Alyssa Bermudez
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Iveliz is trying to manage her mental health and advocate for the help and understanding she deserves, but in the meantime her new friend calls her crazy and her abuela Mimi dismisses the therapy and medicine Iveliz needs to feel like herself.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"In Big Apple Diaries, a heartfelt diary-style graphic memoir by Alyssa Bermudez, a young New Yorker doodles her way through middle school--until the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack leaves her wondering if she can ever be a kid again. It's the year 2000 in New York City. For 12-year old Alyssa, this means splitting time between her Puerto Rican dad's apartment in Manhattan and her white mom's new place in Queens, navigating the trials and tribulations...
Author
Series
Lucia the luchadora volume 1
Publisher
POW!, a division of Powerhouse
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Lucía zips through the playground in her cape just like the boys, but when they tell her "girls can't be superheroes, " suddenly she doesn't feel so mighty. That's when her beloved abuela reveals a dazzling secret: Lucía comes from a family of luchadoras, the bold and valiant women of the Mexican lucha libre tradition. Cloaked in a flashy new disguise, Lucía returns as a recess sensation! But when she's confronted with a case of injustice, Lucía...
Author
Series
Lucia the luchadora volume 2
Publisher
POW!
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Gemma tears a hole in her big sister's special silver mask, Lucía's grandmother, Abu, has an idea--a trip to the mercado to find a luchadora mask for Gemma.