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  Estrella's Quinceaera

  by Mali?n Alegri?a

  For as long as Estrella Alvarez can remember, her mother has beenplanning to throw her an elaborate quinceañera for her fifteenthbirthday -- complete with a mariachi band, cheesy decorations, and ahideous dress. Just thinking about her quince makes Estrella cringe. Buther mother insists that it's tradition. Estrella has other things on her mind, anyway -- like dating Speedy. Doesit matter that her new friends --... (more)
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  Just Around the Corner, a Thousand Miles Away

  by Oscar Hijuelos

  He didn't say good-bye. He didn't leave a phone number. And he didn't plan on coming back - ever. In Wisconsin, Rico could blend in. His light hair and lighter skin wouldn't make him the "dark dude" or the punching bag for the whole neighborhood. The Midwest is the land of milk and honey, but for Rico Fuentes, it's really a last resort. Trading Harlem for Wisconsin, though, means giving up on a big part of his... (more)
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  Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood (Bccb Blue Ribbon Fiction Books (Awards))

  by Benjamin Alire Saenz

  The Hollywood where Sammy Santos lives is not one of glitz and glitter, but a barrio at the edge of a small New Mexico town. In the summer before his senior year, Sammy falls in love with the beautiful, independent, and intensely vulnerable Juliana. Sammy's chronicle of his senior year is both a love story and a litany of loss, the tale of his love not only for Juliana but for their friends, a generation from a... (more)