Angela Dominguez
Author
Series
Lola Levine volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Second-grader Lola has a wonderful family, a great teacher, and the best friend ever, Josh, and they all help her feel better after she is teased and forbidden to play team sports at recess for having accidentally hurt classmate Juan during a soccer game.
Author
Series
Lola Levine volume 3
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A new girl has joined Lola Levine's second-grade class. When they get off on the wrong foot, they are forced to spend time together...and learn they have more in common than they thought"--
Author
Series
Lola Levine volume 2
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Lola Levine is given a non-speaking part after getting stage fright during her class play audition. She saves the play after a couple of obstacles with the help of her grandmother"--
Author
Series
Lola Levine volume 4
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Lola Levine finally gets a kitten, but when the family learns that Ben is allergic, they will have to find a new home for the pet"--
Author
Language
English
Description
"Mia's abuela has left her sunny house with parrots and palm trees to live with Mia and her parents in the city. The night she arrives, Mia tries to share her favorite book with Abuela before they go to sleep and discovers that Abuela can't read the words inside. So while they cook, Mia helps Abuela learn English ("Dough. Masa"), and Mia learns some Spanish too, but it's still hard for Abuela to learn the words she needs to tell Mia all her stories....
Author
Language
English
Description
"Kaia is the brave type. Like hottest-hot-pepper brave. But there is one thing that scares her: BEES! And right now, thousands of bees live on her roof because Kaia's dad is a beekeeper. But only he goes on the roof, not Kaia--unless she can find a way to be the brave girl she always says she is."--
Author
Language
Español
Description
La abuela de Mia viene a vivir con Mia y sus padres. Cuando Mia eomparte con ella su cuento favorito a la hora de dormir, descubre que la abuela no entiende inglés. Mia la ayuda con el inglés y a la vez ella aprende algunas palabras en español. Pero la abuela no conoce suficientes palabras en inglés para compartir las historias de familia con su nieta. Un dia, Mia ve un loro en una tienda de mascotas y descubre la manera de ayudar a su abuela....
12) Let me help!
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
A pet parrot tries to help his human family prepare for the Cinco de Mayo festivities in San Antonio, Texas.
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Before she goes to bed each night, Mami asks young Sonia how she helped today which inspires Sonia to assemble care packages with her classmates, which generates more ideas to help and causes a domino effect of good deeds within their community.
14) Let's go, Hugo!
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
After conquering his fear of flying, talented artist Hugo the bird makes a new friend and explores his beloved city of Paris.
Author
Series
Lola Levine volume 6
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Lola upsets her best friends by playing Halloween tricks on them but with help from her family, she may still be able to enjoy her favorite holiday.
16) Galápagos girl
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A bilingual story, inspired by the childhood of Valentina Cruz, whose family was one of the first permanent inhabitants of the Galapagos islands. Valentina makes a promise to protect the islands and her animal friends"--
Author
Series
Lola Levine volume 5
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Lola Levine goes on a family vacation to Peru to visit her aunt Dolores"--
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books For Young Readers
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
While spending Christmas with her Cuban American grandmother in Miami, Florida, young Nina misses her usual New England holiday but enjoys learning about the foods and other traditions her father knew as a child.
19) Sonia Sotomayor
Author
Series
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Sonia Sotomayor's path, from growing up in the projects to success in Ivy League universities to her rise in the legal profession is a true testament to the American dream. She broke the rules women were supposed to follow in her life and career, ultimately becoming the first Latino justice to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, and the third woman to serve the Court"--