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Beauty Woke
NoNieqa Ramos
Illustrator: Paola Escobar
Ages: 6+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Versify/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 978-0-358-00841-5
Keywords: family, Puerto Rico, culture, heritage, ancestors
When Puerto Rican Beauty experiences racism and loses her sense of self-worth, her family steps in to empower her. Bold illustrations. Told in a mix of Spanish and English.