Breaking to the beat! by Acevedo, Linda J. 

BTSB Prebound(Lee & Low, 2023)

BTSB #: 040374 Available

Dewey: FAges: 6-9   
F&P: U

Genres: Historical Fiction

Subjects: Break dancing - Fiction Bronx (New York, N.Y.) - Fiction New York (N.Y.) - Fiction

Summary: In the 1970s Bronx, Manolo, a shy Puerto Rican boy, overcomes his fears and insecurities to become part of a new innovative dance style called breaking.

Bronxwood by Booth, Coe 

Paperback(Push, 2013)

BTSB #: 134362 Available

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   


Genres: Family Life

Subjects: African Americans - Fiction Family problems - Fiction Vulgarity in popular culture - Fiction Bronx (New York, N.Y.) - Fiction

Summary: Tyrell's got a lot going on. His father just got out of jail. His little brother is stuck in foster care. The dealers he's living with are taking bigger and bigger risks. And girls seem to be adding to his problems. Everybody wants something from Tyrell. His father wants him to go back to being a child. His little brother wants his help. The guys he's staying with are pushing him to start dealing. And the girls he's talking to want his time, his money, his attention, and his love.

Burn down, rise up by Tirado, Vincent 

BTSB Prebound(Sourcebooks Fire, 2022)

BTSB #: 883068 Available

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   
AR: 5.1 UG

Genres: Supernatural Multicultural

Subjects: Supernatural - Fiction Trauma (Psychology) - Fiction Subways - Fiction African Americans - Fiction Hispanic Americans - Fiction Bronx (New York, N.Y.) - Fiction

Summary: When an urban legend rumored to trap people inside subway tunnels seems to be behind mysterious disappearances in the Bronx, sixteen-year-old Raquel and her friends team up to save their city--and confront a dark episode in its history in the process.

Doodles from the Boogie Down by Rodriguez, Stephanie 

BTSB Prebound(Kokila, 2023)

BTSB #: 761736 Available

Dewey: 741.5/NAges: 9-12   
Lexile: 410 HL F&P: W

Genres:

Subjects: Graphic novels Dominican Americans - Fiction Middle schools - Fiction School stories Friendship - Fiction Bronx (New York, N.Y.) - Fiction

Summary: A young Dominican girl navigates middle school, her strict mother, shifting friendships, and her dream of being an artist. In graphic novel format.

My block looks like by Harper, Janelle 

BTSB Prebound(Viking, 2024)

BTSB #: 420652 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
Lexile: NP

Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: Neighborhoods - Fiction Community life - Fiction Bronx (New York, N.Y.) - Fiction

Summary: A lyrical picture book that recognizes the beauty of the bodegas, subways, and playgrounds that characterize everyday life in the Bronx and pays homage to the ways that its residents have shaped pop culture through music, visual art, and dance.

Strike zone by Lupica, Mike 

BTSB Prebound(Puffin Books, 2020)

BTSB #: 590885 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   
AR: 5.4 MG Lexile: 790

Genres: Sports

Subjects: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Fiction Dominican Americans - Fiction Family life - New York (State) - New York - Fiction Baseball - Fiction Bronx (New York, N.Y.) - Fiction

Summary: Twelve-year-old Nick Garcia dreams of winning MVP of his summer baseball league, of finding a cure for his sister, of meeting his hero, Yankee pitcher Michael Arroyo, and of no longer living in fear of the government and ICE agents.

Strike zone by Lupica, Mike 

Paperback(Puffin Books, 2020)

BTSB #: 590891 Temp OS

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   
AR: 5.4 MG Lexile: 790 F&P: V

Genres: Sports

Subjects: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Fiction Dominican Americans - Fiction Family life - New York (State) - New York - Fiction Baseball - Fiction Bronx (New York, N.Y.) - Fiction

Summary: Twelve-year-old Nick Garcia dreams of winning MVP of his summer baseball league, of finding a cure for his sister, of meeting his hero, Yankee pitcher Michael Arroyo, and of no longer living in fear of the government and ICE agents.