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Published: July 22, 2022
Books of the month:
Books of the month:
Elementary
A Song of Frutas / Un Pregón de Frutas
A Song of Frutas / Un Pregón de Frutas
A young girl visits her grandfather who is a pregonero—a singing street vendor in Cuba—and sings along with him to help him sell all kinds of fruit.
Middle Grade
Barakah Beats
Barakah Beats
As she tries to adjust to life in her new middle school, Pakistani-American seventh-grader Nimra Sharif joins a band made up of popular eighth grade boys to try to save her friendship with her best friend.
Young Adult
Battle of the Bands
Battle of the Bands
Sixteen interconnected short stories offer a kaleidoscopic view of music, first loves, breakups, family bonds, crushes, and coming out at Raritan River High School's Battle of the Bands competition.
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