Paletero Man meets Fry Bread in this vibrant and cheerful ode to plátanos, the star of Dominican cuisine, written by award-winning poet Lissette Norman, illustrated by Sara Palacios, and translated by Kianny N. Antigua. 
Plátanos are Yesenia’s favorite food. They can be sweet and sugary, or salty and savory. And they’re a part of almost every meal her Dominican family makes. 
Stop by her apartment and find out why plátanos go with everything—especially love! 
Perfect for reading aloud and shared story time!

Plátanos Go with Everything

Children's Books

Norman, Lissette

Biographies

Harpercollins

Alfonso and Abuela love to spend Saturday afternoons finding books at the library and reading them together beneath their favorite oak tree. But when their beloved tree is cut down, can Alfonso transform the stump into something magical for their whole community--their very own neighborhood library This uplifting story from award-winning poet Lissette Norman and illustrator Jayri Gómez shows us how to turn an unexpected setback into a happy ending: one with a beautiful sky-blue door and shelves filled with books for everyone to enjoy.

Abuela's Library

Education & Reference

On the Line: My Story of Becoming the First African American Rockette

JONES, JENNIFER

With the English and Spanish text side by side on the page, this bilingual edition of the vibrant picture book celebrating the strength of community and the versatility of plátanos is ideal for bilingual readers as well as Spanish speakers learning English and vice versa. 
Paletero Man meets Fry Bread in this vibrant and cheerful ode to plátanos, the star of Dominican cuisine, written by award-winning poet Lissette Norman, illustrated by Sara Palacios, and translated by Kianny N. Antigua. 
Platanos are Yesenia’s favorite food. They can be sweet and sugary, or salty and savory. And they’re a part of almost every meal her Dominican family makes. 
Stop by her apartment and find out why platanos go with everything—especially love! 
Perfect for reading aloud and shared story time!

Plátanos Go with Everything/Los plátanos van con todo: Bilingual English-Spanish

My name is Sadie and I live in Harlem with my mother and my little sister, Julie.
Sadie likes living in her grandmother's brownstone, where she has her own bedroom and a backyard to play in. She's full of thoughts and has lots to say about her family and friends, her home, her hair, and her laughing feet that can't keep still. And when she grows up she plans on being a poet.
This collection of sixteen exuberant poems in the voice of a young Dominican American girl and energetic, bright paintings celebrates Sadie's family and the city around her.
My Feet Are Laughing is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

My Feet Are Laughing

Literature & Fiction

Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

When Estela Juarez's mom is deported to Mexico, Estela knows she has to speak up for her family. Told in Estela's own words, Until Someone Listens is a true story about a young girl finding her voice and using it to make change. Estela's family lives together in a happy home full of love. Or, at least, they used to... until their home was torn apart. My mom had to go back, to the other side of the river, because she wasn't born in this country. For years her family fought and fought for permission for her to stay in the U.S. But no one listened. When Estela was eight, her mother was deported to Mexico. Estela knew she had to do something. So she wrote letters: to local newspapers, Congress, the President, and anyone else who could help. She wrote and wrote and wrote until, finally... someone listened. In this heart wrenching, autobiographical story, Estela Juarez's letters take her from the local news all the way to the national stage, where she discovers the power in her words and pledges to keep using her voice until her family--and others like hers-- are together again. Also available in Spanish as Hasta que alguien me escuche!

Until Someone Listens: A Story About Borders, Family, and One Girl's Mission

Juarez, Estela

Roaring Brook Press

Hasta que alguien me escuche is the Spanish edition of Until Someone Listens.\nLa familia de Estela vive junta en un hogar feliz y lleno de amor. O, al menos, así lo hacían... hasta que su hogar fue destrozado.\nMi madre tuvo que 
volver al otro lado del río, 
porque no había nacido 
en este país.\nDurante años, su familia pidió permiso para que su madre se quedara en los Estados Unidos. Pero nadie los escuchó. Cuando Estela tenía ocho años, su madre fue deportada a México.\nEstela sabía que tenía que hacer algo. Así que escribió cartas a los periódicos locales, al Congreso, al presidente, a cualquiera que pudiera ayudar. Escribió y escribió y escribió hasta que, por fin, alguien la escuchó.\nEn esta desgarradora historia autobiográfica, las cartas de Estela Juarez la llevan de las noticias locales al scenario nacional, donde descubre el poder de sus palabras y se compromete a seguir usando su voz hasta que su familia― y otras como la suya― vuelva a estar junta.

Hasta que alguien me escuche / Until Someone Listens (Spanish ed.): Una historia sobre las fronteras, la familia y la misión de una niña (Spanish Edition)

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