny Torres Sanchez resalta el sacrificio de los migrantes en la frontera sur a través de una narración vívida y conmovedora."--
Pulga has his dreams. Chico has his grief. Pequeña has her pride. And...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
Español
Description
"Rocio has grown up in Central America, but now she and her family are moving to the United States. Rocio does her best to adjust to a new way of living, but there are many things she misses from her old life--Abuela's cooking, Abuela's pinata creations, Abuela's warm hugs, and of course, Abuela herself most of all. But Abuela finds a way to send Rocio something special just in time for her birthday--a gift wrapped with lots of love--and that fills...
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2018].
Physical Desc
425 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Emilia DeJesus struggles to overcome the aftermath of assault when new information about what happened to her eight years before awakens her memories.
For the past eight years, sixteen-year-old Emilia DeJesus has done her best to move on from the traumatic attack she suffered in the woods behind her elementary school. She's forced down the memories--the feeling of the twigs cracking beneath her, choking on her own blood, unable to...
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 book club bag ; in bookbag
Language
English
Description
Pulga has his dreams. Chico has his grief. Pequeña has her pride. And these three teens have one another. But none of them have illusions about the town they've grown up in and the dangers that surround them. Even with the love of family, threats lurk around every corner. And when those threats become all too real, the trio knows they have no choice but to run: from their country, from their families, from their beloved home. Crossing from Guatemala...
Publisher
Algonquin
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
352 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Fifteen original short stories from YA superstars featuring the monsters of Latine myths and legends"--
From zombies to cannibals to death incarnate, this cross-genre anthology offers something for every monster lover. In Our Shadows Have Claws, bloodthirsty vampires are hunted by a quick-witted slayer; children are stolen from their beds by {28}el viejo de la bolsa
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
HL 780L
Physical Desc
305 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Collects sixteen interconnected short stories about a high school's battle of the bands competition, from such authors as Shaun David Hutchinson, Brittany Cavallaro, and Preeti Chhibber.
For many, the Raritan River High School Battle of the Bands is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform onstage for their peers and maybe win a real recording session. For others it is a too-loud obligation or a chaotic test of their technological and organizational...
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First Simon Pulse hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 288 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In this collection of essays, young adult authors explore their experiences of injustice, empowerment, and growing up female in America. They explore themes on the intersection of race and gender; women and weight; first sexual experience; the devastation of rape culture; and much more. -- Adapted from jacket