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2) Storm blown
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
930L
Physical Desc
338 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In San Juan, Puerto Rico, Alejandro worries about his great-uncle while helping guests at a resort, and in New Orleans, Emily worries about her sick brother, as a major hurricane rages, changing both their lives forever.
Author
Pub. Date
1998
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
340 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A tale of two dynasties whose fortunes are linked to the fate of an emerging nation. Elvira Vernet narrates Eccentric Neighborhoods as she attempts to solve the mystery of who her parents truly are. Her mother, the beautiful and aristocratic Clarissa Rivas de Santillana, was born into a rarefied world of privilege, one of five daughters on the family's sugar plantation. Elvira's father, Aurelio Vernet, and his three brothers and two sisters were raised...
Author
Pub. Date
1996
Physical Desc
407 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
A breathtaking saga from Puerto Rico's greatest literary voice. This riveting, multigenerational epic tells the story of two families and the history of Puerto Rico through the eyes of Isabel Monfort and her husband, Quintín Mendizabal. Isabel attempts to immortalize their now-united families - and, by extension, their homeland - in a book. The tale that unfolds in her writing has layers upon layers, exploring the nature of love, marriage, family,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Dafina Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
vi, 375 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Fed up with her married Miami boyfriend, savvy Dulce has no problem stealing his drug-dealer stash and fleeing to her family in the Caribbean. But when she gets bored in rural Santo Domingo, she escapes on a sugar daddy adventure to Puerto Rico. Her new life is one endless party, until she's caught in Hurricane Maria--and witnesses the brutal collision of colonization and climate change, as well as the international vultures who plunder the tragedy...
Author
Publisher
Algonquin
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
860L
Physical Desc
279 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Spending the summer with his hotel-developer father in Puerto Rico, seventeen-year-old Lucas turns to a legendary cursed girl filled with poison when his girlfriend mysteriously disappears.
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
800L
Physical Desc
63 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Rafi and Rosi, two curious tree frogs, explore the bomba, plena, and salsa music traditions of their home island, Puerto Rico" --
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Desc
204 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A young reporter's life in the 1950s. Paul Kemp breaks into the profession on a newspaper in Puerto Rico and through his eyes are portrayed colorful characters in the days when newspapers flourished.
13) Familia
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"As the fact checker for a popular magazine, Gabby DiMarco believes in absolute, verifiable Truths--until they throw the facts of her own life into question. The genealogy test she took as research for an article has yielded a baffling result: Gabby has a sister--one who's been desperately trying to find her. Except, as Gabby's beloved parents would confirm if they were still alive, that's impossible. Isabella Ruiz can still picture the face of her...
14) Rafi y Rosi
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First Children's book Press edition.
Physical Desc
63 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
Español
Description
"¡Conozcan a Rafi y a Rosi! ¡Estos dos coquíes puertorriqueños encuentran magia por todas partes!" -- Page [4] cover.
Meet Rafi and Rosi! These two Puerto Rican coq̕ues find magic everywhere!
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
Español
Description
A hurricane nearly destroys everything Elena knows, but over time, Elena and her community begin to rebuild, planting seeds of hope along the way.
16) Storm dog
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
730L
Physical Desc
188 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Scout and his master Matt arrive in Puerto Rico in the wake of a hurricane, the dog they are fostering, Rosita, runs off into the forest, prompting Scout and Matt to go in after her.
Author
Publisher
Amistad
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 341 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"At a time when importing humans from Africa had been prohibited by the Spanish Crown, Pola and other slave women provide their master with babies who are immediately taken away and sold on the auction block. Her serial rapes by a number of men are routine and often provided entertainment for the master and his friends. Understandably she grows into an angry, distrustful and combative woman who lives life in survival mode at all times. After repeated...
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First Children's book Press edition.
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
Español
Description
"¡Llegó el carnaval! ¡Esta fiesta maravillosa de Puerto Ricl ofrece muchas oportunidades para hacer travesuras!" -- Page [4] cover.
"Two tree frogs, mischievous Rafi and his younger sister Rosi, enjoy the events of Puerto Rico's Carnival season. Includes additional factual information and activities about the topics covered in the story"--
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
AD 600L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"Co-quí, co-quí! The coquí frogs sing to Elena from her family's beloved mango tree--their calls so familiar that they might as well be singing, "You are home, you are safe." But home is suddenly not safe when a hurricane threatens to destroy everything that Elena knows."--
Author
Series
[The Finn thrillers] volume 3
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
398 pages : maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
By day, AWOL Navy SEAL Finn is hiding out on Vieques, a tiny island paradise off the eastern coast of Puerto Rico, living in a spare room behind a seafood restaurant owned by a blind local. By night he scours the dark web, hunting for the rogue officer responsible for the crimes he is accused of committing. But Finn's world is about to be turned upside down by a new nightmare when his employer's two grandchildren go missing. To find them, he'll have...