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2) Game seven
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"A sixteen-year-old shortstop in Cuba who dreams of playing with the pros must choose between his country and his father who defected to the U.S."--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The startling reviews of Tropic of Night announced Michael Gruber as one of the most talented thriller writers to debut in many years. Now, with the much-anticipated publication of Valley of Bones, Gruber fulfills that genre-bending promise as perhaps no writer since Graham Greene, with a genuinely exhilarating thriller that simultaneously offers a profound, deeply provocative exploration of the nature of faith itself.
The
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Language
English
Formats
Description
Jane Doe lives in the shadows under an assumed name. A once-promising anthropologist and an expert on shamanism, everyone thinks she's dead. Or so she hopes. Jimmy Paz is a Cuban-American police detective. Straddling two cultures, he understands things others cannot. When the killings start -- a series of ritualistic murders -- all of Miami is terrified. Especially Jane. She knows the dark truth that Jimmy must desperately search to uncover. As their...
Author
Publisher
Open Road Distribution
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
In this lyrical novel set in a Cuban-American neighborhood in Miami, three generations of women face an unexpected-and ultimately life-changing-trial. When Maribel, an overly cautious and orderly market analyst, gives birth to a severely handicapped baby, her mother, Adela, and her grandmother Cuca must put aside their differences to fill his short life with love. This means more than just a shift in attitude for Cuca, who speaks regularly to her...
12) The Snitch
Author
Publisher
MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When a police raid goes wrong, the fallout is deadly Nick Manaris is a promising detective, but he's lost his love for the job. After years wading through the worst the city has to offer, life as a cop has begun to feel like torture. Assigned to work with slick detective Sonny McCabe and his gang of cowboys, Nick knows he's gotten in over his head. Sonny believes a gang of Cubans has come to an agreement with the Mafia, trading guns for drugs, and...
Author
Publisher
Park Row Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"From the bestselling author of THE GIRLS WITH NO NAMES, a new historical novel based on the dazzling story of one of Hollywood's most celebrated Hispanic actresses and her daughter's search for closure. "Told in a series of letters, FIND ME IN HAVANA is a beautiful and heart-wrenching story of mothers and daughters, and the American Dream that comes with the biggest price of all. I couldn't put it down!" -- Heather Webb, USA Today bestselling author...
14) Free baseball
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Felix becomes a bat boy for a minor league baseball team, hoping to someday be like his father, a famous Cuban outfielder.
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