In Their Own Words: Book Picks for Hispanic Heritage Month

Posted on October 12, 2021October 4, 2021 by Jamillah Abdul-Saboor

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month by picking up a new nonfiction book. Here’s a few selections of nonfiction, memoirs, and biographies that we think you’ll enjoy.

On screen, Danny Trejo the actor is a baddie who has been killed at least a hundred times. Off screen, he’s a hero beloved by recovery communities and obsessed fans alike. But the real Danny Trejo is much more complicated than the legend.

Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood

by Danny Trejo

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One of the first undocumented immigrants to graduate from Harvard reveals the hidden lives of her fellow undocumented Americans in this deeply personal and groundbreaking portrait of a nation.

The Undocumented Americans

by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio

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In this searing memoir, Jaquira Díaz writes fiercely and eloquently of her challenging girlhood and triumphant coming of age. From her own struggles with depression and sexual assault to Puerto Rico’s history of colonialism, every page of Ordinary Girls vibrates with music and lyricism.

Ordinary Girls

by Jaquira Diaz

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Also, add these to your reading list:

*My Beloved World*
by **Sonia Sotomayor**
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*In The Dream House*
by **Carmen Maria Machado**
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*The Devil’s Highway*
by **Luis Alberto Urrea**
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*Children Of The Land*
by **Marcelo Hernandez Castillo** Book|eBook

*Bird Of Paradise*
by **Raquel Cepeda**
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*In The Country We Love*
by **Diane Guerrero**
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Revealing the Latest One Book Baltimore Writer

Posted on October 6, 2021October 4, 2021 by Jamillah Abdul-Saboor

Drumroll, please…….

One Book Baltimore returns this fall and the 2021 Selection, Becoming Beatriz By Tami Charles. One Book Baltimore provides opportunities for Baltimore City 7th and 8th graders, their families, and community members to connect through literature by reading the same book. The program is a partnership between the Enoch Pratt Free Library, the T. Rowe Price Foundation, Baltimore City Schools, and other community partners. WBAL-TV 11 is the media sponsor. You can get your copy of Becoming Beatriz at the Pratt Library today.

*Becoming Beatriz*
by **Tami Charles**
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Set in New Jersey in 1984, Becoming Beatriz, follows teenager Beatriz who dreams of a life spent dancing—until tragedy on the day of her quinceañera changes everything.

Upcoming One Book Baltimore Events:

One Book Baltimore Take and Make Pennant

Monday, October 4 – Friday, October 29

Cherry Hill Branch

One Book Baltimore 2021 Kickoff Event

October 7 at 10am

Virtual Event

Healing Conversations with the Healing Youth Alliance

Tuesday, October 19 at 3pm

Hamilton Branch

Download Children’s eBooks in Spanish

Posted on October 5, 2021September 29, 2021 by Jamillah Abdul-Saboor

Have you checked out the Spanish Titles for Young Readers Collection on Overdrive yet? If not, now’s the perfect time! Now, the collection is unlimited so you can check out as many Spanish-language eBooks and Read-Along titles as you want. We hope you enjoy them this Hispanic Heritage Month.

*Planetas Rocosos*
by **Kyla Steinkraus**
and **Britannica Digital Learning**
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*Estaciones*
by **Robin Nelson**
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*El Perro Duke*
by **David Lee** and **Rossana Zuniga** eBook

*El Patito Feo*
by **Katherine Rushing**
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*Un Monstruo En Los Manglares*
by **Reese Everett** and **Sally Garland** eBook

*¡Que vivan los dentistas!*
by **Tessa Kenan**
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*¿El zapato perfecto?*
by **Jennifer Dussling**
and **Deborah Melmon**
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*Mi Primer Paseo A La Ciudad*
by **Greg Roza**
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*Alberto Lleva La Cuenta*
by **Daphne Skinner**
and **Deborah Melmon**
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*Pateándolo*
by **Meg Greve** and **Alida Ruggeri**
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*Diversión con la cosecha de otoño*
by **Martha E. H. Rustad**
and **Amanda Enright**
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*¿Sabes algo sobre mamíferos?*
by **Buffy Silverman**
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What’s New in the Lucky Day Collection

Posted on October 1, 2021September 29, 2021 by Jamillah Abdul-Saboor

Feeling Lucky? Take a chance and see what’s available this month in the Lucky Day collection on Overdrive. You can download an eBook or eAudiobook with just a few quick clicks. Grab a cup of tea and get ready for a fun weekend of reading!

*The Cruelest Mercy*
by **Natalie Mae**
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*An Emotion Of Great Delight*
by **Tahereh Mafi**
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*The Other Black Girl*
by **Zakiya Dalila Harris**
and **Aja Naomi King**
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*The Black Butterfly*
by **Lawrence T. Brown**
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*Memorial*
by **Bryan Washington**
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*Leave The World Behind*
by **Rumaan Alam**
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*When No One Is Watching*
by **Alyssa Cole**
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*Transcendent Kingdom*
by **Yaa Gyasi**
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*Clap When You Land*
by **Elizabeth Acevedo**
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*The Old Draft*
by **Namwali Serpell**
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*The Silent Patient*
by **Alex Michaelides**
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New and Notable in Memoirs & Biographies

Posted on September 29, 2021September 22, 2021 by Jamillah Abdul-Saboor

Looking to learn more about what goes on in the mind of celebrities, athletes, and politicians? Check out these memoirs and biographies that are coming to the Pratt soon. Happy reading!