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1) Tumbos
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 10
Physical Desc
381 pages ; 21 cm
Language
Español
Description
Before she decides whether to accept her stepfather's proposal of adoption, twelve-year-old Adela Ramírez reaches out to her estranged biological father--who is in the midst of a career comeback as a luchador--and the eccentric extended family of wrestlers she has never met, bringing Adela closer to understanding the expansive definition of family.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
Español
Formats
Description
"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 Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great Depression."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Six Foot Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 29 cm
Language
Español
Description
The story of four unaccompanied migrant children coming together along the arduous journey north through Mexico to the United States border, A Journey to Hope is an ode to the power of hope and connection to the uncertainty and fear.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
c2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
222 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
Español
Description
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.
Author
Series
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
Español
Description
"Rafael tries to save his toys from his baby sister, Essie, by building a wall from shoeboxes, toilet paper rolls, and other household objects in this playful exploration of spatial sense and geometry."--
Author
Publisher
Harpercollins Español
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
172 pages ; 23 cm
Language
Español
Description
Mexican-American Stef Soto is hoping to break free from her overprotective parents and embarrassing reputation from her family's taco truck business, but she soon learns that family, friendship, and the taco truck are important and wonderful parts of her life.
Estefania "Stef" Soto, sólo quiere ser una típica chica de séptimo grado. Quiere tener amigos, ser aceptada, y tener un poco de independencia de sus sobreprotectores padres inmigrantes....
Author
Series
Publisher
Yearling
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
174 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
Español
Appears on list
Description
Worried that Papa Espada cannot find a job, Ta̕ Lola, Juanita, Miguel, and the "Sword" sisters decide to start a bed and breakfast at Colonel Charlebois's Vermont house.
10) Lola protesta
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Language
Español
Description
Publisher Annotation: A powerful and inspiring imagined story about real-life civil rights activist and labor leader, Dolores Huerta, that reminds us even our biggest heroes started out small. Her grandpa calls her "Lolita Siete Lenguas"-Little Lola, Seven Tongues, all fighting to be heard. Lola is trying not to make so much noise, but when she witnesses injustices in her neighborhood, she knows she can't keep quiet. Can Lola find a way to use her...
11) Los perseguidos
Author
Publisher
Gran Travesia
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
411 pages ; 22 cm
Language
Español
Description
After surviving the earthquake and tsunami, Shy manages to make it back to land but he is far from safe because a secret his cruise ship co-worker, Addie, shared with him is one that people have killed for, and now that Shy knows, he has become a moving target.
Author
Publisher
Dragonfly Books
Pub. Date
1997.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
Español
Description
While helping his family in their work as migrant laborers far from their home, Tomas finds an entire world to explore in the books at the local public library.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
235 pages ; 20 cm
Language
Español
Description
"Puedes ser mi novio". Sólo se necesitan esas cuatro palabras para cambiar la vida de Güero al terminar séptimo grado. El verano se torna más ocupado a medida que aprende a equilibrar su tiempo entre las nuevas prácticas con su antiguo grupo, Los Bobbys, y ser el novio de Joanna Padilla. La llaman "fregona" porque es fuerte, siempre defiende a su familia y mantiene a raya al bully de la escuela. Pero el Güero ve su dulzura interior. Juntos cocinan...
14) Los vivientes
Author
Publisher
Oceano, Grantravesia
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
360 pages ; 22 cm
Language
Español
Description
After an earthquake destroys California and a tsunami wrecks the luxury cruise ship where he is a summer employee, high schooler Shy confronts another deadly surprise.
15) Efren dividido
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, un sello de HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
274 pages ; 20 cm
Language
Español
Description
"While his father works two jobs, seventh-grader Efren Nava must take care of his twin siblings, kindergartners Max and Mia, after their mother is deported to Mexico"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Language
Español
Description
Galardonado creador Duncan Tonatiuh da vida a una querida leyenda mexicana ¡Mención de Honor del Premio Pura Belpré al Ilustrador y un Libro Infantil Notable de ALA/ALSC!
Itza era la princesa más hermosa de la tierra, y muchos pretendientes viajaban de todas partes para cortejarla. Aun siendo la hija del emperador, Itza no quería casarse con un hombre de poder y riqueza. En cambio, se enamoró de Popoca, un valiente guerrero que peleaba...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
c2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
iv, 214 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
Español
Description
During his college years, the very family solidarity that allows Francisco to survive as a child is tested. Not only must he leave his family when he goes to Santa Clara University, but while Francisco is there, his father abandons the family and returns to Mexico.
Author
Series
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
viii, 205 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
Español
Description
Traces the author's education at Columbia University, where he struggled with cultural differences and a changing sense of identity.
19) Guerrera
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
237 pages ; 21 cm
Language
Español
Description
"A novel in verse about the joys and struggles of a Chicana girl who is a warrior for her name, her history, and her right to choose what she celebrates in life"--Provided by publisher.
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