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Breaking Through by Francisco Jimenez Publisher Comments At the age of fourteen, Francisco Jiménez, together with his older brother Roberto and his mother, are caught by la migra. Forced to leave their home, the entire family travels all night for twenty hours by bus, arriving at the U.S. and... (read more) Your price: $6.95 New - Trade Paper add to wish list |
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The Dreamer by Pam Munoz Ryan Publisher Comments Winner of the 2011 Pure Belpre Award for fiction now in an elegant paperback edition! From the time he is a young boy, Neftali hears the call of a mysterious voice. He knows he must follow it--even when the neighborhood children taunt him, and when his... (read more) Your price: $8.99 New - Trade Paper add to wish list |
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Gathering the Sun : Alphabet in Spanish and English (97 Edition) by Alma Flor Ada Publisher Comments In simple words and sun-drenched paintings, Alma Flor Ada and Simón Silva take us into the fields and orchards, and into the lives of the people who work them. Simple poems in Spanish and English, one for each letter of the Spanish alphabet... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $5.00 Used - Trade Paper add to wish list |
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Parrot in the Oven : MI Vida (96 Edition) by Victor J. Martinez Publisher Comments Dad believed people were like money. You could be a thousand-dollar person or a hundred-dollar person -- even a ten-, five-, or one-dollar person. Below that, everybody was just nickels and dimes. To my dad, we... (read more) List Price $5.99 Your price: $4.00 Used - Trade Paper add to wish list |
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Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan Publisher Comments A reissue of Pam Munoz Ryan's bestselling backlist with a distinctive new author treatment. Esperanza thought she'd always live with her family on their ranch in Mexico--she'd always have fancy dresses, a beautiful home, and servants. But a sudden... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper add to wish list |
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The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred by Samantha R Vamos Synopsis When a farm girl starts cooking, all the animals want to help. The cow contributes milk, the hen offers eggs, and even the duck makes a special trip to the market. Key English words change to Spanish as the story builds to a delicious ending.... (read more) Your price: $17.95 New - Hardcover add to wish list |
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Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida by Victor Martinez Publisher Comments Perico, or parrot, was what Dad called me sometimes. It was from a Mexican saying about a parrot that complains how hot it is in the shade, while all along he's sitting inside an oven and doesn't know it.... For Manuel Hernandez, the year leading up to... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover add to wish list |
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Reaching Out by Francisco Jimenez Publisher Comments From the perspective of the young adult he was then, Francisco Jiménez describes the challenges he faced in his efforts to continue his education. During his college years, the very family solidarity that allowed Francisco to survive as a... (read more) Your price: $6.99 New - Trade Paper add to wish list |
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Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book by Yuyi Morales Publisher Comments Monkey is hungry for the delicious mangoes on the island in the river, but he can't swim! How will he get there? Crocodile offers to carry Monkey across the water on his back, so Monkey hops aboard. Trouble is, Crocodile is hungry, toofor Monkey! Will... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $10.50 Used - Hardcover add to wish list |
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Diego: Bigger Than Life by Carmen T Bernier Grand Synopsis A picture-book biography in free verse of one of the 20th century's greatest artists... (read more) List Price $18.99 Your price: $13.50 New - Hardcover add to wish list |
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Becoming Naomi Leon by Pam Munoz Ryan Staff Pick Becoming Naomi Leon is a beautiful story about a girl who goes looking for her father and finds herself along the way. Pam Munoz Ryan blends the colors and smells of Mexico with the complexities of family in this heartwarming tale.... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper add to wish list |
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Me Llamo Celia / My Name Is Celia: La Vida de Celia Cruz / The Life Of Celia Cruz by Monica Brown Synopsis This bilingual book allows young readers to enter Celia Cruz's life as she becomes a well-known singer in her homeland of Cuba, then moves to New York City and Miami where she and others create a new type of music called salsa.... (read more) Your price: $15.95 New - Hardcover add to wish list |
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Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez Publisher Comments After Tyler's father is injured in a tractor accident, his family is forced to hire migrant Mexican workers to help save their Vermont farm from foreclosure. Tyler isnt sure what to make of these workers. Are they undocumented? And what about the three... (read more) Your price: $6.99 New - Mass Market add to wish list |
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The Tequila Worm by Viola Canales Publisher Comments Sofia comes from a family of storytellers. Here are her tales of growing up in the barrio, full of the magic and mystery of family traditions: making Easter cascarones, celebrating el Dia de los Muertos, preparing for quincea-era, rejoicing in the... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $3.98 Sale - Trade Paper add to wish list |
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My Name Is Gabito (Bilingual): The Life of Gabriel Garcia Marquez by Monica Brown Publisher Comments Bilingual picture-book biography of Gabriel Garcia... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover add to wish list |
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Me, Frida by Amy Novesky Publisher Comments Like a tiny bird in a big city, Frida Kahlo feels lost and lonely when she arrives in San Francisco with her husband, the famous artist Diego Rivera. It is the first time she has left her home in Mexico. And Frida wants to be a painter too. But... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover add to wish list |
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Hurricane Dancers by Margarita Engle Publisher Comments Quebrado has been traded from pirate ship to ship in the Caribbean Sea for as long as he can remember. The sailors he toils under call him el quebrado—half islander, half outsider, a broken one. Now the pirate captain Bernardino de Talavera... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover add to wish list |
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Maximilian & the Mystery of the Guardian Angel: A Bilingual Lucha Libre Thriller by Xavier Garza Publisher Comments Margarito acts like any other eleven-year-old aficionado of lucha libre. He worships all the players. But in the summer just before sixth grade, he tumbles over the railing at a match in San Antonio and makes a connection to the world of Mexican... (read more) Your price: $12.95 New - Trade Paper add to wish list |
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Dona Flor: A Tall Tale about a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart by Pat Mora Publisher Comments Doña Flor is a giant lady who lives in a tiny village in the American Southwest. Popular with her neighbors, she lets the children use her flowers as trumpets and her leftover tortillas as rafts. Flor loves to read, too, and she can often be found... (read more) Your price: $7.99 New - Trade Paper add to wish list |
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Frida: Viva La Vida!/Long Live Life! by Carmen T Bernier Grand Publisher Comments Frida Kahlo, a native of Mexico, is described here in biographical poems accompanied by her own artwork. Both text and images reveal the anguish and joy of her two marriages to muralist Diego Rivera, her life-long suffering from a crippling bus accident,... (read more) List Price $18.99 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Hardcover add to wish list |