YA Books Central | Zoraida Aracely | Activity https://yabookscentral.com/members/zlikeinzorro/activity/ Activity feed for Zoraida Aracely. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:36:34 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 da102bf6be8f789f4c7ff8118e18579a Zoraida Aracely, Staff Reviewer added The Blobfish Book to Kids Nonfiction https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/82445/ Thu, 09 Mar 2023 02:05:42 -0500
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May 17, 2016
]]> 0 5afd8004629094ba7764d656abd87301 Zoraida Aracely, Staff Reviewer added Way to Glow! Amazing Creatures that Light Up in the Dark to Kids Nonfiction https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/82436/ Thu, 09 Mar 2023 02:05:39 -0500
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December 29, 2015
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September 13, 2016
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April 26, 2016
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April 26, 2016
]]> 0 24c556ff38995466060d73fe203d7c59 Zoraida Aracely, Staff Reviewer added El El libro mágico / The Magic Book (El Chavo: 8x8) to Kids Fiction https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/79033/ Sat, 25 Feb 2023 19:19:58 -0500
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July 26, 2016
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July 26, 2016
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]]> 0 62912ec212961391f4b5d4b27ec0641c Zoraida Aracely, Staff Reviewer added Hay Un Hombre Mosca En Mi Sopa to Kids Fiction https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/78980/ Sat, 25 Feb 2023 19:19:42 -0500
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June 28, 2016
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February 23, 2016
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January 26, 2016
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June 21, 2016
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May 03, 2016
]]> 0 19ff7885a4fb2f1c00f53d5fef610007 Zoraida Aracely, Staff Reviewer added Eleanor the Snow White Fairy: A Rainbow Magic Book (The Fairy Tale Fairies #2) to Kids Fiction https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/78910/ Sat, 25 Feb 2023 19:19:17 -0500
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February 23, 2016
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]]> 0 312f50dd45622a05d82c2b36e8a62a26 Zoraida Aracely, Staff Reviewer added The Jungle Book, A retelling of the classic tale to Kids Fiction https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/78892/ Sat, 25 Feb 2023 19:19:12 -0500
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October 06, 2015
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October 20, 2015
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August 30, 2016
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September 29, 2015
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October 01, 2009
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July 14, 2015
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May 13, 2014
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November 25, 2014
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January 06, 2015
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]]> 0 682eb312419f25b589b79bc22161338b Zoraida Aracely posted an update: Clever New Sleuths The KEY HUNTERS series kicks off with a […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/14353/ Thu, 05 Jan 2017 23:23:02 -0500 Clever New Sleuths
The KEY HUNTERS series kicks off with a mystery surrounding a stolen priceless diamond. The story opens with Cleo and Evan at school. They’re in the library when a mean librarian starts acting suspicious. Cleo and Evan think about how much they miss their old librarian who vanished without a trace. The new librarian, Ms. Crawley…Read more

]]> 0 384728d22a771462e4d5920ce132a5c4 Zoraida Aracely posted an update: El Chavo and Friends When I was a kid, I watched EL CHAVO DEL […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/13908/ Fri, 11 Nov 2016 02:05:57 -0500 El Chavo and Friends
When I was a kid, I watched EL CHAVO DEL 8 religiously. Sonia Sander adapts the popular Mexican and Latin American television show into a bilingual picture book. Each page includes an illustration, as well as the Spanish and English translation of the text. It is a great idea for kids who are learning either language to be…Read more

]]> 0 e6293d10c5e682e6c25c938a61c641e1 Zoraida Aracely posted an update: A New Take on an Old Fave When I was a kid, I watched EL […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/13907/ Fri, 11 Nov 2016 01:55:56 -0500 A New Take on an Old Fave
When I was a kid, I watched EL CHAVO DEL 8 religiously. Sonia Sander adapts the popular Mexican and Latin American television show into a bilingual picture book. Each page includes an illustration, as well as the Spanish and English translation of the text. It is a great idea for kids who are learning either language to…Read more

]]> 0 6b50fe250b09b391fa9d08045a0087b6 Zoraida Aracely posted an update: Goth Lover's Dream Goth coloring enthusiasts gather 'round. […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/13906/ Fri, 11 Nov 2016 00:12:07 -0500 Goth Lover’s Dream
Goth coloring enthusiasts gather ’round. Bram Stoker’s Dracula is a classic, now turned into a coloring book. The pages are filled with lush illustrations. My initial instinct was to stay with traditional blacks, grays, and reds. But I decided to get a little playful. Dracula with a purple cape is incredibly disarming. The…Read more

]]> 0 cef6284a0d6cdf97ec6f410ca285e8f5 Zoraida Aracely posted an update: The Fellowship of Mumbai MISSION MUMBAI by Mahtab Narsimhan […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/13112/ Fri, 26 Aug 2016 16:25:54 -0400 The Fellowship of Mumbai
MISSION MUMBAI by Mahtab Narsimhan is an unexpected and powerful addition to middle grade novels. The story of two boys, it is told from the POV of a white American kid named Dylan Moore. Dylan is, on the surface, the envy of his best friend, Rohit Lal. Dylan’s family is privileged and have everything money can buy. Rohit…Read more

]]> 0 fc2fe6a500ae4048de27b57a4593bced Zoraida Aracely posted an update: Mission Mumbai: A Novel of Sacred Cows, Snakes, and Stolen […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/13110/ Fri, 26 Aug 2016 15:55:00 -0400 Mission Mumbai: A Novel of Sacred Cows, Snakes, and Stolen Toilets
Travel to the colorful and chaotic streets of India from the comfort of your home in this hilarious and heartfelt story about friendship and family.

When aspiring photographer Dylan Moore is invited to join his best friend, Rohit Lal, on a family trip to India, he jumps at the…Read more

]]> 0 305d3083ee99b46f1656846b1e389cdd Zoraida Aracely posted an update: Grandma Knows Best ¡Más Cosas Que Dice Mi Abuela! is a c […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/13083/ Tue, 23 Aug 2016 21:54:31 -0400 Grandma Knows Best
¡Más Cosas Que Dice Mi Abuela! is a charming story about a family who goes to the countryside to visit family. A young boy and his siblings travel with their grandmother who has a saying for everything and every occasion. Each saying is a slice of wisdom brought on by the happenings on the farm. For instance, when the narrator w…Read more

]]> 0 9b261c6e080a079d83d7a65bb5a0adc6 Zoraida Aracely posted an update: ¡Más Cosas Que Dice Mi Abuela!: Dichos y refranes sobre a […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/13082/ Tue, 23 Aug 2016 21:26:50 -0400 ¡Más Cosas Que Dice Mi Abuela!: Dichos y refranes sobre animales
Grandma and her grandchildren visit a farm. Once again, Grandma advices the children in a fun and unique way.

La abuela y sus nietos visitan una granja. Una vez más, la abuela aconseja a los niños de una forma divertida y única.

]]> 0 d27c008097435cd430c715ef31f52d35 Zoraida Aracely posted an update: Pretty Fly for a Fly Guy In Eida de la Vega's Spanish […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/12668/ Thu, 14 Jul 2016 16:43:34 -0400 Pretty Fly for a Fly Guy
In Eida de la Vega’s Spanish translation of, THERE’S A FLY GUY IN MY SOUP #12, all the humor remains. The Fly Guy series is about a boy who has a pet fly. The fly can say the boy’s nickname, Buzz. In this adventure, Fly Guy is searching for food. The family has gone on a road trip and Buzz’s parents forbid Fly Guy from…Read more

]]> 0 751709cf66cbbd88d2109b4b48b9e936 Zoraida Aracely posted an update: Love Ballet Barbara McClintock tells the beautiful story of […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/12402/ Thu, 16 Jun 2016 22:15:13 -0400 Love Ballet
Barbara McClintock tells the beautiful story of two ballerinas from different worlds, but with a shared love of ballet. Emma is a young girl who dreams of being a ballerina. Julia is a young woman who is getting ready for a big performance. Each page juxtaposes Emma and Julia’s day to day. By putting them side by side, the reader can…Read more

]]> 0 058053c8d05f6c7530843e3ad9ba146d Zoraida Aracely posted an update: More Blobfish THE BLOBFISH BOOK by Jessica Oniel is unlike […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/12194/ Sat, 28 May 2016 15:15:37 -0400 More Blobfish
THE BLOBFISH BOOK by Jessica Oniel is unlike any picture book I’ve read. Combining real data and photos of deep sea marine life, and comedic illustration, the book creates a conversation between reader…and blobfish.

From page one, Blobfish interrupts the book by crossing out “Deep Sea” in The Deep Sea Book, and replacing it is…Read more

]]> 0 6d510e0dd9c10c09e3a58e5e992db3ee Zoraida Aracely posted an update: Pure Love and Poetry HONEY, I LOVE is a sweet and loving walk […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/12005/ Wed, 11 May 2016 16:36:07 -0400 Pure Love and Poetry
HONEY, I LOVE is a sweet and loving walk through a young girl’s day. Eloise Greenfield structures her words in a way that begs for them to be sung, not spoken. There is an internal rhythm and progression that carries on page after page. Our young protagonist is full of love, laughter, and appreciation for the little things…Read more

]]> 0 101ddb0763e47af3394aa26544f932d5 Zoraida Aracely posted an update: Heroes vs Villains Justice League: Versus is a perfect […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/11975/ Mon, 09 May 2016 15:26:01 -0400 Heroes vs Villains
Justice League: Versus is a perfect starter set to the world of DC Comics. It takes a number of superheroes that aren’t as popular on the big screen and highlights them. Each hero is given a villain to fight. It is a great way to engage the reader and have them interact. Each page includes detailed information of the character’s…Read more

]]> 0 24df91ac9e7698d1655c039bed363ee2 Zoraida Aracely posted an update: Twisted Interwebs Girl Last Seen by Anne Greenwood Brown and […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/11570/ Mon, 28 Mar 2016 18:42:35 -0400 Twisted Interwebs
Girl Last Seen by Anne Greenwood Brown and Heather Anastasiu is a read-in-one-sitting kind of book. I sat down to read a couple of chapters, and the next thing I knew it, I was reading the final page.

What worked for me: The alternating POVs were crucial in maintaining the element of “who done it?” Girl Last Seen revolves aro…Read more

]]> 0 c10d7cbdf26f8654dde1a64657b53cfa Zoraida Aracely posted an update: Twelve Days of Kindergarten ON THE FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/11467/ Mon, 14 Mar 2016 20:57:15 -0400 Twelve Days of Kindergarten
ON THE FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN is a a new adaption of “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” Using a similar rhyming partern, the reader follows a little girl as she goes through her first twelve days of kindergarten. Though the rhyming feels a tad forced, each day brings a new and exciting day of kindergaten.

The story…Read more

]]> 0 05b22ca30ca09e9495e06ccf84f88d6a Zoraida Aracely posted an update: Lets All Go to the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree One Day in the […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/11466/ Mon, 14 Mar 2016 18:54:26 -0400 Lets All Go to the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree
One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree is a whimsical story of a very clever boy who gets eaten by a snake.

The boy is out and about when a snake gobbles him up. The boy does not panic. Instead, he devises a plan to get himself free. That involves having the snake eat many other creatures. One…Read more

]]> 0 a5cb1a1d034ba51d4508c0758d808940 Zoraida Aracely posted an update: Fandom Is a Complicated Culture Fandom is a complicated […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/11409/ Sat, 05 Mar 2016 21:00:11 -0500 Fandom Is a Complicated Culture
Fandom is a complicated culture. ~Goldy Moldavsky, KILL THE BOY BAND

I loved this book. It’s a refreshing feeling when you find a book that stands out the way

It’s a refreshing feeling when you find a book that stands out the way KILL THE BOY BAND does. The book boasts itself at “The most shocking debut of the…Read more

]]> 0 ff2940a5e415292df676ded4d6fedf00 Zoraida Aracely posted an update: Kill the Boy Band Okay, so just know from the start that it […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/11408/ Sat, 05 Mar 2016 20:58:03 -0500 Kill the Boy Band
Okay, so just know from the start that it wasn’t supposed to go like this. All we wanted was to get near The Ruperts, our favorite boy band. We didn’t mean to kidnap one of the guys. It kind of, sort of happened that way. But now he’s tied up in our hotel room. And the worst part of all, it’s Rupert P. All four members of The…Read more

]]> 0 c5021ceeb27a9e725910d06a510b5fa3 Zoraida Aracely posted an update: Once Upon a Fairy Tale Eleanor the Snow White Fairy is a […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/11243/ Fri, 26 Feb 2016 19:12:33 -0500 Once Upon a Fairy Tale
Eleanor the Snow White Fairy is a sweet adventure about two friends trying to restore the order of fairy tales. They were given The Fairie’s Book of Fairy Tales, but the stories have all been stolen by Jack Frost. It is up to Kirsty and Rachel to get the stories back.

What worked: Kirsty and Rachel are active protagonists.…Read more

]]> 0 9e44249388819fbff761e278ca1703b0 Zoraida Aracely posted an update: Big and Little Fears Go to Sleep, Monster! is a delightful […] https://yabookscentral.com/activity/p/11114/ Fri, 12 Feb 2016 20:36:49 -0500 Big and Little Fears
Go to Sleep, Monster! is a delightful and heartwarming tale. The book follows a night time adventure between George and Anna. George won’t turn off the light because he’s afraid of the monster under his bed. It’s a fear seem a lot in picture books, but author Kevin Cornell makes it his own. Anna, the brave older sister, tells…Read more

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