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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
La mariposa	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	OL12318832W
Grandma and Me at the flea =	Juan Felipe Herrera	Juanito accompanies his grandmother to a flea market in southern California, where he helps her and the other vendors and where they enjoy seeing old friends from their Mexican-American community.	OL14863179W
Tia's tamales	Ana Baca	One snowy day, Luz's grandmother teaches her how to make tamales while telling her the story of how Luz's great-grandfather was taught by his aunt. Includes recipe for tamales.	OL16011022W
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
Atravesando fronteras	Jorge Ramos	After exploring the Latin American immigrant experience in "The Other Face of America," Ramos now explores his own immigrant experience via the passion that brought him to the United States: journali…	OL16066129W
Grandma's chocolate	Mara Price	When Sabrina's grandmother visits from Mexico, she brings gifts that make Sabrina feel like a Mayan princess.	OL18656765W
Radio Man	Arthur Dorros	As he travels with his family of migrant farmworkers, Diego relies on his radio to provide him with companionship and help connect him to all the different places in which he lives.	OL19395W
Magic windows	Carmen Lomas Garza	In Spanish and English, Carmen Lomas Garza portrays her family's Mexican customs through cut-paper work.	OL1957275W
Primer Dia En Las Uvas (Spanish Edition)	L. King Pérez	When Chico starts the third grade after his migrant worker family moves to begin harvesting California grapes, he finds that self confidence and math skills help him cope with the first day of school.	OL19645033W
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
Pepita thinks pink =	Ofelia Dumas Lachtman	Pepita does not like the color pink and is dismayed to learn that it is the favorite color of the pink little girl who moves in next door.	OL2687718W
En el Tiempo de la Luz	Benjamin Alire Sáenz	Tras la muerte de sus padres en un accidente automovilistico, el joven Andres Segovia y sus hermanos se ven obligados a mudarse a Mexico con el resto de la familia. Esta decision, a pesar de haber si…	OL276017W
Cesar Chavez	Consuelo Rodriguez	Biography of the Mexican-American labor activist who organized and led the braceros, or migrant farm workers, in their struggle for better working conditions.	OL4473998W
Family	Diane Gonzales Bertrand	A reluctant participant in the González family reunion, Daniel has some pleasant surprises and discovers the meaning of family.	OL497207W
Zulema and the witch owl	Xavier Garza	Nine-year-old Zulema, the meanest girl in school, decides to change her wicked ways after receiving a visit from the witch owl.	OL5727240W
Chicano	Richard Vasquez	A bestseller when it was published in 1970 at the height of the Mexican-American civil rights movement, Chicano unfolds the fates and fortunes of the Sandoval family, who flee the chaos and poverty o…	OL6579004W
Esperanza Rising	Pam Muñoz Ryan	Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing…	OL784051W
Living up the street	Gary Soto	The author describes his experiences growing up as a Mexican American in Fresno, California.	OL97439W
Pacific Crossing	Gary Soto,Carmen Corona Del Conde	In Japan for the summer to practice the martial art of kempo, Lincoln sometimes feels like little more than a brown boy in a white gi. Yet with the help of his Japanese brother, Mitsuo, Lincoln sees …	OL97440W
Harvesting Hope	Kathleen Krull	A biography of Cesar Chavez, from age ten when he and his family lived happily on their Arizona ranch, to age thirty-eight when he led a peaceful protest against California migrant workers' miserable…	OL97664W