Frankie Corzo
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In the third installment of the Caribbean Kitchen mysteries, for fans of Mia P. Manansala , Miriam Quiñones, cooking show sensation and amateur sleuth, has sand between her toes and a murderer nipping at her heels.
A surprise trip to Miriam's parents in Punta Cana, which should be filled with arroz con pollo and breezy days under the tamarind tree, quickly becomes a hunt for a possible property saboteur. But before Miriam can...
A surprise trip to Miriam's parents in Punta Cana, which should be filled with arroz con pollo and breezy days under the tamarind tree, quickly becomes a hunt for a possible property saboteur. But before Miriam can...
2) Bladestay
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Be Careful Who You Root For
When a violent, decades-long feud between two powerful men comes to a head in the small settlement of Bladestay, Colorado, cunning resident Theo Creed must use her wits to stay alive. Disguising herself as a young boy, seventeen-year-old Theo bluffs her way into the inner circle of August Gaines, the magnetic leader of the ruthless gang that has descended on her town. But the deeper Theo gets into the con, the more she...
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Acclaimed author Jessie Mihalik returns with the thrilling conclusion to her Starlight's Shadow trilogy. An intergalactic thief must join forces with the charming teleporter who stole her last job-and may now be her only hope for saving her former crew.
As a recovery specialist, Lexi Bowen's jobs typically require more trickery and thievery than honest work. Her former captain might not approve of her flexible morals, but stealing artifacts for rich...
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Ambitious food photographer Georgina Havoc is expecting a picture-perfect happy ending with Nashville-based design superstar Lex Broussard. Young Southern Style even dubbed them the next Chip and Joanna Gaines, but their happily ever after falls apart when Lex blindsides Georgina with a breakup, leaving her to deal with the overgrown cottage and orchard they just purchased in the tiny, tight-knit town of Tarragon, Tennessee.
In the aftermath, Georgina...
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Harlow Estrada returns to the enchanted Hacienda Estrada, a family farm in Mexico where her mother, sisters, aunt and cousins harness the magic of charmed flowers, but when she's chosen to watch over the farm, she panics since she, herself, is magic-less,until she opens her heart to love and creativity.
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From TE Carter, All We Could Have Been is a powerful and heartbreaking look at the assumptions we make about people and how one person's actions can affect everyone around them.
Five-years ago, Lexi witnessed something that shattered her very core. To cope, she moves from town to town, desperate to hide the darkest of family secrets. In every location, she assumes a new name and flies under the radar as long as she can before anyone figures out who...
7) Alebrijes
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2023
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PURA BELPRÉ HONOR WINNER
BEST OF THE YEAR
New York Times · Kirkus · Booklist · Chicago Public Library
The follow-up to Newbery and Pura Belpré Award-winning The Last Cuentista
For 400 years, Earth has been a barren wasteland. The few humans that survive scrape together an existence in the cruel city of Pocatel – or go it alone in the wilderness...
BEST OF THE YEAR
New York Times · Kirkus · Booklist · Chicago Public Library
The follow-up to Newbery and Pura Belpré Award-winning The Last Cuentista
For 400 years, Earth has been a barren wasteland. The few humans that survive scrape together an existence in the cruel city of Pocatel – or go it alone in the wilderness...
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When Carol Danvers is asked to keep an eye on a brilliant computer-science grad student, she finds herself facing a villain who forces her question her place in the world. Earth's mightiest hero Captain Marvel, A.K.A Carol Danvers, is asked for a simple favor by Tony Stark: to keep an eye on brilliant computer-science grad student Mara Melamed, who is struggling to find her feet at Empire State University. Although reluctant at first, Carol meets...
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When a mysterious spacecraft comes hurtling toward Earth, Carol Danvers-the hero known as Captain Marvel-narrowly prevents it from crashing and killing its pilot. The young woman, Rhi, is an Inhuman, part of a group who rejected that society's caste system and left for the stars in search of a new life. What they found, however, was imprisonment on a planet ruled by a cruel patriarchy. There, Inhumans are treated like currency, and possession of an...
10) So Far From God
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In Tome, a small, seemingly sleepy New Mexico hamlet, Sofia and her four fated daughters reveal a world of marvels where the comic and horrific, past and present, real and fantastic coexist and collide. Over two crowded decades, Sofia tries to hold things together following the disappearance of her husband, Domingo, he of the Clark Gable mustache and the uncontrollable gambling habit. Adventurous Esperanza, Chicana campus radical turned television...
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Seventeen-year-old Minerva Gutiérrez plans revenge on her predatory boss in this equally poignant and thrilling contemporary YA about grief, anger, and fighting for what you deserve, perfect for fans of Tiffany D. Jackson and Erika L. Sánchez. In the seaside town of Nautilus, Minerva Gutiérrez absolutely hates her job at the local ice cream stand, where her sexist boss makes each day worse than the last. But she needs the money: kicked out of school...
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From Ana Castillo, the widely praised author of So Far from God and The Guardians, comes this collection of stories on the experience of love in all its myriad configurations. Infectiously moody and murderously comic, this collection chronicles the rapturous beginnings, melancholy middles, and bittersweet endings of modern romance between men and women, men and men, and women and women.
13) Totally Psychic
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Harlequin Audio
Pub. Date
2023
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English
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Paloma Ferrer is psychic. In fact, everyone in her family line has "the gift." Now that Paloma has come into her powers, she dreams of being a famous medium to celebrities, just like her beloved abuela.
When Paloma's parents move them from Miami to Los Angeles, she hatches a plan to get her career as a medium up and running:
• Host séances at her new school and stream on social media
• Build her profile and make a name for herself
• ...
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Starlight's Shadow volume 2
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HarperAudio
Pub. Date
2022
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English
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Acclaimed author Jessie Mihalik returns with an exciting new novel about a rainbow-haired female bounty hunter tasked with preventing an interstellar war.
Kee Ildez has been many things: hacker, soldier, bounty hunter. She never expected to be a hero, but when a shadowy group of traitors starts trying to goad the galaxy’s two superpowers into instigating an interstellar war, Kee throws herself into the search to find out who is responsible—and...
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2023
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An Indie Next and LibraryReads Pick!
Rival archaeologists must team up on a secret Aztec expedition, or it could leave their careers—and hearts—in ruins.
Archaeologist Dr. Socorro “Corrie” Mejía has a bone to pick. Literally.
It’s been Corrie’s life goal to lead an expedition deep into the Mexican jungle in search of the long-lost remains of her ancestor, Chimalli, an ancient warrior...
Rival archaeologists must team up on a secret Aztec expedition, or it could leave their careers—and hearts—in ruins.
Archaeologist Dr. Socorro “Corrie” Mejía has a bone to pick. Literally.
It’s been Corrie’s life goal to lead an expedition deep into the Mexican jungle in search of the long-lost remains of her ancestor, Chimalli, an ancient warrior...
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For years, many have believed that the rise of superpowered mutants represents a threat to the survival of ordinary humans. The uncanny X-Men have dedicated their lives to proving that peaceful coexistence is possible. When a refugee spacecraft crashes on Earth, hounded by a warship bent on its destruction, the X-Men race to the rescue-only to learn that it carries beings of an entirely different order whose very existence may jeopardize life as we...
19) Incendiary
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Hollow crown volume 1
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Recorded Books, Inc.
Pub. Date
2023
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English
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I AM RENATA CONVIDA.
I HAVE LIVED A HUNDRED STOLEN LIVES.
NOW I LIVE MY OWN.
Renata was only a child when she was kidnapped by the King’s Justice and brought to the luxurious palace of
Andalucía. As a memory thief, the rarest and most feared of the magical Moria, Renata was used by the crown to
carry out the King’s Wrath, a siege that resulted in the deaths of thousands of her own people.
Now Renata is one of the...
I HAVE LIVED A HUNDRED STOLEN LIVES.
NOW I LIVE MY OWN.
Renata was only a child when she was kidnapped by the King’s Justice and brought to the luxurious palace of
Andalucía. As a memory thief, the rarest and most feared of the magical Moria, Renata was used by the crown to
carry out the King’s Wrath, a siege that resulted in the deaths of thousands of her own people.
Now Renata is one of the...
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Dreamscape Media
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2019
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Unabridged
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English
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From Juana Briones and Juan Ponce de León to eighteenth-century slaves and modern-day sixth graders, the many and varied people depicted here speak to the experiences and contributions of Latinos throughout the history of the United States, from the earliest known stories up to the present day. A portrait of a great, enormously varied, and enduring heritage, this is a compelling treatment of an important topic. Some voices are composite characters,...