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1) Oye: a novel
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This novel is "[s]tructured as a series of one-sided phone calls from our spunky, sarcastic narrator, Luciana, to her older sister, Mari....As the baby of her large Colombian American family, Luciana is usually relegated to the sidelines. But now she finds herself as the only voice of reason in the face of an unexpected crisis: A hurricane is heading straight for Miami, and her eccentric grandmother, Abue, is refusing to evacuate. Abue is so one-of-a-kind...
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"An unnamed paralegal, brought back to life through a controversial process, maneuvers through a near-future world that both needs and resents him. As the United States president spouts anti-reanimation rhetoric and giant pharmaceutical companies rake in profits, the man falls in love with lawyer Faustina Godínez. His world expands as he meets her network of family and friends, setting him on a course to discover his first-life history, which the...
3) Queerceañera
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"Joaquin Zoido is out and proud of it. And while he knew his dad and sister, Carmen, would be super supportive, he wasn't quite ready for them to surprise him with a queerceañera, a coming out party to celebrate him. Between all the talks of tastings and venues, and the chirping of his family's RSVP texts, the question of who will be his chambelán is on everyone's minds. What Joaquin is decidedly trying to not think about is whether his mom is going...
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"'Relit' features sixteen original stories by award-winning and bestselling Latinx YA authors that revamp classics, myths, and fairytales to center the multilayered Latinx experience through fantasy, science fiction, and a dash of magic. 'Pride and Prejudice' is launched into outer space, 'Frankenstein' is plunged into the depths of the ocean, and 'The Great Gatsby' floats to an island off the coast of Costa Rica. A shape-shifter gives up her life...
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"La colección se compone de los relatos favoritos de Daniel A. Olivas, previamente publicados, junto con dos nuevos relatos, uno distópico y otro mítico, que desafían la retórica y las políticas anti-inmigración de la administración Trump. Los lectores se encontrarán con un mundo lleno tanto de lo mágico como de lo cotidiano: un hombre con doce dedos que se encuentra a sí mismo en una cita mística con una mujer; Dios, que se aparece en...
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