Christina Diaz Gonzalez
1) Invisible
Author
Language
English
Description
Can five overlooked kids make one big difference? There's George: the brain Sara: the loner Dayara: the tough kid Nico: the rich kid And Miguel: the athlete And they're stuck together when they're forced to complete their school's community service hours. Although they're sure they have nothing in common with one another, some people see them as all the same... just five Spanish-speaking kids. Then they meet someone who truly needs their help,...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
314 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"There are two versions of Ȟctor: the public and the private. It's the only way to survive in communist Cuba--especially when your father was exiled to the U.S. and labeled an enemy of the people. Ȟctor must always be seen as a fierce supporter of the regime, even if that means loudly rejecting the father he still loves. But in the summer of 1980, those two versions are hard to keep separate. No longer able to suppress a public uprising, the Cuban...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
284 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1961 after Castro has come to power in Cuba, fourteen-year-old Lucia and her seven-year-old brother are sent to the United States when her parents, who are not in favor of the new regime, fear that the children will be taken away from them as others have been.
4) Concealed
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
304 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"What if you had no name, no past, and no home? Ivette. Joanna. And now: Katrina Whatever her name is, it won't last long. Katrina doesn't know any of the details about her past, but she does know that she and her parents are part of the Witness Protection Program. Whenever her parents say they have to move on and start over, she takes on a new identity. A new name, a new hair color, a new story. Until their location leaks and her parents disappear....
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
248 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Cassie Arroyo is a student in Rome, but her life changes when a secret organization, the Hastati, shoots her father--and she learns that she is a member of an ancient bloodline that enables her to use the Spear of Destiny, a legendary object that can alter the future.
6) Stormspeaker
Author
Series
Spirit animals. Fall of the beasts volume 7
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
182 pages : map ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Framed for a crime they didn't commit, four fugitives travel the deserts of Nilo looking for a secret library that houses the wisdom of Erdas and is guarded by their old friends.
Publisher
Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
290 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A collection of essays and original stories by some of today's most influential young adult authors that speaks directly to teens on how to find hope and comfort in today's turbulent society.
