Tag: Pura Belpré Award

Mango, Abuela, and Me by Meg Medina
Oct 6

Mango, Abuela, and Me by Meg Medina

Illustrated by Angela Dominguez 5 stars A heartwarming story of a girl, her grandmother, and their pet parrot. This was such a sweet book. At first, when Mia’s grandmother moves in, they have a hard time understanding each other. Mia doesn’t know much Spanish and her grandmother doesn’t know much English. But together, they teach…

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The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Sep 1

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

3 stars A powerful coming-of-age story. This novel-in-verse takes a young poet, a forbidden love interest, a strict, religious mother, an apathetic father, a secretive brother, a supportive best friend, and an encouraging teacher, mixes them together, and presents a story of hardship, hope, and healing. This book tackles so many issues such as mother/daughter…

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