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La mariposa 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 = 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
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
Tia's tamales 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 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 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 Grandma's chocolate Mara Price When Sabrina's grandmother visits from Mexico, she brings gifts that make Sabrina feel like a Mayan princess. OL18656765W
Senderos fronterizos Senderos fronterizos Francisco Jimenez Having come from Mexico to California ten years ago, fourteen-year-old Francisco is still working in the fields but fighting to improve his life and complete his education. OL18982029W
Always the heart = Always the heart = Jim Sagel In a small New Mexico town, fourteen-year-old C.M. helps take care of her great-grandmother, who tells stories of her star-crossed life, making C.M. realize that she is not so different from those wh… OL1912838W
Radio Man 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 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) 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 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
Entre las sombras del sueño americano Entre las sombras del sueño americano Julissa Arce "When she was 11 years old Julissa Arce left Mexico and came to the United States on a tourist visa to be reunited with her parents, who dreamed the journey would secure her a better life. When her v… OL19723206W
Campeón gabacho Campeón gabacho Aura Xilonen Así habla Liborio. De esa forma piensa. Él debe dejar México, esa tierra que no le ha ofrecido nada más que golpes y el instinto de sobrevivencia, tras un asesinato imprudencial. Cruza, como tanto… OL20029669W
Pepita thinks pink = 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 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
Hoyt Street Hoyt Street Mary Helen Ponce It's the 1940s. Little Mary Helen Ponce and her family live in Pacoima. Unmindful of their poverty, Mary Helen and her friends sneak into the circus, run wild at church bazaars, and snitch apricots f… OL3510430W
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
Cesar Chavez 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
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