Gladys Jose
Author
Series
Catalina incognito volume 1
Language
English
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Eight-year-old Catalina Castañeda uses Tía Abuela's sewing kit to turn ordinary clothing into a magical disguise, enabling her to uncover a thief at the local library.
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
When Mr. Hughes finds a fish all alone in the library and names her Library Fish, she knows she's found her true home. Library Fish makes friends in the library and on the bookmobile, checks that books are returned, and absolutely loves story time, when she can listen to all kinds of stories and poems, meet unforgettable characters, and travel around the world and even to other planets! But one day, everything outside is covered in snow and no one...
3) Catastrophe
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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"Wednesday and her service dog, Woof, are the best detectives in the whole world--or at least their neighborhood. But can they find Mrs. Winters's missing cat before her big trip? Or will the case of the cat-napped kitty be their first unsolved mystery?"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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With her best friend moving away, Rica Baptista needs a pet so she won't get lonely, but her parents are against it until an act of kindness and courage proves she is ready for the pet of her dreams.
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Wednesday's brother's drone went missing in their own backyard. And that can mean only one thing--the thief is one of their friends! Can the neighborhood's newest service dog help Wednesday sniff out the bandit? Or will the case of the missing drone be a doggone disaster?"--
Author
Series
Catalina incognito volume 4
Language
English
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Description
With the Valle Grande Skate Spectacular competition coming up, Catalina is hoping her sister Coco will win and she can have her old board, but Coco has lost her skateboarding mojo so Catalina considers entering the competition herself.
8) Off-key
Author
Series
Catalina incognito volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Catalina can't wait for the upcoming school talent show! Along with some of her classmates, they decide to rock out and form a band for the big day. But Catalina has some specific ideas on how the band should look and sound. Can Catalina learn to be part of the band, or will she find herself working on a solo act?"--Amazon.
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Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Rica Baptista is living the good life. Grampy, the best Grampy of all Grampies, is coming to visit, and Adventure Week, the best week of all weeks, is finally here. Rica doesn't yet know if they will bounce on trampolines, go horseback riding, or even tour Fenway Park and watch the Red Sox play, but she knows they will have the best time ever. When Grampy hobbles into the house on crutches, however, Rica worries that this year's Adventure Week will...
Author
Publisher
Kokila, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
A debut picture book about a curious student who finds herself in trouble for talking in class--even though she just wants to share all that she's learned. "Did you know that flamingos don't have teeth?" Questions, facts, and dreams--Ruby René could talk for hours. Once she got going, it was hard for her to stop. It didn't matter if it was history, science, or the lunch menu--Ruby René had so much to say! But when her teacher called home because...
Author
Series
Catalina incognito volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin
Language
English
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Catalina is excited to find out a new student, Esmeralda, has joined her third-grade class at Valle Grande Elementary School. But despite Catalina's attempts to introduce herself, Esme won't talk to anyone but her own cousin, Jazmín. Could Jazmín be keeping Esme from making new friends? According to Catalina's frenemy Pablo, it's just like what happened to the secret princess in the telenovela hit The Hidden Crown! With Tía Abuela's magical sewing...
14) Fresh princess
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"When Destiny, the Fresh Princess, moves to a new neighborhood, she must be courageous as she makes new friends." --
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A bounce-to-the-beat story, set against the backdrop of a Juneteenth celebration, about a young boy who's afraid of the sounds in the city but is comforted by his older brother, who tells him not to worry: "It's all good in the hood.""--
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Fairy Tale land experiences a topsy-turvy transformation where classic stories become mixed up and makes Prince Charming climb a beanstalk, Cinderella kiss a frog, and Rapunzel's nose grow every time she tells a lie.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Toothy lives in Liam's mouth next to his best friend Fang, but when he falls out and is tucked under Liam's pillow, the Tooth Fairy appears and takes Toothy to the Museum of Lost Teeth and finds a new home where first baby teeth are proudly displayed.
Author
Series
Rica Baptista volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"With her best friend moving away, Rica Baptista needs a pet so she won't get lonely, but her parents are against it until an act of kindness and courage proves she is ready for the pet of her dreams"--