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An evocative drama about a woman caught leading a double life after one husband murders the other, and the true-crime writer who becomes obsessed with telling her story--this masterful work of literary suspense marks the debut of an extraordinary new writer. In 1985, Dolores "Lore" Rivera marries Andres Russo in Mexico City, even though she is already married to Fabian Rivera in Laredo, Texas, and they share twin sons. Through her career as an international...
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A cheeky, sophisticated, and strikingly illustrated guide that leaves generic English reference books in the dust. When prominent Barcelona-based illustrator Luci Gutierrez found herself tuning out in English class, she used her love of drawing to help retain what she'd learned. Ditching the kind of bland and useless phrases that fill most English textbooks, Gutierrez uses whimsical characters, cheeky dialogue, and even insults to bring vocabulary,...
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"Have you ever wanted to explore a majestic mountain from a flourishing spring to a blistery winter? Now you can! See what life is like on a beautiful mountain range with every change of the season and how the animals who call it home live and adapt! This vibrant children’s book takes young readers on a one-of-a-kind adventure with its adorable illustrations, educational captions, vocabulary words, cut-out accents, and hidden chambers that reveal...
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"This bilingual picture book recounts the life of Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín, the Mexican general born in Goliad, Texas, who lead his army to defeat the French at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, which is now celebrated in the United States as Cinco de Mayo."--Provided by publisher.
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"On August 8, 1974, millions sat stunned as they watched Richard Nixon on TV when he announced he was stepping down as the President of the United States. He'd participated in a scandal that included secret tape recordings, a burglary, and a cover-up, and now his secrets and lies were catching up to him. How could Nixon, a man who had been reelected in a landslide victory just two years earlier, now be leaving office in disgrace? Author Megan Stine...
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Esta guía cruda y amorosa hacia el autocuidado y el amor propio empodera a las lectoras y las invita a aceptar los poderes de la Diosa que llevan dentro. En este libro intensamente inspirador, la psicoterapeuta Christine Gutiérrez invita a las mujeres a unírsele para sanar heridas de traumas o golpes del pasado con el fin de reclamar su valor y regresar al hogar que es su auténtico yo y su verdadera alma. Diosa es la palabra en español para Goddess....
10) Who is Zendaya?
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"Zendaya began her acting career at age thirteen when she landed one of the starring roles in the Disney Channel's Shake It Up. Since then, the actress has not slowed down, starring in action-packed superhero films, dazzling movie musicals, and highly acclaimed TV shows. At only twenty-four, Zendaya won her first Primetime Emmy Award for her performance in the hit TV show Euphoria. The Hollywood star is an actress, singer, model, and style icon who...
11) Roberto Clemente
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"Meet Puerto Rican Baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente--once just a kid from Carolina, Puerto Rico, who loved to play baseball on the streets of his hometown with friends and family. As a right fielder, Roberto played eighteen seasons with Major League Baseball, but his life was tragically cut short when a plane he chartered to bring earthquake relief supplies to Nicaragua crashed. The first Latin American player to be inducted into the National...
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"When he was nine years old, Neil deGrasse Tyson went on a trip that would change his life. While visiting the Hayden Planetarium at the Museum of Natural History in New York City, he discovered the world of astronomy and felt like the universe was calling to him. He answered that call by diving deep into astronomy courses. After graduating from the Bronx High School of Science, he went on to earn a doctorate in astrophysics and eventually found his...
13) Dia de muertos
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In the Mexican town of Santa Clara, lives Salma, a sixteen-year-old orphan who never got to meet her biological parents. The only story she's been told her whole life is that they abandoned her. Salma has spent most of her life dedicated to searching out clues for her parents' identity and their whereabouts with little to no luck until she discovers a special book that is filled with stories of Santa Clara and the history of their people.
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"This groundbreaking work illuminates the phenomena of complex post-traumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD) as it is uniquely experienced by people of color, and provides a much-needed path to reclaiming health and wholeness despite the heavy burden of systemic, intergenerational, and attachment trauma resulting from racism in our country. Readers of color will find affirmation of their experience of C-PTSD from both a social justice and psychological...
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"Eugene is a new inhabitant of Elephant, a walking city on the desert world of Crown Majesty. Far from friends and family, he spends most of his time navigating melancholy daydreams, toying with alien technology, and researching the best places to find high-quality fast food. At best, his life is lonely and monotonous—but all of that changes when a mysterious force begins destroying Crown Majesty’s walking cities!" --publisher's website
16) What if it's us
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What if it's us volume 1
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"Arthur is only in New York for the summer, but if Broadway has taught him anything, it’s that the universe can deliver a showstopping romance when you least expect it. Ben thinks the universe needs to mind its business. If the universe had his back, he wouldn’t be on his way to the post office carrying a box of his ex-boyfriend’s things. But when Arthur and Ben meet-cute at the post office, what exactly does the universe have in store for...
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"Ghanaian-American Angela Appiah has checked off all the boxes for the 'Perfect Immigrant Daughter.' Enroll in an elite medical school; Snag a suitable lawyer/doctor/engineer boyfriend; Surround self with a gaggle of successful and/or loyal friends. But then it quickly all falls apart: her boyfriend dumps her, she bombs the most important exam of her medical career, and her best friend pulls away. And her parents, whose approval seems to hinge on...
18) Back in a spell
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Witches of Thistle Grove volume 3
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"Even though she won’t deny her love for pretty (and pricey) things, Nineve Blackmoore is almost painfully down-to-earth and sensible by Blackmoore standards. But after a year of nursing a broken heart inflicted by the fiancée who all but ditched her at the altar, the powerful witch is sick of feeling low and is ready to try something drastically different: a dating app. At her best friend’s urging, Nina goes on a date with Morty Gutierrez, the...
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"En 1985, Lore Rivera se casa con Andrés Russo en Ciudad de México, aunque ya está casada con Fabián Rivera en Laredo, Texas, con quien además tiene dos hijos. A lo largo de su carrera como banquera internacional, Lore divide su tiempo entre los dos países, las dos familias… Hasta que la verdad sale a la luz y arrestan a uno de sus maridos por el asesinato del otro. En 2017, en medio de su habitual búsqueda por encontrar las noticias más...
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