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Viva la raza Viva la raza Yolanda Alaniz "A history of Chicana and Chicano militancy that explores the question of whether this social movement is a racial or a national struggle"--Provided by publisher. OL11919062W
Next to Mexico Next to Mexico Jennifer Nails Outspoken, impulsive Lylice has skipped fifth grade, but she finds that getting along at Susan B. Anthony Middle School is more difficult than she expected, until she befriends another newcomer to th… OL11921090W
César Chávez César Chávez Bárbara Cruz "Describes the life and accomplishments of César Chávez"-- OL12080647W
The Chicanos in America 1540-1974 The Chicanos in America 1540-1974 Richard A. Garcia A chronological history of Mexican Americans from 1540 to 1974 including pertinent documents and bibliography. OL13357733W
Ask For Me Tomorrow Ask For Me Tomorrow Margaret Millar Gilda Decker needs a new bag, what with her second husband being suddenly crippled and her ex-husband hiding himself and his money somewhere in the hinterlands of Mexico. Gilda's recently retained la… OL137312W
Love and Rockets 1 Love and Rockets 1 Hernandez, Jaime/ Hernandez, Gilbert/ Hernandez, Mario A collection of Love and Rockets tales finds Penny Century acquiring super-powers at a terrible personal cost and rampaging through the galaxy pursued by a motley group of superheroes led by Maggie's… OL13753000W
The preacher's daughter The preacher's daughter Lyn Cote Was she the answer to his prayers? Pastor Tanner Bond needed to break town the barriers between his congregation and the Mexican-Americans who had recently moved to Pleasant Prairie. But he didn'… OL14871116W
Welcome to Josefina's world, 1824 Welcome to Josefina's world, 1824 Yvette La Pierre Describes the daily life and activities of Mexican Americans in New Mexico during the early 1800s including information about their homes, community, and links to Spain and Mexico. OL14871747W
A migrant family A migrant family Larry Dane Brimner Portrays the life of twelve-year-old Juan Medina and his family, migrant workers living in Encinitas, California. OL15037578W
Muchacho Muchacho LouAnne Johnson An inspiring YA debut from the author of Dangerous Minds.Eddie Corazon is angry. He's also very smart. But he's working pretty hard at being a juvenile delinquent. He blows off school, even though he… OL15068482W
In this proud land In this proud land Bernard Wolf Portrays the arduous life of a large Mexican American family, residents of the Rio Grande Valley in south Texas, who migrate yearly to Minnesota to do farm work. OL15162053W
Bless Me, Ultima Bless Me, Ultima Rudolfo A. Anaya,Rudolfo Anaya Ultima, a curandera, one who cures with herbs and magic, comes to Antonio Marez's New Mexico family when he is six years old, and she helps him discover himself in the magical secrets of the pagan pa… OL152076W
What can't wait What can't wait Ashley Hope Pérez Marooned in a broken-down Houston neighborhood--and in a Mexican immigrant family where making ends meet matters much more than making it to college--smart, talented Marissa seeks comfort elsewhere w… OL15443989W
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
The tequila worm The tequila worm Viola Canales Sofia grows up in the close-knit community of the barrio in McAllen, Texas, then finds that her experiences as a scholarship student at an Episcopal boarding school in Austin only strengthen her ties… OL15840361W
Hello, amigos! Hello, amigos! Tricia Brown Follows a day, a birthday, in the life of a Mexican American child, who lives with his family in the Mission District of San Francisco. OL15853008W
This is Espie Sanchez This is Espie Sanchez Terry Dunnahoo A fifteen-year-old Explorer Scout's sense of danger is aroused by the boyfriend of a teenager she meets while helping at the police station screening calls. OL15856969W
Heart-shaped cookies Heart-shaped cookies Rice, David A collection of ten short stories reprinted from "Give the pig a chance" and other anthologies, nine new stories, and a play by Mike D. Garcia based on Rice's short story, "She flies." OL15941370W
Béisbol en abril y otras historias Béisbol en abril y otras historias Gary Soto A collection of eleven short stories focusing on the everyday adventures of Hispanic young people growing up in Fresno, California. OL16025350W
Jesse Jesse Gary Soto Two Mexican American brothers hope that junior college will help them excape their heritage of tedious physical labor. OL16033764W
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