Kiowa County Public Library District

Rivalry between rich and poor gangs in 1960s Oklahoma leads to the deaths of three teenagers and intense soul-searching for one of the youths involved, a sensitive fourteen-year-old writer named Ponyboy.

Cuando Alma Sofía Esperanza, José Pura Candela pregunta a su padre por qué tiene tantos nombres, escucha la historia de su nombre y se entera de sus abuelos. When Alma Sofia Esperanza Jose Pura Candela asks her father why she has so many names, she hears the story of her name and learns about her grandparents.

Quiet Emily's sociable and daring best friend, Sloane, has disappeared leaving nothing but a random list of bizarre tasks for her to complete, but with unexpected help from popular classmate Frank Porter, Emily gives them a try.

The author describes, in bilingual text and illustrations, her experiences growing up in an Hispanic community in Texas.

When Ms. Alex is called away from the classroom, she leaves Yasmin in charge, but the other children just ignore her and start acting silly and noisy--until Yasmin thinks up a way to motivate them to finish the math assignment, quietly.

"La contundente radiografía de una familia, de sus heridas latentes, fragilidades, contradicciones y flaquezas. «¡En esta familia no hay secretos!», proclama al inicio de este libro Damián, el padre, un hombre de ideas e ideales fijos obsesionado con la rectitud y la pedagogía. Pero esa casa sin secretos está en realidad llena de grietas, y la opresión que se respira entre sus paredes terminará creando vías de escape, códigos clandestinos,...

Evelyn Del Rey is Daniela's best friend. They do everything together and even live in twin apartments across the street from each other: Daniela with her mami and hamster, and Evelyn with her mami, papi, and cat. But not after today--not after Evelyn moves away. Until then, the girls play amid the moving boxes until it's time to say goodbye, making promises to keep in touch, because they know that their friendship will always be special. The tenderness...

"Últimamente, en casa de la familia Uf pasan cosas muy extrañas. Todos los días desaparece algo diferente. Mamá Uf es detective y Papá Uf fotógrafo aventurero... ¿serán capaces de descubrir qué está sucediendo? La familia Uf es una historia sobre la importancia de la conciliación familiar, el tiempo de calidad compartido y la resolución de conflictos a través del diálogo."--Provided by publisher.

Yasmin's class is going on a field trip to the zoo, and Yasmin is thrilled when she is chosen to help feed the monkeys; but when she trips and spills their food both she and the monkeys are upset--until she remembers that she has fruit in her lunch bag to share with her new "friends."

"With vibrant pictures that capture everyday scenes in the busy lives of babies, the Active Babies series focuses on the importance of parent-child interaction, and gives children an engaging introduction to books"--Back cover. "Con llamativas fotos, que captan escenas de la vida diaria de los bebés, la serie Bebé Activo, se centra en la importancia de las relaciones entre padres e hijos, a le vez que despierta en los niños el amor por los libros"--Back...