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Winner of the American Book Award, Across a Hundred Mountains is a “timely and riveting” (People) novel about a young woman who leaves her small Mexican town in search of her father—a story of migration, loss, and discovery. 20th Anniversary edition featuring forewords by award-winning...

Yolanda Rodríguez-O’Connell has a secret. All the members of her family have a magical gift - all, that is, except for Yolanda. Still, it’s something she can never talk about...because, if she does, the townsfolk will call her family brujas - witches. When her grandmother, Wela, falls into an unexplained sleep, Yolanda is scared. Her father is off fighting in a faraway war, her mother died long ago, and Yolanda has isolated herself from her best friend and twin sister. If she loses her grandmother, who will she have left?

In visceral, embodied prose, Fragoza's imperfect characters are drawn with a sympathetic tenderness as they struggle against circumstances and conditions designed to defeat them.

Two men from vastly different backgrounds are murdered one after another on the same night, in the same fashion with two bullet wounds: one in the head, another in the heart. The two slayings send their wives on a desperate search for answers - and a desperate attempt to save their families' lives.

A beautiful, lyrical story about a girl who moves from her home in Central America to the United States, and everything she leaves behind and longs for—especially her Abuela—as she makes a new life. Rocio has grown up in Central America, but now she and her family are moving to the United...

How to be respectful and respected at work—from the author of the revolutionary bestseller Radical Candor We CAN create cultures where everyone does the best work of their lives and enjoys working together. Radical Respect offers a simple framework that helps us identify what gets in the way...

Here is the dramatic coming-of-age graphic novel memoir of 12-year-old Carlos (who would grow up to become the author’s father), his life during the Cuban Revolution, and his family’s harrowing escape to America. A Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table (GNCRT) Outstanding Comics Award Honor...

Her parents are being held prisoner… In a nefarious hacking plot. Tech expert Sophie Whitaker and her brother arrive in Colorado to help the police and CBI Agent Ryder Hunt rescue their kidnapped parents. Sophie's parents are being held captive, forced to use their tech skills to infiltrate...

He only intended to protect her But wound up falling…hard! After a series of scary social media threats, cyber tech expert Robbie Whitaker decided to lend his services to Selene Reilly. Soon, however, the intimidation toward the lovely musician turned physical, and reality set in. Though he...

Tech expert Sophie Whitaker arrives in Colorado to help CBI agent Ryder Hunt. They must rescue her kidnapped parents, who are being forced to use their tech skills to infiltrate CBI computers and destroy evidence. Ryder's overprotectiveness irks Sophie, but she can't deny the powerful attraction simmering between them… Can they afford the distraction of falling in love?

After a series of scary social media threats, cyber tech expert Robbie Whitaker decides to lend his services to Selene Reilly. Soon, the intimidation toward the musician turns physical, and reality sets in. Though he wasn't trained to be a bodyguard, in the short time he's known Selene, Robbie is certain he'll do anything to protect her.

This hybrid collection of short crónicas, journalism, and personal essays on systemic violence in contemporary Mexico and along the US-Mexico border draws together literary theory and historical analysis to outline how neoliberalism, corruption, and drug trafficking - culminating in the misnamed “war on drugs” - has shaped Mexico. Working from and against this political context, Cristina Rivera Garza posits that collective grief is an act of resistance against state violence and that writing is a powerful mode of seeking social justice and embodying resilience.

Bloomsbury presents Lemons and Lies by Alexis Castellanos read by Marisa Blake A sweet meet-cute or a scheme destined to turn sour? Fake dating, family drama, and foodie fun combine in this YA paperback original. Valeria Morales’ senior year is not off to a great start. Her twin brother Adrian...