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1) Spare parts: the true story of four undocumented teenagers, one ugly robot, and an impossible dream
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The young readers' edition of the bestselling adult book of the same name"--
In 2004, four undocumented Mexican teenagers arrived at the national underwater robotics championship at the University of California, Santa Barbara. No one had ever told Oscar, Cristian, Luis, or Lorenzo that they would amount to much -- until two inspiring high school science teachers convinced the boys to enter the competition. Up against some of the best collegiate...
2) Up in flames
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Eighteen-year-old Ruby's sole concern is capturing the heart of Ashton, the boy next door, but when devastating wildfires engulf her world, she suddenly becomes responsible for her family's survival and works to aid the displaced undocumented community with tough choices to make.
3) Multo
Author
Series
Publisher
Polis
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Filipino-American bounty hunter Domingo has made a career of catching criminal undocumented immigrants. He’s the best in the business —a nd it isn’t lost on him that he’s so good because of his similarities to his targets. Despite Domingo’s claims that he is unsympathetic to their plight, yet spends his spare moments on stakeouts and in between jobs writing a book of advice for aspiring immigrants. Brash, funny, and candid, he compiles the...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The nineteenth century was a transformative period in the history of American science, as scientific study, once the domain of armchair enthusiasts and amateurs, became the purview of professional experts and institutions. In Mischievous Creatures, historian Catherine McNeur shows that women were central to the development of the natural sciences during this critical time. She does so by uncovering the forgotten lives of entomologist Margaretta Hare...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In the 1960s when Kalia's mother, Chue, was born, the US was actively recruiting Hmong Laotians to assist with CIA efforts in Laos's Secret War. By the time Chue was a teenager, the US had completely vacated Laos, and the country erupted into genocidal attacks on the Hmong people, who were perceived as traitorous for their involvement. Notably, from 1964-1973, Laos became victim to the heaviest bombardment by the United States against communist Pathet...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Through the stories of five American families, a masterful and timely exploration of how hope, history, and racial denial collide in the suburbs and their schools Outside Atlanta, a middle-class Black family faces off with a school system seemingly bent on punishing their teenage son. North of Dallas, a conservative white family relocates to an affluent suburban enclave, but can't escape the changes sweeping the country. On Chicago's North Shore,...
7) Just say yes
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
When seventeen-year-old Jimena realizes she is undocumented, she decides the best path forward is to find an American to marry her.
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