Ana Maria Reyes does not live in a castle by Burgos, Hilda Eunice 

BTSB Prebound(Tu Books, 2018)

BTSB #: 173449 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-12   
AR: 4.2 MG RC: 3.7 3-5

Genres: Multicultural Family Life

Subjects: Family life - New York (State) - New York - Fiction Dominican Americans - Fiction Ability - Fiction Scholarships - Fiction Bronx (New York, N.Y.) - Fiction

Summary: With a new sibling (her fourth) on the way and a big piano recital on the horizon, Dominican-American Ana Maria Reyes tries to win a scholarship to a New York City private school.

Clap when you land by Acevedo, Elizabeth 

BTSB Prebound(HarperTeen, 2020)

BTSB #: 040607 Available

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   
AR: 5.3 UG Lexile: 800 HL

Genres: Family Life Multicultural

Subjects: Death - Fiction Aircraft accidents - Fiction Sisters - Fiction Dominicans - Fiction Dominican Americans - Fiction Latin Americans - Fiction Latinos (U.S.) - Fiction Fathers and daughters - Fiction Novels in verse Dominican Republic - Fiction New York (N.Y.) - Fiction

Summary: Two sisters grieve the devastating loss of their father who learn about each other after his death and must grapple with what this bittersweet new bond means for them.

Cot in the living room by Burgos, Hilda Eunice 

BTSB Prebound(Kokila, 2021)

BTSB #: 173444 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   


Genres: Multicultural Family Life

Subjects: Family life - Fiction Babysitting - Fiction Jealousy - Fiction Possessiveness - Fiction Sharing - Fiction Dominican Americans - Fiction Latinos (U.S.)

Summary: A young Dominican American girl in New York City moves from jealousy to empathy as her parents babysit children whose families work overnight shifts.

Darius & Twig by Myers, Walter Dean 

BTSB Prebound(HarperCollins/Amistad, 2013)

BTSB #: 665886 Available

Dewey: FAges: 13-17   
AR: 4.6 UG RC: 4.5 9-12 Lexile: 730

Genres: Sports

Subjects: Best friends - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Authorship - Fiction Running - Fiction African Americans - Fiction Dominican Americans - Fiction Harlem (New York, N.Y.) - Fiction New York (N.Y.) - Fiction

Summary: Two best friends, a writer and a runner, deal with bullies, family issues, social pressures, and their quest for success coming out of Harlem.

Islandborn by Diaz, Junot 

BTSB Prebound(Dial Books for Young Readers, 2018)

BTSB #: 276582 Available

Dewey: EAges: 5-8   
AR: 3.4 LG RC: 2.4 K-2 Lexile: 600 AD

Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: Islands - Fiction Dominican Americans - Fiction School stories Immigrants - Fiction Dominican Republic - History|y1930-1961 - Fiction Africa - Emigration and immigration - Fiction

Summary: Lola was just a baby when her family left the Island, so when she has to draw it for a school assignment, she asks her family, friends, and neighbors about their memories of her homeland ... and in the process, comes up with a new way of understanding her own heritage.

Luis paints the world by Farish, Terry 

BTSB Prebound(Carolrhoda, 2016)

BTSB #: 322860 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
AR: 2.7 LG RC: 1.5 K-2 Lexile: 450 AD

Genres: Family Life

Subjects: Brothers - Fiction Mural painting and decoration - Fiction Voluntary military service - Fiction Dominican Americans - Fiction

Summary: Nico doesn't have to join the Army to see the world--that's what younger brother Luis tries to show by painting a mural in the neighborhood alley. But Nico is deployed and his small brother paints the world in the alleyway to hold on to him.

Poet X by Acevedo, Elizabeth 

BTSB Prebound(HarperTeen, 2018)

BTSB #: 040619 Available

Dewey: FAges: 13-17   
AR: 5.2 UG RC: 6.3 9-12 Lexile: 800 HL

Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: Mother-daughter relationship - Fiction Latinos (U.S.) - Fiction Dominican Americans - Fiction American poetry Catholic Church - Fiction Novels in verse Harlem (New York, N.Y.) - Fiction

Summary: A young girl in Harlem discovers slam poetry as a way to understand her mother's religion and her own relationship to the world.

Poet X by Acevedo, Elizabeth 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2019)

BTSB #: P06440 Available

Dewey: FAges: 13-17   


Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: Mother-daughter relationship - Fiction Novels in verse Latinos (U.S.) - Fiction Dominican Americans - Fiction American poetry Catholic Church - Fiction Harlem (New York, N.Y.) - Fiction

Summary: A young girl in Harlem discovers slam poetry as a way to understand her mother's religion and her own relationship to the world.

Point guard [Home team novel Volume: bk. 3]by Lupica, Mike 

BTSB Prebound(Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2017)

BTSB #: 590868 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 5.2 MG RC: 5.3 3-5 Lexile: 810

Genres: Sports

Subjects: Basketball - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Prejudices - Fiction Dominican Americans - FIction

Summary: [Book 3] It's basketball season for the home team but Gus must wrestle with prejudice when he's the only one bothered by Cassie joining the boys' team and his teammate Steve makes fun of Gus's Dominican heritage.

Point guard by Lupica, Mike 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2017)

BTSB #: P03698 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   


Genres: Sports

Subjects: Basketball - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Prejudices - Fiction Dominican Americans - Fiction

Summary: It's basketball season for the home team but Gus must wrestle with prejudice when he's the only one bothered by Cassie joining the boys' team and his teammate Steve makes fun of Gus's Dominican heritage.

Strike zone by Lupica, Mike 

BTSB Prebound(Philomel Books, 2019)

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

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.