Loqueleo Catalog 2019

Alma Flor Ada Bajo las palmas reales: una infancia cubana Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba Alma Flor Ada Tesoros de mi isla: Una infancia cubana Island Treasures: Growing Up in Cuba Kelly Barnhill La niña que bebió la Luna The Girl Who Drank The Moon John Agard Libro: una autobiografía Book: My Autobiography ILLUSTRATIONS Nina Bernett GR R Cultural Heritage / Feelings and Emotions / Family 9781631139710 6" x 9" / 96 pp $13.95/ PB Informational Text Memoirs ILLUSTRATIONS Edel Rodríguez and Antonio Martorell GR R Family History / Cultural Heritage / Caribbean & Latin America 9781631137457 5½" x 8½" / 230 pp $19.99/ PB Informational Text Memoirs ILLUSTRATIONS Yuta Onoda GR U Action and Adventure / Fantasy and Magic 9781641012102 5½" x 8¼" / 424 pp $17.95 / PB Literature Narrative / Novel / Fantasy ILLUSTRATIONS Neil Packer GR T Books and Reading / Technology / Past and Present 9786070129483 5" x 8" / 144 pp $14.95/ PB Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / Language Arts / History The author offers young readers an inspiring collection of stories and memoirs drawn from her childhood in Cuba. Heartwarming, poignant, and often humorous, these memories encourage children to discover the stories in their own lives. Renowned Latina author and educator Alma Flor Ada offers an inspiring look at her childhood in Cuba in this collection of autobiographical stories that includes Where the Flame Trees Bloom, Under the Royal Palms, and the new collection of stories Days at La Quinta Simoni. An epic fantasy about a young girl raised by a witch, a swamp monster, and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon who must unlock the powerful magic buried deep inside her. “My name is Book and I’ll tell you the story of my life.” This is nonfiction like you’ve never read it before! Quirky and humorous, part poetry, part reflection, this is the story of the book told by none other than Book himself! PURA BELPRÉ AWARD-WINNING TITLE VIRGINIA HAMILTON LITERARY AWARD- WINNING AUTHOR A JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR MULTIPLE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR 2017 NEWBERY MEDAL, A NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK OF 2016, A CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK OF 2016, A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF 2016, A SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF 2016, NAMED TO KIRKUS REVIEW’S BEST BOOKS OF 2016, 2017 BOOKLIST YOUTH EDITOR’S CHOICE 138 5-8 Middle Grade Readers WWW.LOQUELEO.COM/US MIDDLE GRADE READERS