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"This second edition adds to the first and only book that offers a leadership model firmly based on the Latino experience and culture. More important than ever before, the expanded and updated edition of The Power of Latino Leadership offers a blueprint for Latinos to lead from their cultural core. Currently 64 million Latinos live in the United States, and it's estimated that by 2060 one-third of the US population will be Latino. Despite Latinos'...
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IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 3
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An inspiring tribute to Hispanic Americans who have made a positive impact on the world. This visually stunning book showcases twenty Hispanic and Latino American men and women who have made outstanding contributions to the arts, politics, science, humanitarianism, and athletics. Gorgeous portraits complement sparkling biographies of Cesar Chavez, Sonia Sotomayor, Ellen Ochoa, Roberto Clemente, and many more. Complete with timelines and famous quotes,...
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Histories of Pasadena are rich in details about important citizens, time-honored traditions, and storied enclaves such as Millionaires Row and Lamanda Park. But the legacies of Mexican Americans and other Latino men and women who often worked for Pasadena's rich and famous have been sparsely preserved through the generations--even though these citizens often made remarkable community contributions and lived in close proximity to their employers. A...
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Latinos are already the largest minority group in the United States, and experts estimate that by 2050, one out of three Americans will identify as Latino. Though their population and influence are steadily rising, stereotypes and misconceptions about Latinos remain, from the assumption that they refuse to learn English to questions of just how American they actually are. By presenting thirteen riveting oral histories of young, first-generation college...
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Alex is a bruja and the most powerful witch in her family. But she's hated magic ever since it made her father disappear into thin air. When a curse she performs to rid herself of magic backfires and her family vanishes, she must travel to Los Lagos, a land in-between as dark as Limbo and as strange as Wonderland, to get her family back--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 12
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When an urban legend rumored to trap people inside subway tunnels seems to be behind mysterious disappearances in the Bronx, sixteen-year-old Raquel and her friends team up to save their city--and confront a dark episode in its history in the process.
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Zapato power volume 10
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When an accident sidelines Freddie, he works on a new invention with Mr. Vaslov and tries to solve a mystery, aided by someone who is just the right size for his old super-powered shoes.
17) Picture perfect
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Sofia feels that because she looks so much like her older sisters, nobody notices her--so when school picture day comes around she comes up with a way to stand out.
18) Wayward witch
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Brooklyn Brujas volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 14
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Before she can return home to help heal her broken family, teenaged Rose Mortiz must come to terms with her new powers and work with others to save the magical land of Adas.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
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"Perfect for annual Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations, this book explores the history that brought so many people and cultures together into a shared heritage. The Racial Justice in America: Latinx Histories series explores moments and eras in America's history that have been ignored or misrepresented in education due to racial bias. Books explore each topic in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way. Titles were developed with educator,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 8
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One morning before school, some girl tells Piddy Sanchez that Yaqui Delgado hates her and wants to kick her ass. Piddy doesn't even know who Yaqui is, never mind what she's done to piss her off. Word is that Yaqui thinks Piddy is stuck-up, shakes her stuff when she walks, and isn't Latin enough with her white skin, good grades, and no accent. And Yaqui isn't kidding around, so Piddy better watch her back. At first Piddy is more concerned with trying...
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