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Ander & Santi were here : a novel / by Garza Villa, Jonny,author.;
Nonbinary teen Ander is ready to leave their family's taquería and focus on their art, but when Santi, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, begins to work at the restaurant, the two teens spark a romance made complicated by immigration police.014-018.
Subjects: Queer fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Novels.; LGBTQ+ people; Love; Mexican Americans; Noncitizens; LGBTQ+ people; Love; Mexican Americans; Noncitizens;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Margarita Wednesdays : making a new life by the Mexican sea / by Rodriguez, Deborah.; Kaye, Ellen,1954-;
Subjects: Rodriguez, Deborah.; Americans; Americans; Authors, American; Beauty operators; Beauty shops; Divorced women; Mental healing.; Middle-aged women; Women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Feels like home : a song for the Sonoran borderlands / by Ronstadt, Linda,author.; Downes, Lawrence,author.; Steen, Bill,photographer.;
"Feels Like Home is a love letter to Ronstadt's Mexican American roots. It tells of her coming of age in the world between Tucson and the Rio Sonora region of northern Mexico, presented through stories, photographs, and recipes"--
Subjects: Cookbooks.; Recipes.; Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Ronstadt, Linda.; Mexican American cooking.; Singers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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L.A. weather / by Escandón, María Amparo,author.;
"L.A. is parched, dry as a bone, and all Oscar, the weather-obsessed patriarch of the Alvarado family, desperately wants is a little rain. He's harboring a costly secret that distracts him from everything else. His wife, Keila, desperate for a life with a little more intimacy and a little less Weather Channel, feels she has no choice but to end their marriage. Their three daughters--Claudia, a television chef with a hard-hearted attitude; Olivia, a successful architect who suffers from gentrification guilt; and Patricia, a social media wizard who has an uncanny knack for connecting with audiences but not with her lovers--are blindsided and left questioning everything they know. Each will have to take a critical look at her own relationships and make some tough decisions along the way. With quick-wit and humor, Maria Amparo Escandon follows the Alvarado family as they wrestle with impending evacuations, secrets, deception, and betrayal, and their toughest decision yet: whether to stick together or burn it all down"--
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Families; Mexican Americans; Rich people;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Paola Santiago and the forest of nightmares / by Mejia, Tehlor Kay.;
Months after confronting the legendary La Llorona, Paola starts dreaming again, this time about fantasmas that are stalking her and someone who might be even more dangerous--her estranged father.Grades 4-6.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Occult fiction.; Horror fiction.; Animals, Mythical; Mexican Americans; Fathers and daughters;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Spare parts : four teenagers, one underwater robot, and the pursuit of a dream / by Davis, Joshua,1974-author.;
Subjects: Mexican American high school students; Remote submersibles;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Canto contigo : a novel / by Garza Villa, Jonny,author.;
When Mariachi star Rafael Alvarez moves to a new school, he anticipates claiming the lead vocalist role, but instead faces a rival with a familiar face as he navigates family issues, competition, and complicated feelings for his rival.013-018.
Subjects: Gay fiction.; Novels.; Queer fiction.; School fiction.; Transgender fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Gay people; Gay teenagers; High schools; Interpersonal relations in adolescence; Interpersonal relations; Mariachi; Mexican American teenage boys; Mexican Americans; Schools; Transgender people; Transgender youth; Gay people; Gay teenagers; High schools; Interpersonal relations in adolescence; Interpersonal relations; Mariachi; Mexican American teenage boys; Mexican Americans; Schools; Transgender people; Transgender youth;
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Aristotle and Dante dive into the waters of the world / by Sáenz, Benjamin Alire.;
"Aristotle and Dante continue their journey to manhood in this achingly romantic, tender tale set against the backdrop of the AIDS epidemic in 1980s America. In Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, two boys fell in love. Now they must learn what it means to stay in love-and to build their relationship in a world that doesn't seem to want them to exist. In their senior year at two different schools, the boys find ways to spend time together, like a camping road trip they take in the desert. Ari is haunted by his incarcerated older brother and by the images he sees on the nightly news of gay men dying from AIDS. Tragedy feels like his destiny, but can he forge his own path and create a life where he can not only survive, but thrive?"--Provided by publisher.Ages 14 up.LSC
Subjects: High school seniors; Gays; Families; Mexican Americans; Loss (Psychology);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Joyride / by Banks, Anna.;
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Subjects: Teenagers; High school students; Football players; Mexican American teenagers; Practical jokes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The memory of light / by Stork, Francisco X.;
When Victoria Cruz wakes up in the psychiatric ward of a Texas hospital after her failed suicide attempt, she still has no desire to live, but as the weeks pass, and she meets Dr. Desai and three of the other patients, she begins to reflect on the reasons why she feels like a loser compared with the rest of her family, and to see a path ahead where she can make a life of her own.LSC
Subjects: Mexican Americans; Suicide; Depression, Mental; Psychotherapy; Friendship; Families;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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