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The Small Virtual Library

September 2023

The SmallVirtual LibrarySeptember 2023

Welcome to the Small Virtual Library! Welcome to the Small Virtual Library!

Each month I will have any library news as well as a list of books typically with a common theme, genre, or author.

Important info about each Smore:


  • Each book cover will link to a video book trailer or book review so be sure to click on them!
  • I will also list where you can access each book under each cover.


Need something? Come by the library, contact me via email, (you will find my contact info at the bottom of the Smore) or checkout my library Blend page! (All students should have a library tile on their Blend Dashboard)


Can't find a book you're looking for? You can request books (use the button at the bottom of the Smore) to be added to Sora, our online library.

Coming up in the library:

August 21st-Sept 8th- Library Orientation all grade levels

October 23rd-27th- Scholastic Book Fair- Click below for our Scholastic book fair homepage.

CLICK HERE TO DONATE : Library and Art Dept Snap! Raise fundraiser CLICK HERE TO DONATE : Library and Art Dept Snap! Raise fundraiser

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This month's virtual library celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month!

National Hispanic Heritage Month September 15 - October 15

This month celebrates the histories, cultures, and contributions of Americans whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. The day of September 15 is significant because it is the anniversary of independence for the Latin American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on September 16 and September 18, respectively. Also, Columbus Day or Día de la Raza, which is October 12, falls within this 30 day period. To find out more about Hispanic Heritage Month, go to https://www.hispanicheritagemonth.gov/about.html

Our fiction books this week feature Hispanic American authors.

NEW BOOKS!!

The first two rows are brand new to the Small Library
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The Last Cuentista

2023 Lone Star book

Available in the library
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La última cuentista

Disponible en la biblioteca
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Le dicen Fregona: Poemas de un chavo de la frontera

Disponible en la biblioteca
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Merci Suárez Can't Dance

Available in the library
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Merci Suárez no sabe bailar

Disponible en la biblioteca
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Undercover Latina

Available in the library
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The Afterlife by Gary Soto

Available in the library and on MackinVia

Other books by Gary Soto available in the library:


  • Accidental Love
  • Petty Crimes
  • Buried Onions
  • Canto Familiar
  • Local News
  • Pacific Crossing
  • Neighborhood Odes
  • Facts of Life: Stories
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Ask My Mood Ring How I Feel by Diana Lopez

Available in the library and on MackinVia and Sora
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The Donkey Lady Fights La Llorona and Other Stories by Xavier Garza

Available on MackinVia (bilingual)

Disponible en MackinVia (bilingüe)

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The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

Available in the library and on Sora (text and audio)
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I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sanchez

Available on Sora
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The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pable Cartaya

Available in the library and on MackinVia (audio only) and Sora (text)
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The Storm Runner by J.C. Cervantes

Available in the library, on MackinVia, and Sora
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Each Tiny Spark by Pablo Cartaya

Available on MackinVia (audio only) and Sora
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Strange Birds by Celia C. Perez

Available on Sora
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The House on Mango Street & La Casa en Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

Available in the library on Sora

Disponible en la biblioteca

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Bailando en Silencio: Escenas de una Ninez Puertorriquena by Judith Ortiz Cofer

Disponible en MackinVia
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Undocumented: A Workers's Fight by Duncan Tonatiuh

Available on Sora
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Frida, Pavo Real y Yo by Angela Cervantes

Disponible en la biblioteca y en Sora
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Dancing with the Devil and Other Tales From Beyond by Rene Saldana

Available on MackinVia (bilingual)

Disponible en MackinVia (bilingüe)

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Efren Divided by Ernesto Cisneros

Available in the library
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Esperanza Rising & Esperanza Renace

Available in the library and on Sora

Disponible en la biblioteca y Sora

Other books by Pam Munoz Ryan also available in the library:


  • Becoming Naomi Leon
  • Paint the Wind
  • Riding Freedom
  • Echo
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Summer of the Mariposas

Available in the library and on MackinVia

Other books by Guadalupe Gracia McCall also available in the library:


  • Under the Mesquite
  • Shame the Stars
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Maximilian & The Mystery of the Guardian Angel : a Bilingual Lucha Libre Thriller

Available in the library (bilingual)

Disponible en la biblioteca (bilingüe)

Also availalbe in the library by Xavier Garza:



  • Maximilian & the Bingo Rematch : A Lucha Libre Sequel = Maximiliano y la Revancha de Lotería : La Continuación de la Lucha Libre
  • Maximilian and the Lucha Libre Club
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Tumble

Available in the library in English and Spanish

Disponible en la biblioteca

Biographies of Famous Hispanic Figures Biographies of Famous Hispanic Figures

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America Ferrera

Available on MackinVia
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Cesar Chavez

Biographies available in the library and on MackinVia and Sora
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Celia Cruz

Biographies available in the library and on MackinVia and Sora
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Sammy Sosa

Available in the library and on MackinVia and Sora
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Cesar Chavez

Disponible en MackinVia
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Ellen Ochoa

Available in the library and on MackinVia
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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor

Biographies available in the library and on MackinVia and Sora
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Bruno Mars

Available on MackinVia
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Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales

Available in English and Spanish on MackinVia

Disponible en Inglés y Español en Mackinvia

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Lin-Manuel Miranda

Biographies available in the library and on MackinVia and Sora
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Frida Kahlo

Biographies available in the library and on MackinVia
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Diego Rivera

Biographies available in the library and on MackinVia
This is just a small sample of the biographies available in the library!! Come by and check them out.
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Looking for something more? Learn more about the Pura Belpré Award here.

The Pura Belpré Award is presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.

Pura Belpré Award Winners in the Small Library


  • They Call Me Guero : A Border Kid's Poems by David Bowles
  • Efren Divided by Ernesto Cisneros
  • The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Perez
  • Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Calos Alberto Hernandez
  • Lety Out Loud by Angela Cervantes
  • Lety Alza Su Voz by Angela Cervantes
  • Lowriders to the Center of the Earth by Cathy Camper
  • Maximilian & The Mystery of the Guardian Angel : A Bilingual Lucha Libre Thriller by Xavier Garza
  • In My Family by Carmen Lomas Garza
  • Nino Wrestles the World by Yuyi Morales

Learn about all of our ebook libraries here!

Here are some videos to help you get started: Here are some videos to help you get started:

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See all of the books Ms. Sylvia has recommended in the Small Virtual Library here!

Need to pay for a lost or damaged library book?
School Cash Online credit card payments can be made here.
Please let Ms. Sylvia know if/when you have made a payment online.
Request an eBook Here
Want an eBook we don't have on one of our online platforms? Click the button above to request it!
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Connect with the Small Library and your Small Librarian, Ms. Sylvia

I am available in the library and by Blend message or email from 8am-4pm on school days.

Email: deanna.sylvia@austinisd.org
Website: http://smallmslibrary.weebly.com/
Location: 4801 Monterey Oaks Boulevard, Austin, TX, USA
Phone: (512)841-6717

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