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Cover Lookalikes: 3 or More Women Staring into Distance in a Historically Fashionable Outfit

September 18, 2023. Library Adminno Comments

You ever notice how many covers look alike? Or maybe you can’t remember the book you read but you remember the basic details of the cover. We’re showcasing cover lookalikes every other week with a different trend each time. Today’s cover collection is titled “3 or More Women Staring into Distance in a Historically Fashionable Outfit” and is perfect for those who can’t remember the book, but there were three or more women in historical outfits on the cover.

The school for German brides/ Daughters of the occupation/ Switchboard soldiers/ Fast girls/ The Surplus Girls/ The War Girls / Band of Sisters/ The women’s march/The Tiffany girls/ As Bright as Heaven

Women Staring into Distance in a Historically Fashionable Outfit (3 0r more))

Lilac Girls/ The flight girls/ The girls in navy blue/ When we had wings/ The wives of Los Alamos

Picture Books for Hispanic Heritage Month

September 15, 2023. Library Adminno Comments

Hispanic Heritage Month is September 15th-October 15th and all month long we’re sharing a list of books to celebrate! This week we’re showcasing different picture books celebrating Hispanic heritage or written by Hispanic authors!

Carmela full of wishes / Matt de la Peña

Carmela, finally old enough to run errands with her brother, tries to think of the perfect birthday wish, while his wish seems to be that she stayed home.

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Areli is a dreamer / Areli Morales

In the first picture book written by a DACA dreamer Areli Morales tells her own powerful and vibrant immigration story of moving from a quiet town in Mexico to the bustling and noisy metropolis of New York City

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My Papi has a motorcycle / Isabel Quintero

When Daisy Ramona zooms around her neighborhood with her papi on his motorcycle, she sees the people and places she’s always known. She also sees a community that is rapidly changing around her.

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La princesa and the pea / Susan Middleton Elya

A rhyming twist on a classic fairy tale in which a queen places a pea under a young lady’s mattress to see if she is truly a princess. Incorporates Spanish words and Includes a glossary

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Islandborn / Junot Díaz

Lola was just a baby when her family left the Island, so when she has to draw it for a school assignment, she asks her family, friends, and neighbors about their memories of her homeland…and in the process, comes up with a new way of understanding her own heritage.

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Alma and how she got her name / Juana Martinez-Neal

When Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela asks her father why she has so many names, she hears the story of her name and learns about her grandparents.

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Marta! big & small / Jen Arena

In this story that incorporates Spanish words, Marta explores the world of opposites and animals.

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Sofia Valdez, future prez / by Andrea Beaty

When her abuelo is injured at the local landfill, second-grader Sofia is determined to transform the dangerous Mount Trashmore into a park, taking on City Hall in the process.

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