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302922
Celia Cruz [Hispanic Star]by Romo Edelman, Claudia 

Paperback(Roaring Brook Press, 2022)


Publication Date: 09/06/2022

BTSB #: 302922 Available

Dewey: 782.4216/BAges: 8-12   
Lexile: 1080

Subjects: Cruz, Celia Singers - Latin America - Biography Women singers - Latin America - Biography Salsa musicians - Latin America - Biography


Summary: Meet the Queen of Salsa, Celia Cruz--once just a girl from Havana, Cuba, who loved to sing. Her soulful voice, compelling charm, and unstoppable determination led to her meteoric rise to fame, opening the door for Latin performers everywhere. Her booming career took her from the Sonora Matancera to the Fania All-Stars, with the rising popularity of salsa, a genre born of Afro-Cuban musical stylings. Six decades and more than seventy albums later, Celia's influence still has an undeniable hold on today's music


4.91 *

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302924
Celia Cruz [Hispanic Star]by Romo Edelman, Claudia 

PaperbackSPANISH(Roaring Brook Press, 2022)


Publication Date: 09/06/2022

BTSB #: 302924 Available

Dewey: 782.4216/BAges: 8-12   
Lexile: 960

Subjects: Cruz, Celia Spanish language - Reading materials Singers - Latin America - Biography


Summary: Meet the Queen of Salsa, Celia Cruz-once just a girl from Havana, Cuba, who loved to sing. Her soulful voice, compelling charm, and unstoppable determination led to her meteoric rise to fame, opening the door for Latin performers everywhere. In Spanish.


4.91 *

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762941
Ellen Ochoa [Hispanic Star]by Romo Edelman, Claudia 

PaperbackSPANISH(Roaring Brook Press, 2023)


Publication Date: 09/05/2023

BTSB #: 762941 Temp OS

Dewey: 629.45/BAges: 8-12   


Subjects: Ochoa, Ellen Women astronauts - United States - Biography Astronauts - United States - Biography Latinos (U.S.) - Biography


Summary: Meet award-winning engineer and veteran astronaut Ellen Ochoa-once just a girl from Los Angeles, California. The granddaughter of Mexican immigrants, Ellen would pursue a career in physics at a young age and go on to earn master's and doctorate degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford University. In 1993, Ellen became the first Latina in space. As a retired astronaut, she became the first Hispanic and second female director of the Johnson Space Center. In Spanish.


5.73 *

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762943
Ellen Ochoa [Hispanic Star]by Romo Edelman, Claudia 

Paperback(Roaring Brook Press, 2023)


Publication Date: 09/05/2023

BTSB #: 762943 Temp OS

Dewey: 629.45/BAges: 8-12   
Lexile: 1240

Subjects: Ochoa, Ellen Women astronauts - United States - Biography Astronauts - United States - Biography Latinos (U.S.) - Biography


Summary: Meet award-winning engineer and veteran astronaut Ellen Ochoa-once just a girl from Los Angeles, California. The granddaughter of Mexican immigrants, Ellen would pursue a career in physics at a young age and go on to earn master's and doctorate degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford University. In 1993, Ellen became the first Latina in space. As a retired astronaut, she became the first Hispanic and second female director of the Johnson Space Center.


5.73 *

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302925
Roberto Clemente [Hispanic Star]by Romo Edelman, Claudia 

PaperbackSPANISH(Roaring Brook Press, 2022)


Publication Date: 09/06/2022

BTSB #: 302925 Available

Dewey: 796.357/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 7.5 MG Lexile: 1080

Subjects: Clemente, Roberto,|d1934-1972 Baseball players - Puerto Rico - Biography Spanish language - Reading materials


Summary: Meet Puerto Rican Baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente--once just a kid from Carolina, Puerto Rico, who loved to play baseball on the streets of his hometown with friends and family. As a right fielder, Roberto played eighteen seasons with Major League Baseball, but his life was tragically cut short when a plane he chartered to bring earthquake relief supplies to Nicaragua crashed. In Spanish.


4.91 *

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302926
Roberto Clemente [Hispanic Star]by Romo Edelman, Claudia 

Paperback(Roaring Brook Press, 2022)


Publication Date: 09/06/2022

BTSB #: 302926 Available

Dewey: 796.357/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 7.5 MG Lexile: 1180

Subjects: Clemente, Roberto,|d1934-1972 Baseball players - United States - Biography Baseball players - Puerto Rico - Biography


Summary: Meet Puerto Rican Baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente--once just a kid from Carolina, Puerto Rico, who loved to play baseball on the streets of his hometown with friends and family. As a right fielder, Roberto played eighteen seasons with Major League Baseball, but his life was tragically cut short when a plane he chartered to bring earthquake relief supplies to Nicaragua crashed.


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302927
Selena Gomez [Hispanic Star]by Romo Edelman, Claudia 

Paperback(Roaring Brook Press ;, 2023)


Publication Date: 05/16/2023

BTSB #: 302927 Available

Dewey: 973/BAges: 8-12   
Lexile: 1070

Subjects: Gomez, Selena,|d1992- Singers Actors and actresses Entertainers Latinos (U.S.)


Summary: From a girl who loved performing for her family in Texas to one of Time magazine's most influential people, Selena Gomez is an emblem of her generation whose empathy and courage have guided her throughout her career.


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302972
Selena Gomez [Hispanic Star]by Romo Edelman, Claudia 

PaperbackSPANISH(Roaring Brook Press, 2023)


Publication Date: 05/16/2023

BTSB #: 302972 Temp OS

Dewey: 973/BAges: 8-12   
Lexile: 1000

Subjects: Gomez, Selena Singers - Biography Spanish language - Reading materials


Summary: Meet Selena Gomez, once just a girl from Grand Prairie, Texas, who loved to perform for her family. Her courage, drive, and empathy have been guiding posts in her life-long career since her beginnings on Barney & Friends. Selena's skyrocket to fame took her from the Disney Channel to becoming one of Time Magazine's most influential people in the world in 2020. An emblem for her generation, Selena shows that you can be exactly who you are and follow your passions. In Spanish.


8.19 *

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762938
Sonia Sotomayor [Hispanic Star]by Romo Edelman, Claudia 

PaperbackSPANISH(Roaring Brook Press, 2023)


Publication Date: 09/05/2023

BTSB #: 762938 Temp OS

Dewey: 347.73/BAges: 8-12   
Lexile: 1100

Subjects: Sotomayor, Sonia,|d1954- United States.|bSupreme Court - Officials and employees - Biography Latino judges - Biography Judges - United States - Biography Spanish language - Reading materials


Summary: Meet Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, once just a girl growing up in The Bronx, New York, with her brother and Puerto Rican-born parents. From a young age, her mother emphasized the value of education. Sonia would eventually graduate summa cum laude from Princeton University, receive a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School, and later begin working as an assistant district attorney for New York County. In Spanish.


5.73 *

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762939
Sonia Sotomayor [Hispanic Star]by Romo Edelman, Claudia 

Paperback(Roaring Brook Press, 2023)


Publication Date: 09/05/2023

BTSB #: 762939 Temp OS

Dewey: 347.73/BAges: 8-12   
Lexile: 1200

Subjects: Sotomayor, Sonia,|d1954- United States.|bSupreme Court - Officials and employees - Biography Latino judges - Biography Judges - United States - Biography


Summary: Meet Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, once just a girl growing up in The Bronx, New York, with her brother and Puerto Rican-born parents. From a young age, her mother emphasized the value of education. Sonia would eventually graduate summa cum laude from Princeton University, receive a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School, and later begin working as an assistant district attorney for New York County.


5.73 *

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303018
Sylvia Rivera [Hispanic Star]by Edelman, Claudia Romo 

Paperback New title.(Roaring Brook)


Publication Date: 05/16/2023

BTSB #: 303018 Temp OS

Dewey: 973/BAges: 8-12   


Summary: Meet Stonewall uprising veteran Sylvia Rivera—once just a kid from New York City. A transgender Latina, Sylvia became an influential gay liberation and transgender rights activist who fought especially for transgender people of color. In the 1970s, Sylvia and Marsha P. Johnson founded the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR), a group devoted to providing services and advocacy for homeless LGBTQ+ people.


5.73 *

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303064
Sylvia Rivera [Hispanic Star]by Edelman, Claudia Romo 

PaperbackSPANISH(Roaring Brook)


Publication Date: 05/16/2023

BTSB #: 303064 Available

Dewey: 973/BAges: 8-12   


Summary: Meet Stonewall uprising veteran Sylvia Rivera—once just a kid from New York City. A transgender Latina, Sylvia became an influential gay liberation and transgender rights activist who fought especially for transgender people of color. In the 1970s, Sylvia and Marsha P. Johnson founded the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR), a group devoted to providing services and advocacy for homeless LGBTQ+ people. In Spanish.


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