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"In Southern California during World War II, twin sisters Flaca and Cuata are harrassed by soldiers stationed nearby, but a bigger problem arises when the lost member of an underground species, shaped like a five-foot-tall lizard, needs the sisters' help."--Provided by publisher.
282) The lucky Easter hat
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On the day before Easter, Abuela gives Maya a special Easter hat for luck, and Maya tries it out on different tasks.
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Rafael quiere proteger sus juguetes de Essie, su hermanita. Para eso busca materiales en su casa para construir un muro que sea lo suficientemente alto y ancho como para que Essie no pase. ¿Pero ese muro será lo suficientemente fuerte? ¿Y qué quiere Essie realmente? Esta es una exploración divertida del espacio físico y de la geometría, la cual presenta personajes chicanos (mexicoamericanos) e incluye un glosario de palabras en español.
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Diverse Books - Latino/Latinx, Hispanic, and Latin American Children
Picture Books for Hispanic Heritage Month 2023
Picture Books for Hispanic Heritage Month 2023
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Mexican American boy Sami loves combining Spanish and English to make Spanglish and is eager to share his language and joy with his skeptical Abuela and his vibrant community.
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A novel of a young girl, Esperanza Cordero, growing up in the Latino section of Chicago. Her neighborhood is one of harsh realities and harsh beauty. Esperanza doesn't want to belong - not to her run-down neighborhood, and not to the low expectations the world has for her.
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"The book is a collection of Daniel A. Olivas' distinct, Chicano short stories-sharing once again some of his best-loved, unforgettable and somewhat strange tales and also introduces readers to new stories. The characters and episodes in the book explore worlds of magic, fairy tales, fables and dystopian futures and confront questions of morality, justice, and self-determination while being deeply steeped in Chicano and Mexican culture"--
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The prominent yet deadly Collins family is back in The Legacy Part 2. Patriarch Allen Collins, fights to maintain control over his family but the lengths he's willing to go, might prove detrimental. With betrayal, deception and distrust, it will take more than love, to keep the family close.
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"Yamilet quiere que la conozcan por su impecable raya del ojo y no por ser una de las únicas lesbianas en su nuevo instituto católico. La cuestión es que es difícil fingir ser heterosexual cuando Bo, la única chica abiertamente queer en la escuela, es tan irritantemente perfecta y, bueno..., tan atractiva. A sus dieciséis años, Yami tiene claras sus prioridades: mantener a su hermano lejos de los problemas, enorgullecer a su madre y,...
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A tour-de-force second collection (after The House on Mango Street, 1989--not reviewed) by a Chicana poet who writes of life in Southwest border towns. Cisneros's tactile prose brings to vibrant being the sights, smells, joys, and heartaches of growing up female in a culture where women are both strong and victimized, men are unfaithful, and poverty is mitigated only by family, community, and religious ties. Despite hardship, the spirit remains vital,...
296) Only pieces
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"Edgar wants nothing more than to live his life out loud. But telling the truth about his sexuality isn't so easy in his traditional Mexican-American family, and his Amá has made it clear she won't accept who he is. Things get even harder when Edgar's macho father returns home after months away, and the house erupts into fighting and simmering tension. Edgar worries what would happen if he told his father the truth about who he is, and feels he'll...
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"I tell you, God could care less about the poor. Tell me, why must we live here like this? What have we done to deserve this? You're so good and yet you suffer so much," a young boy tells his mother in Tomás Rivera's classic novel about the migrant worker experience. Outside the chicken coop that is their home, his father wails in pain from the unbearable cramps brought on by sunstroke after working in the hot fields. The young boy can't understand...
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Moving to a volatile Texas border town after his mother's death, a Mexican-American boy discovers a young illegal immigrant taking shelter in his godmother's home before their shared desire for independence puts them both at risk.
Una deslumbrante novela sobre una familia mexicano-americana en Brownsville, Texas, que, por un acto de compasión, acaba involucrada en el tráfico de inmigrantes mexicanos a los Estados Unidos. A distancia, muchas ciudades...