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2024 YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

Fans of Undead Girl Gang and The Babysitters Coven will love Breakup from Hell, a witty YA rom-com with a supernatural twist, starring horror-novel-obsessed Mica Angeles, who discovers the guy she fell for comes straight out of one of her beloved books.

Miguela Angeles is tired. Tired of her abuela keeping secrets, especially about her heritage. Tired of her small Vermont town and hanging out at the same places with the same friends she’s known forever. So when another boring Sunday trip to church turns into a run-in with Sam, a mysterious hottie in town on vacation, Mica seizes the opportunity to get closer to him.

It’s not long before she is under Sam’s spell and doing things she’s never done before, like winning all her martial arts sparring matches—and lying to her favorite people. The more time Mica spends with Sam, the more weird things start to happen, too. Like terrifying-visions-of-the-world-ending weird.

Mica’s gut instincts keep telling her something is off, yet Sam is the most exciting guy she’s ever met. But when Mica discovers his family’s roots, she realizes that instead of being in the typical high school relationship, she’s living in a horror novel.

She has to leave Sam, but will ending their relationship also bring an end to everything she knows and everyone she loves?

Clever, hilarious, and steeped in supernatural suspense, Breakup from Hell will keep you hooked until the last page.

"Almarie Guerra is wonderfully cast to narrate Cardinal''s fabulously creepy murder mystery...Guerra''s well-paced performance, including her perfect Spanish pronunciation, will keep listeners engaged with the suspenseful narrative, which is equal parts crime investigation, macabre ghost story, and slow-burn romance. For thrills and chills in a tropical setting, this is the ideal pick." — AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award winnerAnn Dávila Cardinal''s Five Midnights is a “wickedly thrilling” (William Alexander) audiobook based on the el Cuco myth set against the backdrop of modern day Puerto Rico.Five friends cursed. Five deadly fates. Five nights of retribución.If Lupe Dávila and Javier Utierre can survive each other’s company, together they can solve a series of grisly murders sweeping though Puerto Rico. But the clues lead them out of the real world and into the realm of myths and legends. And if they want to catch the killer, they''ll have to step into the shadows to see what''s lurking there—murderer, or monster?“A frightening, fast-paced thriller.” —Julianna Baggott, Alex Award-winning author of Pure

Category Five is a new supernatural YA thriller from Ann Dávila Cardinal, set against the backdrop of a post-hurricane Puerto Rico.After the hurricane, some see destruction and some smell blood. The tiny island of Vieques, located just off the northeastern coast of the main island of Puerto Rico, is trying to recover after hurricane Maria, but the already battered island is now half empty. To make matters worse, as on the main island, developers have come in to buy up the land at a fraction of its worth, taking advantage of the island when it is down.Lupe, Javier, and Marisol are back to investigate a series of murders that follow in the wake of a hurricane and in the shadow of a new supernatural threat.

Lee sobre Bad Bunny, ganador del Premio Grammy y "Rey del Latin Trap," en la última entrega de la serie de atractivas biografías ilustradas de Hispanic Star, disponibles en inglés y español. Conoce al ganador del Premio Grammy Bad Bunny, aquel niño llamado Benito del barrio Almirante Sur de Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. El mayor de tres hermanos, Benito se crio en una familia que valoraba la música, las obras de caridad y mantenerse fiel a uno mismo; creencias que lleva consigo hasta hoy. Luego de alcanzar la fama en 2017, Bad Bunny fue reconocido como el Rey del Trap Latino, y se convirtió en el artista del año de Spotify, obteniendo el mayor número de reproducciones de un artista de habla no inglesa y liderando la lista desde 2020 hasta 2022. Un emblema para su generación, Bad Bunny demuestra que puedes ser exactamente quien eres y seguir tus pasiones hacia donde te dirijan.Hispanic Star celebra con orgullo a los héroes hispanos y latinos que han hecho contribuciones notables a la cultura estadounidense y han sido fuerzas innegables en la formación de su futuro.

Read about Bad Bunny, known as the King of Latin Trap, who is among the most groundbreaking and iconic Latinx heroes to have shaped our culture and the world in the latest installment of the Hispanic Star’s series of engaging, illustrated biography for young readers.Meet Grammy Award Winner Bad Bunny—once just a kid called Benito from the Almirante Sur barrio of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. The oldest of three brothers, Benito grew up in a family that valued music, charity, and being true to oneself—beliefs he carries with him to this day. Following his rise to fame in 2017, Bad Bunny was recognized as the King of Latin Trap and became the first non-English-language act to be Spotify’s most-streamed artist of the year, leading the list from 2020 to 2022. An emblem of his generation, Bad Bunny shows that you can be exactly who you are and follow your passions wherever they may lead you.If you can see it, you can be it. Hispanic Star proudly celebrates Hispanic and Latinx heroes who have made remarkable contributions to American culture and have been undeniable forces in shaping its future.