Del Norte Public Library

"Reminiscent of Gabriela Garcia's OF WOMEN AND SALT, Leah Franqui brings us an engrossing, deeply personal novel with a mystery at its heart as a daughter returns to Puerto Rico to search for her troubled father, who has gone missing after Hurricane Maria"--

Two Latin American tree frogs, mischievous Rafi and his younger sister Rosi, enjoy the events of Puerto Rico's Carnival season. Includes glossary.

Marisol and her grandfather find a skinny brown mutt, and Marisol persuades Grandfather to feed the dog. Can she convince him to give this outside dog a home?

"Join Rafi and Rosi Coquí as they learn about the music of Puerto Rico. It's time for some fiery bomba, plena blues, and hot hot salsa!" --back cover

"A surprise trip to Miriam's parents in Punta Cana, which should be filled with arroz con pollo and breezy days under the tamarind tree, quickly becomes a hunt for a possible property saboteur. But before Miriam can begin to uncover the person damaging the vacation rentals her parents manage, she's called away to Puerto Rico to film a Three Kings Day special. But private chef tables and spa days come to an abrupt halt when Jorge's telenovela heartthrob...

In San Juan, Puerto Rico, Alejandro worries about his great-uncle while helping guests at a resort, and in New Orleans, Emily worries about her sick brother, as a major hurricane rages, changing both their lives forever.

Against all odds, a resourceful Puerto Rican boy manages to get a costume together for Carnival.

"As the fact checker for a popular magazine, Gabby DiMarco believes in absolute, verifiable Truths--until they throw the facts of her own life into question. The genealogy test she took as research for an article has yielded a baffling result: Gabby has a sister--one who's been desperately trying to find her. Except, as Gabby's beloved parents would confirm if they were still alive, that's impossible. Isabella Ruiz can still picture the face of her...

"Follow the story of Adrián, Luna, Alberto and Camila, an inseparable group of friends who on a field trip to the University of Puerto Rico see themselves involuntarily forced to solve a mystery and survive a sinister game that surrounds the artwork El Velorio by impressionist Puerto Rican painter Francisco Oller.." -- Provided by publisher.

"Marisel Vera emerges as a major voice of contemporary fiction with a heart- wrenching novel set in Puerto Rico on the eve of the Spanish-American War. It is 1898, and groups of starving Puerto Ricans, los hambrientos, roam the parched countryside and dusty towns begging for food. Under the yoke of Spanish oppression, the Caribbean island is forced to prepare to wage war with the United States. Up in the mountainous coffee region of Utuado, Vicente...