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La mariposa
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Francisco Jiménez |
Because he can only speak Spanish, Francisco, son of a migrant worker, has trouble when he begins first grade, but his fascination with the caterpillar in the classroom helps him begin to fit in |
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The Chicanos
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Matt S. Meier,Feliciano Rivera |
Tells the story of the unique cultural minority that has lived within the present boundaries of the United States since before the English settlement at Jamestown. |
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Summer of the mariposas
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Guadalupe Garcia McCall |
In an adventure reminiscent of Homer's Odyssey, fifteen-year-old Odilia and her four younger sisters embark on a journey to return a dead man to his family in Mexico, aided by La Llorona, but impeded… |
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Mexican American children and families
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Yvonne M. Caldera,Eric W. Lindsey |
"Offering new insight on Mexican American culture and families, this book provides an interdisciplinary examination of this growing population. Contributors from psychology, education, health, and so… |
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Isabel's Texas Two-step
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Annie Bryant |
Isabel is upset that everyone at her uncle's ranch in San Antonio is too focused on her sister's upcoming quinceañera to pay much attention to Isabel, but then she and her cousin make a discovery and… |
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Mexican Chicago
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Rita Arias Jirasek,Carlos Tortolero |
"The story of Chicago's Mexican communities is an important part of the rich and diverse mosaic of Chicago history. Mexican Chicago presents an intriguing visual record of the earliest beginnings of … |
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Sweet fifteen
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Diane Gonzales Bertrand |
When seamstress Rita Navarro makes a quinceañera dress for fourteen-year-old Stefanie, she finds herself becoming involved with the girl's family and attracted to her uncle. |
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Mi casa es tu casa
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Darrell King |
Mexican beauty Isabella Sanchez finds success in her East Los Angeles barrio as a tattoo artist. Then, she meets Tyrone '9 Shotz' Peete, and their forbidden lust fuels hostilities between rival gangs. |
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Prietita and the Ghost Woman / Prietita y la Llorona
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Maya Christina Gonzalez,Gloria E. Anzaldúa |
Prietita, a young Mexican-American girl, becomes lost in her search for an herb to cure her mother and is aided by the legendary ghost woman.
<small>from Google Books</small> |
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The People of Paper
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Salvador Plascencia |
The People of Paper is an exploratory novel, depicting the painful struggles of life and writing through a fantastical world built with paper and imagination. |
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The decline of the Californios
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Ramon A. Gutierrez,Leonard Pitt |
Publisher description: A striking addition to the literature of ethnic minorities, this book deals with the early struggles of the Spanish-speaking people of California. It focuses on the circumstanc… |
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