The Poet X
Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 113
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 800
subjects: poets, harlem (new york, n.y.), novels in verse, electronic books, electronic books, high schools, schools, self-esteem, families, dominican americans, large type books, family life, new york (n.y.) [X]
Clap When You Land
"Camino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 110
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 800
subjects: death, fathers and daughters, secrecy, sisters, dominican americans, secrets, father-daughter relationship, dominican republic, new york (n.y.) [X], aircraft accidents, families, grief, parents, young adult fiction, domestic fiction, fiction, juvenile works, novels in verse
Family Lore
"Sisters Matilde, Pastora, Camila, and Flor thought they knew each other well, until Flor--inspired by a documentary her daughter Ona made her watch--decides she wants a living wake, a party to bring her family and community together and celebrate the long life she's led, while she's still around to enjoy it.
FIC
year: 2023
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: families, dominican americans, wake services, psychic ability, cousins, death, magic, secrecy, new york (n.y.) [X]