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Published: August 1, 2026
Books of the month:
Books of the month:
Elementary
We the People Is All the People / Nosotros, el pueblo somos todos
We the People Is All the People / Nosotros, el pueblo somos todos
As we continue to strive for a more inclusive union, celebrate the diversity of American communities and explore who "we the people" includes.
Middle Grade
What Fell from the Sky
What Fell from the Sky
When the military takes over his town for a Cold War drill, Pineda, a twelve-year-old Cuban American boy in 1950s Texas, embarks on a mission to protect and help an alien girl reunite with her parents and return to their home planet.
Young Adult
Hear Ye Mortals
Hear Ye Mortals
With their band Río Babel, sixteen-year-old Daniel Aguirre and his fifteen-year-old brother Adrián write and record a song which becomes an anthem for revolution and protest in Argentina in 1976 during the rise of the violent military dictatorship.
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