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Bilingual Books for Ages 12–18 – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Bilingual Books for Ages 12–18

Bilingual books for teenagers engage with language as identity. The language you speak at home versus the language you speak at school, and the question of which one is really yours. These 177 books explore that tension.

177 books

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Pack Your Bags, Maggie Diaz

For the child feeling squeezed by a busy home life and changing friend groups while trying to find their own path and cu

Cover of Mexikid

Pedro and his eight siblings pile into a Winnebago for a wild road trip to Mexico to bring their legendary, revolution-f

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S.A.S.S. Students Across the Seven Seas #3

Pardon My French

Stranded in Paris without her boyfriend, Nicole faces edible snails and a confusing language until a new friend helps he

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Stef Soto, Taco Queen

Jennifer Torres

Stef Soto wants to distance herself from her family's taco truck, but she soon finds that the business and her heritage

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ChupaCarter and the Haunted Piñata

George Lopez, Ryan Calejo

For the child who finally feels they belong but worries that a sudden change might take their new friends away.

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Sal and Gabi #2

Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe

Carlos Hernandez

A rogue Gabi is loose in the multiverse, and Sal must stop opening wormholes to find his mother before the fabric of rea

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Moving from Toronto to Hong Kong leaves Ruth feeling out of place until her father's family stories help her find the st

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I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

Erika L. Sánchez

Julia struggles to hold her family together while fighting against the rigid expectations of what a perfect daughter sho

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Where Wolves Don't Die

Wrongfully accused of arson, an Ojibwe boy flees the city to hide in the Canadian wilderness, learning traditional survi

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Juan Felipe Herrera

A U.S. Poet Laureate shares how to turn everyday walks into rhythmic, colorful journals through the wild art of being a

Cover of Almost American Girl

Almost American Girl

Robin is uprooted from Seoul to Alabama, struggling with a new language and a stepfamily until a comic drawing class off

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The Next New Syrian Girl

For the teen girl navigating the weight of cultural expectations and the complex layers of her identity within a Syrian

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What Is American Sign Language?

For the child curious about different ways to communicate or looking to understand the history and culture of the Deaf c

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The Chalet School #38

Deira Joins the Chalet School

Elinor M. Brent-Dyer

Follow the students of the Chalet School as their storied institution travels across Europe, from the Austrian Tyrol to

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The Tía Lola Stories #4

How Tía Lola Ended Up Starting Over

When Papa cannot find work, Tía Lola and the kids transform a Vermont house into a bed and breakfast to help the family

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Farah Rocks Florida

Susan Muaddi Darraj

Farah is sent to a Florida retirement home while her brother is in the hospital, where she surprisingly bonds with a sci

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Emi Watanabe Cohen

Faye discovers a secret family gift for golem crafting that might finally bridge the gap between her biracial heritage a

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The Tía Lola Stories #1

How Tía Lola Came to Stay

Miguel is embarrassed by his vibrant aunt from the Dominican Republic, but her arrival in Vermont brings a new kind of m

Cover of Finally Seen

Ten-year-old Lina Gao must find her place in an almost-new family and a strange country after spending five years apart

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America Border Culture Dreamer: The Young Immigrant Experience from A to Z

Young immigrants from across the globe share their personal journeys and perspectives in this striking A-to-Z catalog of

Cover of Anson's Way

Gary D. Schmidt

Anson is a British soldier in 18th-century Ireland who must decide between his duty to the King and his sympathy for a s

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Love Times Infinity

Struggling with a complicated past and a high-stakes future, Michie must decide if she can risk opening her heart to a n

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In Search of the Secret Gate

Alicia and Tom stumble upon a coded note hidden in the walls of a hut, sparking a hunt for a secret gate and a discovery

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World War II: Ukraine #2

Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

Nadia settles into a new life in 1950s Canada while haunted by fractured memories of a German family and the truth of he

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