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Latin-ish: 100 recipes 
celebrating American 
Latino cuisines by 
Marisel Salazar
Marisel 
Salazar 
c o m ­
b i n e s 
y e a r s 
of 
re­
search 
a n d 
travel to bring you a 
diverse array of delec­
table, 
modern 
foods 
shaped by diaspora and 
migration. Latin-ish unites 
cultures and cuisines in a 
first-of-its-kind cookbook 
of 
uniquely 
American 
dishes teeming with flavor 
that will have you coming 
back for más, por favor!
The Story of Stories: 
The Million-Year 
History of a Uniquely 
Human Art by Kevin 
Ashton
A s h t o n 
looks 
at 
the devel­
o p m e n t 
of 
human 
storytelling 
to help us 
understand where we are 
now. Drawing on examples 
from art, literature, music 
and pop culture, The Story 
of Stories explores how 
stories and the tools we 
use to tell them continue 
to change us, cause revo­
lutions and connect us to 
each other and give our 
lives meaning.
American Fantasy by 
Emma Straub
Set sail on a parasocial 
voyage 
of 
friendship, 
nostalgia 
and 
resur­
faced teen angst. Emma 
Straub’s 
latest 
follows 
middle-aged, recently-di­
vorced Annie, who boards 
a ‘90s-themed cruise ship 
and un­
expect­
e d l y 
b o n d s 
with her 
f a v o r ­
ite boy 
b a n d 
w h i l e 
rediscovering 
the 
joys 
and frustrations of her 
youth.
The Science of Break­
able Things by Tae 
Keller
When Natalie's science 
teacher suggests that she 
enter an egg drop com­
petition, 
Natalie 
thinks 
that this might be the per­
fect solution to all of her 
problems. There's prize 
money, and if she and her 
friends win, then she can 
fly 
her 
botanist 
mother 
to 
see 
the mi­
raculous 
C o b a l t 
Blue Or­
chids, sure that the flow­
ers' magic will inspire her 
mom to love life again.
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Cat's People by 
Tanya Guerrero
Nuria takes 
care of the 
neighbor­
h o o d ’ s 
stray cats. 
One 
day, 
she starts 
finding Post-it notes left 
by a secret admirer near 
where she feeds her fa­
vorite stray, a black cat 
named Cat. Cat knows 
who it is, but Nuria 
doesn’t. When Cat falls ill, 
these five strangers bond 
together to care for him, 
and discover that chance 
encounters can lead to 
the meaningful connec­
tions they’ve all been 
searching for.
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