29 Best Hispanic & Latino, Juvenile Fiction Books
Hispanic & Latino, Juvenile Fiction is a popular category for many book lovers. Our team at Speechify has curated a list of the top Hispanic & Latino, Juvenile Fiction audiobooks everyone must read.
See the top 29 Hispanic & Latino, Juvenile Fiction audiobooks below.
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Julian Is a Mermaid
- By: Jessica Love
- Narrator: Avi Roque
- Length: 6 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: December 07, 2020
- Language: English
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4.51(7803 ratings)
4.51(7803 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.009.99 USDWhile riding the subway home from the pool with his abuela one day, Julian notices three women spectacularly dressed up. Their hair billows in brilliant hues, their dresses end in fishtails, and their joy fills the train car. When Julian gets home,While riding the subway home from the pool with his abuela one day, Julian notices three women spectacularly dressed up. Their hair billows in brilliant hues, their dresses end in fishtails, and their joy fills the train car. When Julian gets home, daydreaming of the magic he’s seen, all he can think about is dressing up just like the ladies in his own fabulous mermaid costume: a butter-yellow curtain for his tail, the fronds of a potted fern for his headdress. But what will Abuela think about the mess he makes–and even more importantly, what will she think about how Julian sees himself? Mesmerizing and full of heart, this jubilant story is a radiant celebration of individuality and self-love.
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Cuba in My Pocket
- By: Adrianna Cuevas
- Narrator: Anthony Rey Perez
- Length: 5 hours 40 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: September 21, 2021
- Language: English
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4.39(427 ratings)
4.39(427 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDWhen 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 the prospect of living in another country by himself, heWhen 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 the prospect of living in another country by himself, he tries to remember the sound of his father’s clarinet, the smell of his mother’s lavender perfume. Life in the United States presents a whole new set of challenges. Lost in a sea of English speakers, Cumba has to navigate a new city, a new school, and new freedom all on his own. With each day, he feels more confident in his new surroundings, but he continues to wonder: Will his family ever be whole again? Or will they remain just out of reach, ninety miles across the sea?
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Evelyn Del Rey se muda
- By: Meg Medina
- Narrator: Jane Santos
- Length: 7 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: September 29, 2020
- Language: Spanish
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4.38(20 ratings)
4.38(20 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.009.99 USDEvelyn Del Rey es la mejor amiga de Daniela. Hacen todo juntas e incluso viven una al frente de la otra en la misma calle en apartamentos que son casi iguales: Daniela con su mami y su hamster, y Evelyn con su mami, su papi y su gato. Pero noEvelyn Del Rey es la mejor amiga de Daniela. Hacen todo juntas e incluso viven una al frente de la otra en la misma calle en apartamentos que son casi iguales: Daniela con su mami y su hamster, y Evelyn con su mami, su papi y su gato. Pero no despues de hoy–no despues de que Evelyn se mude de su casa. Mientras tanto, las ninas juegan entre las cajas de mudanza hasta la hora de despedirse, y se prometen mantenerse en contacto, pues saben que su amistad siempre sera especial. Esta es una tierna historia sobre la amistad y los cambios en la vida, bellamente escrita por Meg Medina.
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Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away
- By: Meg Medina
- Narrator: Jane Santos
- Length: 7 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: September 29, 2020
- Language: English
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4.38(1633 ratings)
4.38(1633 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.009.99 USDA big truck with its mouth wide open is parked at the curb, ready to gobble up Evelyn’s mirror with the stickers around the edge…and the sofa that we bounce on to get to the moon. Evelyn Del Rey is Daniela’s best friend. They doA big truck with its mouth wide open is parked at the curb, ready to gobble up Evelyn’s mirror with the stickers around the edge…and the sofa that we bounce on to get to the moon.
Evelyn Del Rey is Daniela’s best friend. They do everything together and even live in twin apartments across the street from each other: Daniela with her mami and hamster, and Evelyn with her mami, papi, and cat. But not after today–not after Evelyn moves away. Until then, the girls play amid the moving boxes until it’s time to say goodbye, making promises to keep in touch, because they know that their friendship will always be special. The tenderness of Meg Medina’s beautifully written story about friendship and change is balanced by Sonia Sanchez’s colorful and vibrant depictions of the girls’ urban neighborhood.
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Merci Suarez Plays It Cool
- By: Meg Medina
- Narrator: Frankie Corzo
- Length: 7 hours 12 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: September 13, 2022
- Language: English
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4.37(118 ratings)
4.37(118 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDFor Merci Suarez, eighth grade means a new haircut, nighttime football games, and an out-of-town overnight field trip. At home, it means more chores and keeping an eye on Lolo as his health worsens. It’s a year filled with more responsibilityFor Merci Suarez, eighth grade means a new haircut, nighttime football games, and an out-of-town overnight field trip. At home, it means more chores and keeping an eye on Lolo as his health worsens. It’s a year filled with more responsibility and independence, but also with opportunities to reinvent herself. Merci has always been fine with not being one of the popular kids like Avery Sanders, who will probably be the soccer captain and is always traveling to fun places and buying new clothes. But then Avery starts talking to Merci more, and not just as a teammate. Does this mean they’re friends? Merci wants to play it cool, but with Edna always in her business, it’s only a matter of time before Merci has to decide where her loyalty stands. Whether Merci is facing school drama or changing family dynamics, listeners will empathize as she discovers who she can count on–and what can change in an instant–in Meg Medina’s heartfelt conclusion to the trilogy that began with the Newbery Medal-winning Merci Suarez Changes Gears.
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My Papi Has a Motorcycle
- By: Isabel Quintero
- Length: 11 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: March 10, 2020
- Language: English
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4.34(2623 ratings)
4.34(2623 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.009.99 USDWhen Daisy Ramona zooms around her neighborhood with her papi on his motorcycle, she sees the people and places she’s always known. She also sees a community that is rapidly changing around her. But as the sun sets purple-blue-gold behindWhen Daisy Ramona zooms around her neighborhood with her papi on his motorcycle, she sees the people and places she’s always known. She also sees a community that is rapidly changing around her.
But as the sun sets purple-blue-gold behind Daisy Ramona and her papi, she knows that the love she feels will always be there.
My Papi Has a Motorcycle is a young girl’s love letter to her hardworking dad and to memories of home that we hold close in the midst of change.
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Captain Dom’s Treasure
- By: Terry Catasus Jennings
- Length: 2 hours 3 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: March 23, 2021
- Language: English
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4.31(29 ratings)
4.31(29 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0010.99 USDDominguita is ready for another big adventure–and figures that her beloved library is a great place to try to find one! After Dominguita finds an old map in the back of a copy of Treasure Island, she is excited to see a big X on the map.Dominguita is ready for another big adventure–and figures that her beloved library is a great place to try to find one!
After Dominguita finds an old map in the back of a copy of Treasure Island, she is excited to see a big X on the map. Because everyone knows that X marks the spot for treasure! When Dom shows her friends Pancho and Steph, they don’t
think the map is real. But after a little investigating, they discover there’s real treasure at stake! And there are a few other people who want that treasure too.Can Dom and her friends figure out a way to return the special treasure to one of their favorite people before it falls into the wrong hands?
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Love Sugar Magic: A Mixture of Mischief
- By: Anna Meriano
- Narrator: Kyla Garcia
- Length: 6 hours 37 minutes
- Publisher: Walden Pond Press
- Publish date: February 04, 2020
- Language: English
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4.3(328 ratings)
4.3(328 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDAnna Meriano’s unforgettable family of brujas returns for one more serving of amor, azucar, and magia, in this breakout series that’s been called “charming and delectably sweet.” (Zoraida Cordova, award-winning author of theAnna Meriano’s unforgettable family of brujas returns for one more serving of amor, azucar, and magia, in this breakout series that’s been called “charming and delectably sweet.” (Zoraida Cordova, award-winning author of the Brooklyn Brujas series)
It’s spring break in Rose Hill, Texas, but Leo Logrono has a lot of work to do if she’s going to become a full-fledged bruja like the rest of her family.
She still hasn’t discovered the true nature of her magical abilities, and that isn’t the only bit of trouble in her life: Her family’s baking heirlooms have begun to go missing, and a new bakery called Honeybees has opened across town, threatening to run Amor y Azucar right out of business.
What’s more, everyone around her seems to have secrets, and none of them want to tell Leo what’s going on.
But the biggest secret of all comes when Leo is paid a very surprising visit–by her long-lost Abuelo Logrono. Abuelo promises answers to her most pressing questions and tells Leo he can teach her about her power, about what it takes to survive in a world where threats lurk in the shadows. But can she trust him?
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Love Sugar Magic: A Sprinkle of Spirits
- By: Anna Meriano
- Narrator: Kyla Garcia
- Length: 7 hours 15 minutes
- Publisher: Walden Pond Press
- Publish date: February 05, 2019
- Language: English
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4.28(546 ratings)
4.28(546 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDThe second book in this breakout series that’s been called “charming and delectably sweet.” (Zoraida Cordova, award-winning author of the Brooklyn Brujas series) Leonora Logrono has finally been introduced to her family’sThe second book in this breakout series that’s been called “charming and delectably sweet.” (Zoraida Cordova, award-winning author of the Brooklyn Brujas series)
Leonora Logrono has finally been introduced to her family’s bakery bruja magic–but that doesn’t mean everything is all sugar and spice. Her special power hasn’t shown up yet, her family still won’t let her perform her own spells, and they now act rude every time Caroline comes by to help Leo with her magic training.
She knows that the family magic should be kept secret, but Caroline is her best friend, and she’s been feeling lonely ever since her mom passed away. Why should Leo have to choose between being a good bruja and a good friend?
In the midst of her confusion, Leo wakes up one morning to a startling sight: her dead grandmother, standing in her room, looking as alive as she ever was. Both Leo and her abuela realize this might mean trouble–especially once they discover that Abuela isn’t the only person in town who has been pulled back to life from the other side.
Spirits are popping up all over town, causing all sorts of trouble! Is this Leo’s fault? And can she reverse the spell before it’s too late?
Anna Meriano’s unforgettable family of brujas returns in a new story featuring a heaping helping of amor, azucar, and magia.
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Hair Story
- By: NoNieqa Ramos
- Narrator: Victoria Rodriguez
- Length: 25 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: November 30, 2021
- Language: English
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4.27(167 ratings)
4.27(167 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.009.99 USDPreciosa has hair that won’t stay straight, won’t be confined. Rudine’s hair resists rollers, flat irons, and rules. Together, the girls play hair salon! They take inspiration from their moms, their neighbors, their ancestors, andPreciosa has hair that won’t stay straight, won’t be confined. Rudine’s hair resists rollers, flat irons, and rules. Together, the girls play hair salon! They take inspiration from their moms, their neighbors, their ancestors, and cultural icons. They discover that their hair holds roots of the past and threads of the future.
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Mama’s Nightingale
- By: Edwidge Danticat
- Narrator: Edwidge Danticat
- Length: 24 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: December 04, 2015
- Language: English
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4.26(744 ratings)
4.26(744 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.007.99 USDA touching tale of parent-child separation and immigration, from a National Book Award finalist After Saya’s mother is sent to an immigration detention center, Saya finds comfort in listening to her mother’s warm greeting on theirA touching tale of parent-child separation and immigration, from a National Book Award finalist After Saya’s mother is sent to an immigration detention center, Saya finds comfort in listening to her mother’s warm greeting on their answering machine. To ease the distance between them while she’s in jail, Mama begins sending Saya bedtime stories inspired by Haitian folklore on cassette tape. Moved by her mother’s tales and her father’s attempts to reunite their family, Saya writes a story of her own-one that just might bring her mother home for good. With stirring illustrations, this tender tale shows the human side of immigration and imprisonment-and shows how every child has the power to make a difference.
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Julian at the Wedding
- By: Jessica Love
- Narrator: Avi Roque
- Length: 7 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: December 07, 2020
- Language: English
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4.23(1659 ratings)
4.23(1659 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDJulian and his abuela are going to a wedding. Better yet, Julian is in the wedding. Weddings have flowers and kissing and dancing and cake. And this wedding also has a new friend named Marisol. It’s not long before Julian and Marisol set offJulian and his abuela are going to a wedding. Better yet, Julian is in the wedding. Weddings have flowers and kissing and dancing and cake. And this wedding also has a new friend named Marisol. It’s not long before Julian and Marisol set off for some magic and mischief of their own, and when things take an unexpected turn, the pair learns that everything is easier with a good friend by your side. Jessica Love returns with a joyful story of friendship and individuality in this radiant follow-up to Julian Is a Mermaid.
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Falling Short
- By: Ernesto Cisneros
- Narrator: Timothy Andres Pabon
- Length: 5 hours 11 minutes
- Publisher: Quill Tree Books
- Publish date: March 15, 2022
- Language: English
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4.23(713 ratings)
4.23(713 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDErnesto Cisneros, Pura Belpre Award-winning author of Efren Divided, is back with a hilarious and heartfelt novel about two best friends who must rely on each other in unexpected ways. A great next pick for readers who loved Ghost by Jason ReynoldsErnesto Cisneros, Pura Belpre Award-winning author of Efren Divided, is back with a hilarious and heartfelt novel about two best friends who must rely on each other in unexpected ways. A great next pick for readers who loved Ghost by Jason Reynolds or The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Perez.
Isaac and Marco already know sixth grade is going to change their lives. But it won’t change things at home–not without each other’s help.
This year, star basketball player Isaac plans on finally keeping up with his schoolwork. Better grades will surely stop Isaac’s parents from arguing all the time. Meanwhile, straight-A Marco vows on finally winning his father’s approval by earning a spot on the school’s basketball team.
But will their friendship and support for each other be enough to keep the two boys from falling short?
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Merci Suarez se pone las pilas
- By: Meg Medina
- Narrator: Jane Santos
- Length: 8 hours 43 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: October 13, 2020
- Language: Spanish
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4.2(2 ratings)
4.2(2 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDMerci Suarez sabia que el sexto grado seria diferente, pero no tenia idea alguna lo diferente que resultaria. En primer lugar, Merci nunca se ha parecido a los otros ninos de su escuela privada en la Florida, porque tanto ella como Roli, su hermanoMerci Suarez sabia que el sexto grado seria diferente, pero no tenia idea alguna lo diferente que resultaria. En primer lugar, Merci nunca se ha parecido a los otros ninos de su escuela privada en la Florida, porque tanto ella como Roli, su hermano mayor, son estudiantes becados. Ellos no tienen ni una casa grande ni un yate elegante, y tienen que desempenar servicios comunitarios adicionales para compensar por su matricula gratis. Asi que cuando la mandona de Edna Santos se fija en el nuevo nino que la escuela le ha asignado a Merci como su “amigos de arco iris,” Merci se convierte en el foco de los celos de Edna. Las cosas no andan muy bien en su casa tampoco: Lolo, el abuelo de Merci, su aliado de mayor confianza, ha estado actuando un poco raro ultimamente: se le olvida cosas importantes, se cae de la bicicleta y se enoja por cualquier cosa. Nadie en la familia le ha dicho a Merci que es lo que le aflige, asi que Merci tiene que lidiar sola con sus preocupaciones, a la vez que se siente aislada en la escuela. En una historia sobre los ritos de la pre-adolescencia, llena de humor y sabiduria, la galardonada autora Meg Medina llega al fondo del desconcierto y del cambio continuo que caracterizan el ultimo ano de la escuela elemental, asi como de los lazos inquebrantables de la familia.
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The Princess and the Warrior
- By: Duncan Tonatiuh
- Narrator: Timothy Andres Pabon
- Length: 26 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: October 18, 2016
- Language: English
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4.18(1456 ratings)
4.18(1456 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.009.99 USDAward-winning author Duncan Tonatiuh reimagines one of Mexico’s cherished legends. Princess Izta had many wealthy suitors but dismissed them all. When a mere warrior, Popoca, promised to be true to her and stay always by her side, Izta fell inAward-winning author Duncan Tonatiuh reimagines one of Mexico’s cherished legends. Princess Izta had many wealthy suitors but dismissed them all. When a mere warrior, Popoca, promised to be true to her and stay always by her side, Izta fell in love. The emperor promised Popoca if he could defeat their enemy Jaguar Claw, then Popoca and Izta could wed. When Popoca was near to defeating Jaguar Claw, his opponent sent a messenger to Izta saying Popoca was dead. Izta fell into a deep sleep and, upon his return, even Popoca could not wake her. As promised Popoca stayed by her side. So two volcanoes were formed: Iztaccihuatl, who continues to sleep, and Popocatepetl, who spews ash and smoke, trying to wake his love.
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Jake Ransom and the Howling Sphinx
- By: James Rollins
- Narrator: Pedro Pascal
- Length: 7 hours 54 minutes
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish date: May 03, 2011
- Language: English
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4.09(1237 ratings)
4.09(1237 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0022.99 USDUsing his father’s watch as a key, Jake intends to return to Calypsos. Instead he’s thrust into a strange desert land where he’s joined by his friends Marika, Pindor, and Bach’uuk and his sister, Kady. As they try to figureUsing his father’s watch as a key, Jake intends to return to Calypsos. Instead he’s thrust into a strange desert land where he’s joined by his friends Marika, Pindor, and Bach’uuk and his sister, Kady. As they try to figure out what to do next, a surprise attack by the beautiful young Princess Nefertiti takes them all captive.
Soon even she is battling the Skull King’s minions. For Jake has something the Skull King wants–a prize that will give its owner awesome power, including control of the fearsome Howling Sphinx. In a new pounding adventure, Jake races against time to outfight and outwit Kalverum Rex, knowing that if the Skull King wins, he’ll be unstoppable.
Filled with unexpected danger, challenging puzzles, and dazzling action, this is a first-rate, fast-paced thriller–a read only James Rollins could have created!
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Love Sugar Magic: A Dash of Trouble
- By: Anna Meriano
- Narrator: Kyla Garcia
- Length: 6 hours 22 minutes
- Publisher: Walden Pond Press
- Publish date: January 02, 2018
- Language: English
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4.07(2234 ratings)
4.07(2234 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.004.99 USD“A charming and delectably sweet debut. Mischief, friendship, and a whole lot of heart—Love Sugar Magic has it all.” —Zoraida Cordova, award-winning author of the Brooklyn Brujas series Leonora Logrono’s family owns the“A charming and delectably sweet debut. Mischief, friendship, and a whole lot of heart—Love Sugar Magic has it all.” —Zoraida Cordova, award-winning author of the Brooklyn Brujas series
Leonora Logrono’s family owns the most beloved bakery in Rose Hill, Texas, spending their days conjuring delicious cookies and cakes for any occasion. And no occasion is more important than the annual Dia de los Muertos festival.
Leo hopes that this might be the year that she gets to help prepare for the big celebration–but, once again, she is told she’s too young. Sneaking out of school and down to the bakery, she discovers that her mother, aunt, and four older sisters have in fact been keeping a big secret: they’re brujas–witches of Mexican ancestry–who pour a little bit of sweet magic into everything that they bake.
Leo knows that she has magical ability as well and is more determined than ever to join the family business–even if she can’t let her mama and hermanas know about it yet.
And when her best friend, Caroline, has a problem that needs solving, Leo has the perfect opportunity to try out her craft. It’s just one little spell, after all…what could possibly go wrong?
Debut author Anna Meriano brings us the first book in a delightful new series filled to the brim with amor, azucar, y magia.
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El eclipse total de Nestor Lopez
- By: Adrianna Cuevas
- Narrator: Zac Aleman
- Length: 6 hours 3 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: October 18, 2022
- Language: Spanish
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4.07(2 ratings)
4.07(2 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USD“Despues de que el papa de Nestor se marcha a otra mision, el muchacho y su mama se mudan a un nuevo pueblo a vivir con su abuela. Nestor planea pasar desapercibido, y de ninguna manera quiere que nadie sepa su secreto mas profundo: que puede“Despues de que el papa de Nestor se marcha a otra mision, el muchacho y su mama se mudan a un nuevo pueblo a vivir con su abuela. Nestor planea pasar desapercibido, y de ninguna manera quiere que nadie sepa su secreto mas profundo: que puede hablar con los animales. Pero cuando los animales del pueblo comienzan a desaparecer, la abuela de Nestor se convierte en la principal sospechosa despues de ser vista en el mismo bosque donde fueron vistos los animales por ultima vez. A medida que Nestor investiga la fuente de las desapariciones, descubre que los animales han sido capturados por una criatura misteriosa cuyo poder crece durante los eclipses de sol. Y el proximo eclipse esta a la vuelta de la esquina… Les toca a Nestor con su extraordinaria habilidad y a sus amigos, atrapar al culpable y salvar el sitio que tal vez podria llamar su hogar.”
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Cajas de Carton
- By: Francisco Jimenez
- Narrator: Adrian Vargas
- Length: 3 hours 39 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2012
- Language: Spanish
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4.07(1045 ratings)
4.07(1045 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0014.95 USDAfter dark in a Mexican border town, a father holds open a hole in a wire fence as his wife and two small boys crawl through. So begins this collection of twelve autobiographical stories by Professor Francisco Jimenez, who at the age of fourAfter dark in a Mexican border town, a father holds open a hole in a wire fence as his wife and two small boys crawl through. So begins this collection of twelve autobiographical stories by Professor Francisco Jimenez, who at the age of four illegally crossed the border with his family in 1947. The Circuit is the story of a young, wise and sensitive boy, Panchito and his trumpet. These independent but intertwined stories follow the family through their circuit, from picking cotton and strawberries to topping carrots–and back again–over a number of years. The little family of four grows into ten and impermanence and poverty define their lives. But with faith, hope, and back-breaking work, the family endures. Beautifully and authentically rendered by actor and playwright Adrian Vargas, these stories tell of the almost unendurable journey most migrant campesinos undertake to find the American Dream. The recording concludes with an afterword recorded by the author. Recommended for Grades 5 and up.
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Mi Casa Is My Home
- By: Laurenne Sala
- Narrator: Marisa Blake
- Length: 7 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: September 21, 2021
- Language: English
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4.01(141 ratings)
4.01(141 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.009.99 USDBienvenidos to Lucia’s home. Lucia lives in her casa with her big, loud, beautiful familia, and she’s going to show you around! From la puerta, where Abuela likes to wave to the neighbors and wait for packages from Puerto Rico or Spain,Bienvenidos to Lucia’s home. Lucia lives in her casa with her big, loud, beautiful familia, and she’s going to show you around! From la puerta, where Abuela likes to wave to the neighbors and wait for packages from Puerto Rico or Spain, to la cocina, where Lucia watches her Mama turn empty pots into soups and arroces, to el patio, where Lucia and her cousins (and her cousin’s cousins!) put on magic shows, Lucia loves her busy and cozy casa. With warmth and joy, this bilingual story celebrates home and feels like an abrazo from your most favorite people: your familia.
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Bump
- By: Matt Wallace
- Narrator: Almarie Guerra
- Length: 5 hours 51 minutes
- Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
- Publish date: January 26, 2021
- Language: English
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3.97(216 ratings)
3.97(216 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0021.99 USDA moving and triumphant middle grade contemporary debut from award-winning author Matt Wallace about a heroic young girl–who dreams of becoming a pro wrestler–learning to find courage and fight for what she loves. Perfect for fans ofA moving and triumphant middle grade contemporary debut from award-winning author Matt Wallace about a heroic young girl–who dreams of becoming a pro wrestler–learning to find courage and fight for what she loves. Perfect for fans of Kelly Yang, Meg Medina, and Jason Reynolds’ Track series!
MJ knows what it means to hurt. Bruises from gymnastics heal, but big hurts–like her dad not being around anymore–don’t go away. Now her mom needs to work two jobs, and MJ doesn’t have friends at school to lean on.
There is only one thing MJ loves: the world of professional wrestling. She especially idolizes the luchadores and the stories they tell in the ring. When MJ learns that her neighbor, Mr. Arellano, runs a wrestling school, she has a new mission in life: join the school, train hard, and become a wrestler.
But trouble lies ahead. After wrestling in a showcase event, MJ attracts the attention of Mr. Arellano’s enemy at the State Athletic Commission. There are threats to shut the school down, putting MJ’s new home–and the community that welcomed her–at risk. What can MJ do to save her new family?
* A Junior Library Guild Selection * Banks Street Best Children’s Books of the Year *
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Knight of the Cape
- By: Terry Catasus Jennings
- Length: 1 hours 45 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: March 23, 2021
- Language: English
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3.94(106 ratings)
3.94(106 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.008.99 USDJudy Moody meets Netflix’s One Day at a Time in this first book in a new chapter book series featuring a young Cuban American girl who tries to find adventure based on the classics she read with her beloved abuela–can Dominguita become aJudy Moody meets Netflix’s One Day at a Time in this first book in a new chapter book series featuring a young Cuban American girl who tries to find adventure based on the classics she read with her beloved abuela–can Dominguita become a noble knight?
All Dominguita wants to do is read. Especially the books in Spanish that Abuela gave to her just before she moved away. They were classics that Abuela and Dominguita read together, classics her abuela brought with her all the way from Cuba when she was a young girl. It helps Dominguita feel like Abuela’s still there with her.
One of her favorites, Don Quixote, tells of a brave knight errant who tries to do good deeds. Dominguita decides that she, too, will become a knight and do good deeds around her community, creating a grand adventure for her to share with her abuela. And when the class bully tells Dominguita that girls can’t be knights, Dom is determined to prove him wrong. With a team of new friends, can Dominguita learn how to be the hero of her own story?
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Nino Wrestles the World
- By: Yuyi Morales
- Narrator: Adriana Sananes
- Length: 6 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: April 07, 2015
- Language: English
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3.91(1678 ratings)
3.91(1678 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDFwap! Slish! Bloop! Krunch! He takes down his competition in a single move! No opponent is too big a challenge for the cunning skills of Nino – popsicle eater, toy lover, somersault expert, and world champion lucha libre competitor! -
Summer on Wheels
- By: Gary Soto
- Narrator: Anthony Perez
- Length: 3 hours 0 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2012
- Language: English
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3.85(114 ratings)
3.85(114 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0014.95 USDHector and his amigo Mando are looking for adventure as they hit the road on a leisurely bike trip from their East LA neighborhood to the beach in Santa Monica during summer vacation. They have just set out when the fun begins, as Hector literallyHector and his amigo Mando are looking for adventure as they hit the road on a leisurely bike trip from their East LA neighborhood to the beach in Santa Monica during summer vacation.
They have just set out when the fun begins, as Hector literally stumbles into a starring role in a TV commercial. Then he turns out to be the one-millionth fan at a Dodger game–and is escorted to a private box and treated like a VIP! Before arriving at the beach, the boys record a rap song, paint a mural, and have a good laugh pretending to be wax figures at the Hollywood Wax Museum. But it’s the people they encounter along the way who make the trip special–from nerdy cousin Bentley (whom they teach to be cool); to a girl who wants to be an Olympic star and lives in a Beverly Hills mansion complete with two tennis courts and three swimming pools; to Mando’s streetwise cousin, Puppet.
In this sequel to the highly praised Crazy Weekend, popular author Gary Soto combines warmth and humor in a lively story of friendship and family.
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So Hard to Say
- By: Alex Sanchez
- Narrator: Barrie Kreinik
- Length: 5 hours 9 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2012
- Language: English
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3.84(4093 ratings)
3.84(4093 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.95 USDFrederick is the shy new boy in school, and Xio is the bubbly chica who lends him a pen on the first day of class. They become fast friends–but when Xio decides she wants to be more than friends, Frederick isn’t so sure. He loves hangingFrederick is the shy new boy in school, and Xio is the bubbly chica who lends him a pen on the first day of class. They become fast friends–but when Xio decides she wants to be more than friends, Frederick isn’t so sure. He loves hanging out with Xio and her crew, but he doesn’t like her in that way. Instead he finds himself thinking more and more about Victor, the captain of the soccer team. But does that mean Frederick is gay? He hopes not–he sees how everyone makes fun of Iggy, a boy all the other kids think is gay. Frederick has to deal with some tough choices: even though he is curious about Iggy, he has just started fitting in at his new school, and he doesn’t want to lose Xio, his best friend.
In So Hard to Say, Alex Sanchez, acclaimed author of the groundbreaking novels Rainbow High and Rainbow Boys, of which School Library Journal said, “It can open eyes and change lives,” helps younger readers look at self-discovery, come to terms with being gay, and accept people who are different from them.
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Crossing the Wire
- By: Will Hobbs
- Narrator: Will Hobbs
- Length: 5 hours 48 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: September 11, 2009
- Language: English
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3.82(2473 ratings)
3.82(2473 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0015.99 USDThe acclaimed author of seven ALA Best Books for Young Adults, Will Hobbs pens a spellbinding true-to-life adventure. With nothing but dogged determination, 15year-old Victor leaves his Mexican village to illegally enter the U.S. and help hisThe acclaimed author of seven ALA Best Books for Young Adults, Will Hobbs pens a spellbinding true-to-life adventure. With nothing but dogged determination, 15year-old Victor leaves his Mexican village to illegally enter the U.S. and help his starving family. Soon he must outwit gangs, drug-runners, and border agents as he endures shivering nights, blistering days, and gnawing hunger. But can his longing for the beckoning opportunity of El Norte carry him through such impossible obstacles? “This gritty and realistic tale will be an eye-opener for many YAs.”-KLIATT
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Dark Dude
- By: Oscar Hijuelos
- Narrator: Armando Duran
- Length: 7 hours 31 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2008
- Language: English
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3.65(645 ratings)
3.65(645 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.95 USDFrom Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist Oscar Hijuelos comes an unforgettable journey about identity, choices, and the way in which we all struggle to accept our true selves. In gritty, clear prose, Dark Dude captures New York City in theFrom Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist Oscar Hijuelos comes an unforgettable journey about identity, choices, and the way in which we all struggle to accept our true selves. In gritty, clear prose, Dark Dude captures New York City in the 1960s—violent, decaying, slouching away from the American dream—and brings to life a character who has no choice but to head out west in search of something better.
Rico didn’t say good-bye. He didn’t leave a phone number. And he didn’t plan on coming back—ever. In the Midwest, Rico could blend in, his light hair and lighter skin disguising his background. He would no longer be the “dark dude,” the punching bag for the whole neighborhood. Trading Harlem for Wisconsin, though, means giving up on a big part of his identity. And when Rico no longer has to prove that he’s Latino, he almost stops being one. Except that he can never have an ordinary white kid’s life, because there are some things that can’t be left behind, things that will follow you a thousand miles away. When Rico discovers that picket-fenced apple-pie people can be just as violent and judgmental as the neighbors he left behind, he is forced to swallow an uncomfortable truth: no longer an outsider by his appearance, Rico is still an outsider.
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Off and Running
- By: Gary Soto
- Narrator: Barrie Kreinik
- Length: 2 hours 34 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2013
- Language: English
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3.6(77 ratings)
3.6(77 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0014.95 USDFifth-grader Miata Ramirez is running for class president. Her best friend, Ana, is her running mate. The girls are stunned when they learn they are running against class clown Rudy Herrera and his friend Alex. At first Miata is certain she will winFifth-grader Miata Ramirez is running for class president. Her best friend, Ana, is her running mate. The girls are stunned when they learn they are running against class clown Rudy Herrera and his friend Alex. At first Miata is certain she will win the election. She has big plans to make the school a better place. She’ll clean up the graffiti, plant flowers and trees, and get computers. Rudy is confident he’ll get the votes by promising longer recess periods and selling the students ice cream every day. Who will come out on top?
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Crazy Weekend
- By: Gary Soto
- Narrator: Anthony Perez
- Length: 2 hours 48 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2012
- Language: English
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3.38(69 ratings)
3.38(69 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0014.95 USDWhen Hector’s mother suggests that he and his amigo, Mando, get out of East LA for the weekend and see some of the world, he’s thinking Paris. So he’s a little disappointed when they end up in Fresno, sleeping on a lumpy couch inWhen Hector’s mother suggests that he and his amigo, Mando, get out of East LA for the weekend and see some of the world, he’s thinking Paris. So he’s a little disappointed when they end up in Fresno, sleeping on a lumpy couch in his Uncle Julio’s messy apartment. Hector figures it’s going to be one boring weekend. He couldn’t be more wrong. Between flying in a rickety old plane, spotting an armored car heist, and warding off the bumbling thieves who did it, this could be the craziest–and scariest–weekend ever.
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