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• Pedro & Daniel

  Erebia, Federico,

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  Growing up in 1970s Ohio, Mexican American brothers Pedro and Daniel, who are not like other boys, manage an abusive home life, school, coming out, first loves, first jobs and the AIDS epidemic, leaning on each other always and forever.

• Rubi Ramos's Recipe for Success

  Parra, Jessica,

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  As seventeen-year-old Rubi secretly juggles participating in a baking competition, improving her grades for college admission, and a newfound romance, she soon realizes she must learn how to manage her family's expectations while finding…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Moonlit Vine

  Santiago, Elizabeth,

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  Told with interstitial historical chapters, fourteen-year-old Taina (Ty) must draw from the strength of her Taino ancestors to bring her family and community hope and healing after a devastating incident.

• The Luis Ortega Survival Club

  Reyes, Sonora,

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  Ariana Ruiz wants to be noticed. But as an autistic girl who never talks, she goes largely ignored by her peers--despite her bold fashion choices. So when cute, popular Luis starts to pay attention to her, Ari finally feels seen. Then Ari…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Venom & Vow

  McLemore, Anna-Marie,

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  Blaming each other for an enchantment that takes both their families, Cade McKenna, a transgender prince who's doubling for his brother, and bigender dama/assassin Valencia Palafox discover they have far more dangerous enemies and must…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• When the Vibe Is Right

  Dass, Sarah,

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  When the future of her family's masquerade band, Grandeur, nears the brink of collapse, Tess Crawford is forced to team up with popular social media influencer, Brandon Richards, the bane of her existence, in a desperate attempt to revive…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Julieta and the Romeos

  Andreu, Maria E.,

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  When she publishes her writing online, gaining the attention of "Happily Ever Drafter," Julieta wonders if this could be her very own meet-cute while thinking about three boys already in her life: her nemesis, the boy next door and her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• An Appetite for Miracles

  Kemp, Laekan Zea,

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  With the help of her cousin and their friends, Danna scours the city, searching for her grandfather's favorite foods and hoping the remembered flavors will bring back his memories.

• You Don't Have a Shot

  Marie, Racquel,

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  Escaping to her beloved childhood soccer camp after a fight with her long-time rival Leticia, Vale discovers she and Leticia will be co-captaining a team that could play in front of college scouts, compelling the two to form a shaky…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Araña and Spider-Man 2099

  Dark Tomorrow

  Segura, Alex, 1980-

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  Araña is a Spider-Girl lost in time. . . . Miguel is a Spider-Man who’s lost his way. . . . Together, they’re our only hope. Alex Segura, the Anthony Award–winning author of Secret Identity and Star Wars Poe Dameron: Free Fall, brings two…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Borderless

  De Leon, Jennifer, 1979-

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  Forced to flee their home due to escalating gang violence, 17-year-old Maya, with her dreams of attending Guatemala City’s most prestigious art school shattered, and her Mama make their way through Guatemala and Mexico in the hope of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Wings in the Wild

  Engle, Margarita,

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  When a hurricane exposes Soleida's family's secret sculpture garden, the Cuban government arrests her artist parents, forcing her to escape alone to Central America where she meets Dariel, a Cuban American boy, and together they work to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Alondra

  Femia, Gina,

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  Seventeen-year-old Alonda finds friendship, fame, and love on the streets of Coney Island when she befriends a group of teen wrestlers.

• Ander & Santi Were Here

  a Novel

  Garza Villa, Jonny,

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  Nonbinary teen Ander is ready to leave their family's taqueria and focus on their art, but when Santi, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, begins to work at the restaurant, the two teens spark a romance made complicated by immigration…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• ¡Viva Lola Espinoza!

  Cerón, Ella,

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  Cursed in love, Lola Espinoza finds herself torn between two very different boys during a summer spent with her grandmother in Mexico City, where she tries to break the curse while learning about herself, her heritage and the magic around…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Making of Yolanda La Bruja

  Avila, Lorraine,

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  Yolanda Alvarez is having a good year. She's confident her initiation into her family's bruja tradition will happen soon. But then a white boy, the son of a politician, appears at Julia De Burgos High, and his vibes are off. And Yolanda's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Brighter Than the Moon

  Valdes Greenwood, David,

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  When shy foster kid Jonas and self-assured vlogger Shani fall for each other online, they find themselves trapped in a love triangle when Shani's best friend also falls for Jonas as they all try to figure out who to be in the world.

• Breakup From Hell

  Cardinal, Ann Dávila,

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  When she realizes there is something off about her new boyfriend, Mica Angeles finds herself living in a horror novel and must find a way to leave him without bringing an end to everything she knows and loves.

• Into the Light

  Oshiro, Mark,

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  Seventeen-year-old queer adoptee Manny, now homeless, sets out to find his sister Elena, who is still enmeshed in Christ's Dominion, the community that abandoned him, but the journey is fraught with danger, as he is forced to confront the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Last Sunrise in Eterna

  Ortiz, Amparo,

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  Scavenging and selling elf corpses to support her family, 17-year-old goth Sevim finds a chance encounter with an elf prince setting her revenge in motion and must enter the magical elven realm where her fate is linked to someone she least…Read moreRead more of this annotation