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1) Habla Texas
Series
Language
English
Description
In this film, discover the challenges and advantages of being a part of the Mexican American community from the members themselves. Hear from men and women who each have a unique perspective to add to the story of Latin culture in America, from difficulties with name pronunciations to celebrations of soccer. Twelve individuals share personal anecdotes and opinions that contribute to the culture as a whole.
7) My abuelita
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
With great gusto, a child's grandmother performs deep knee bends, consumes a breakfast of "huevos estrellados," and practices vocal exercises before going to work as a storyteller.
Author
Series
Aristotle and Dante volume 1
Language
English
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Description
Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents, and his family that he has never asked before.
9) Dreamers
Author
Language
English
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"An illustrated picture book in which award-winning author Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
When Alejandra Torres returns to Milagro Street to renovate her grandmother's bar, all that stands in her way of success is handsome brainiac Jeremiah Post, the tenant living above the bar, who does not believe Alex has her family's best interests at heart.
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
"1890: When Desiderya Lopez, The Sleepy Prophet, finds an abandoned infant on the banks of an arroyo, she recognizes something in his spirit and brings him home. Pidre will go on to become a famous showman in the Anglo West whose main act, Simodecea, is Pidre's fearless, sharpshooting wife, who wrangles bears as part of his show. 1935: Luz "Little Light" Lopez and her brother Diego work the carnival circuit in downtown Denver. Luz, is a tea leaf reader,...
Author
Series
Stella Diaz volume 5
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
When fifth-grader Stella Díaz considers going to a different school than her closest friends, sees her big brother Nick receiving mail from colleges far away, and is forced to work on a project with her former bully, she suddenly realizes growing up is not quite as fun as she first thought.
14) A day's work
Author
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
When Francisco, a young Mexican American boy, tries to help his grandfather find work, he discovers that even though the old man cannot speak English, he has something even more valuable to teach Francisco.
18) Pedro & Daniel
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
Publisher Annotation: Pedro and Daniel are two Mexican American brothers growing up in 1970s Ohio. Their mom doesn't like the fact that Pedro is the spitting image of their dark-skinned Pop, that Daniel loves to play with dolls, that neither of the boys love sports like the other kids in their neighborhood. Life at home can be rough - but the boys have an unshakable bond that will last their entire lives.
Author
Series
Perfect chemistry series volume 2
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Living on the University of Colorado-Boulder campus with his older brother Alex, a college student and ex-gang member, high school senior Carlos is not ready to give up his wild ways until he meets a shy classmate named Kiara and becomes unwillingly involved in a drug ring.
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