Laekan Zea Kemp

• 2012
• / General Fiction
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The war took everything. Except the truth. When Liliana and her family move back to Argentina after seeking refuge in the States during La Guerra Sucia, a lifetime's worth of wondering comes to a head, reigniting the search for what really happened t...

• Jul-2013
• / Suspense
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Every day hundreds of women smuggle drugs across international borders. Rani's sister was one of them, muling drugs from Colombia and earning enough money to buy her family's freedom to the States. They’d had a plan. Nadia would make one final drop...

• Oct-2013
• / General Fiction
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River has just lost the one thing that matters most to him -- Nia -- and all she's left behind is a pile of scribbled love notes detailing their past and a pin-holed map planning out their future. Hopes and dreams confined to one dimension now that s...

• Oct-2014
• / General Fiction
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Bryn Reyes is a real life sleeping beauty. Afflicted with Klein-Levin Syndrome, she suffers episodes of prolonged sleep that steal weeks, and sometimes even months, from her life. But unlike most KLS patients, she doesn’t spend each episode in a ca...

• Nov-2014
• / Paranormal Romance
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This edition has been revised and updated as of January 24th, 2015. When Roman wakes from a six month coma, the first thing he sees is the girl of his dreams. Except Bryn isn’t confined to the dream-state anymore and neither is he. He’s awake an...

• Apr-2015
• / Paranormal Romance
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Growing up, Bryn's nightmares and the debilitating sleep episodes that came with them were what made her weak. But now that she's learned how to manipulate the dreams, they're what make her strong. Strength she'll need now that the shadows have final...

• Oct-2016
• / Paranormal Romance
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Experience the finale to the bestselling Amazon quadrilogyBryn is awake and the clock is ticking. Her dreams have ignited cracks in the universe wide enough for things to slip through--nightmares--and the only way to keep the world from ripping apart...

• Nov-2017
• / Contemporary Romance
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Pen Prado has a passion for cooking. Specifically, cooking her father's food in her father's restaurant. It's the heart of their immigrant neighborhood, a place where everyone belongs, and second chances are always on the menu. Except for Pen. Des...

• Apr-2021
• / Contemporary Romance
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I'm Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter meets Emergency Contact in this stunning Pura Belpré Honor Book about first love, familial expectations, the power of food, and finding where you belong. Penelope Prado has always dreamed of opening her own...

• Apr-2022
• / General Fiction
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Clap When You Land meets On the Come Up in this heart-gripping story about navigating first love and overcoming grief through the power of music. Aarón Medrano has been haunted by the onstage persona of his favorite DJ ever since his mother passed a...

• Oct-2022
• / General Fiction
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Fans of The Girl Who Drank the Moon, Paola Santiago and the River of Tears, and Disney's Encanto will be captivated by this fantastical novel about a girl who must learn to trust her ancestral powers when she comes face-t...

• Feb-2023
• / General Fiction
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A charming story about a girl who learns a beloved family tradition and the symbolism behind the Mexican flower crown, from two Pura Belpré award-winning creators. Today is Corina’s birthday, and she’s excited to wear the...

• Apr-2023
• / General Fiction
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Award-winning author Laekan Zea Kemp’s heart-wrenching novel-in-verse follows two teens who must come together to heal the pain from their pasts, perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo and Nicola Yoon.   Danna Mendoza Villarreal’s grandfather...

• Oct-2023
• / Fantasy
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Fans of The Girl Who Drank the Moon and Paola Santiago and the River of Tears will root for Omega Morales, in the second installment of the Omega Morales series, as she learns to trust her newfound powers when she comes face-to-face with the Mexican ...

• Jun-2024
• / General Fiction
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A family joins the music of the Texas desert night in this tale of tradition and memory from Pura Belpré Honor author Laekan Zea Kemp.It starts with a soft tapping,Uncle Eduardo drumming hishands against his dusty jeans.As the blush of sunset gives ...