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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Barrio Barrio George Ancona Presents life in a barrio in San Francisco, describing the school, recreation, holidays, and family life of an eight-year-old boy who lives there. Welcome to Joseacute's neighborhood. In his barrio, … OL15834709W
Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe Benjamin Alire Sáenz 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 h… OL16596099W
Magic windows Magic windows Carmen Lomas Garza In Spanish and English, Carmen Lomas Garza portrays her family's Mexican customs through cut-paper work. OL1957275W
El loro en el horno El loro en el horno Amalia Bermejo,Victor Martinez Manny cuenta sus experiencias como miembro de una pobre familia mexicana, en la que el padre alcohólico sólo les trae problemas. Habla de la forma en que, dentro de la cultura americana, se desenvue… OL19697610W
Let Their Spirits Dance Let Their Spirits Dance Stella Pope Duarte Let Their Spirits Dance is the moving story of a family's journey across America. Thirty years after the death of the family's son and brother, Jesse, in Vietnam, the family has remained in many ways… OL2683501W
Caramelo Caramelo Sandra Cisneros "Lala Reyes' grandmother is descended from a family of renowned rebozo, or shawl, makers. The striped caramelo rebozo is the most beautiful of all, and the one that makes its way, like the family his… OL3243763W
Angels ride bikes and other fall poems Angels ride bikes and other fall poems Francisco X. Alarcón A bilingual collection of poems in which the renowned Mexican American poet revisits and celebrates his childhood memories of fall in the city and growing up in Los Angeles. OL443718W