The Insiders
"Twelve-year-old H?ctor Mu?oz, fleeing from bullies, discovers a magical closet that not only provides him sanctuary, but also unites him with two other kids facing similar problems at their own schools, helping them find friendship and strength in each other"--OCLC.
FIC
year: 2022
copies: 9
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: space and time, friendship, bullies, gays, social integration, mexican americans [X], middle schools, school stories, school fiction [X]
Falling Short
Best friends Isaac and Marco--one athletically gifted and one academically gifted--have more in common than they realize when their goals intersect, forcing them to find a way to support each other so they don't fall short.
FIC
year: 2023
copies: 53
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: best friends, friendship, basketball stories, middle school students, schools, families, mexican americans [X], basketball, family life, school stories, school fiction [X], sports fiction, hispanic americans
The Lesbiana's Guide To Catholic School
Sixteen-year-old Mexican American Yami Flores starts Catholic school, determined to keep her brother out of trouble and keep herself closeted, but her priorities shift when Yami discovers that her openly gay classmate Bo is also annoyingly cute.
FIC
year: 2022
copies: 13
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: brothers and sisters, self-acceptance, dating (social customs), suicide, lesbians, bisexuality, mexican americans [X], catholic schools, high schools, schools, siblings, school stories, dating, school fiction [X], queer fiction
Stella D?az Leaps To The Future
When fifth-grader Stella D?az considers going to a different school than her closest friends, sees her big brother Nick receiving mail from colleges far away, and is forced to work on a project with her former bully, she suddenly realizes growing up is not quite as fun as she first thought.
FIC
year: 2023
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 670
Cruzita And The Mariacheros
"Cruzita must save her family's failing panaderia by winning a mariachi band contest--the only problem is she hates mariachi and cannot speak Spanish"--OCLC.
FIC
year: 2024
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: mariachi, schools, contests, families, mexican americans [X], family life, school fiction [X]
Canto Contigo
In a twenty-four-hour span, Rafael Alvarez led North Amistad High School's Mariachi Alma de la Frontera to their eleventh consecutive first-place win in the Mariachi Extravaganza de Nacional; and met, made out with, and almost hooked up with one of the cutest guys he's ever met.
FIC
year: 2024
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: schools, gay people, lgbtqia+ people, interpersonal relations, mariachi, high schools, school stories, gays, lgbt people, mexican americans [X], sexual minorities, school fiction [X], queer fiction
Guia Para Lesbianas En Un Colegio Catolico
Sixteen-year-old Mexican American Yami Flores starts Catholic school, determined to keep her brother out of trouble and keep herself closeted, but her priorities shift when Yami discovers that her openly gay classmate Bo is also annoyingly cute.
FIC
year: 2024
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: siblings, self-acceptance, dating (social customs), suicide, lesbians, bisexuality, mexican americans [X], catholic schools, high schools, schools, dating, spanish language materials, school fiction [X], queer fiction