Matt de la Peña
2) We were here
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Haunted by the event that sentences him to time in a group home, Miguel breaks out with two unlikely companions and together they begin their journey down the California coast hoping to get to Mexico and a new life.
3) Patchwork
Author
Language
English
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Description
"An ode to the richly varied tapestry of experiences and identities that make every child unique"--
5) Love
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Illustrations and easy-to-read text celebrate the bonds of love that connect us all.
8) The hunted
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
After surviving the earthquake and tsunami, Shy manages to make it back to land, but he's far from safe because a secret his cruise ship coworker Addie shared with him is one that people have killed for, and now that Shy knows, he's become a moving target.
Author
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
This jacketed picture book pairs Newbery Winner Matt de la Pena and Pixar artist Ana Ramirez with the highly anticipated Pixar Studios film, Coco. Featuring a beautiful original story based on the characters of the film, as well as vibrant stylized artwork.
11) The living
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
After an earthquake destroys California and a tsunami wrecks the luxury cruise ship where he is a summer employee, high schooler Shy confronts another deadly surprise.
12) I will save you
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
Seventeen-year-old Kidd Ellison runs away to work for the summer at a beach campsite in California where his hard work and good looks lead to friendship and love but painful past memories surface in menacing ways.
Author
Publisher
Editorial Corimbo
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
Primera edicion.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
Español
Description
Jackson y su abuela toman el autobus y juntos descubren la belleza y la magia de la vida cotidiana y del mundo que los rodea.
A young boy rides the bus across town with his grandmother and learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things.
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Spanish language edition.
Physical Desc
[40] pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
Español
Description
Milo hace un largo viaje en metro. Para pasar el tiempo, observa a la gente a su alrededor y hace dibujos de cómo se imagina que son sus vidas. Está el hombre de bigotes con un crucigrama; Milo lo dibuja jugando al solitario en un apartamento desordenado. Está la mujer vestida de novia; Milo la dibuja en una gran ceremonia en la catedral. Y luego está el chico del traje; Milo lo dibuja llegando a su hogar, que es un castillo. ¿Pero qué pasa...
Author
Publisher
Pallas Editora
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
1. ed.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 x 28 cm
Language
Portuguese
Description
While Milo and his sister travel to a detention center to visit their incarcerated mother, he observes strangers on the subway and draws what he imagines their lives to be.
Publisher
Dreamscape Media
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (10 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Every Sunday after church, CJ and his grandma ride the bus across town. But today, CJ wonders why they don't own a car like his friend Colby? Why doesn't he have an iPod like the boys on the bus? How come they always have to get off in the dirty part of town? Each question is met with an encouraging answer from grandma, who helps him see the beauty-and fun-in their routine and the world around them.