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2. Dreamers
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4 stars
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"An illustrated picture book autobiography in which award-winning author Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story"--
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3.5 stars
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When Esperanza and Mama are forced to flee the bountiful region of Aguascalientes, Mexico, to a Mexican farm labor camp in California, they must adjust to a life without the fancy dresses and servants they were accustomed to on Rancho de las Rosas. Now they must confront the challenges of hard work, acceptance by their own people, and economic difficulties brought on by the Great Depression. When Mama falls ill and a strike for better working conditions...
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"Pedro Martin's grown up in the U.S. hearing stories about his legendary abuelito, but during a family road trip to Mexico, he connects with his grandfather and learns more about his own Mexican identity." --
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Eleven-year-old (nearly twelve) Celi Rivera, who is a mix of Black-Puerto Rican-Mexican Indian, is uncomfortable about her approaching period and the changes that are happening to her body; she is horrified that her mother wants to hold a traditional public moon ceremony to celebrate the occasion--until she finds out that her best friend Magda is contemplating an even more profound change of life.
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A gorgeous and lyrical story about Pura Belpré, a Puerto Rican librarian who changed the world. Belpré, the first Latina New York City librarian, born in 1899, seeded the folktales of her native Puerto Rico in her new home. As a library assistant, Belpré made puppets to enhance her storytelling performances, which introduced the elegant cockroach Martina, the dashing mouse Pérez, and other beloved characters from Puerto Rican folklore, after which...
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5 stars
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"Years before the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez, an eight-year-old girl of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage, played an instrumental role in Mendez v. Westminster, the landmark desegregation case of 1946 in California"--
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A biography of U.S. Supreme Court judge, Sonia Sotomayor.
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3 stars
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"Little Lobo is excited for the big show -- his favorite wrestler, El Toro, will be performing tonight. But before the show, Little Lobo has to deliver food to all the hungry luchadores. Quesadillas, churros, kabobs, kimchi, elotes, burritos -- there are so many food trucks and so many different kinds of food. Ride along with Little Lobo and his dog, Bernabé, on Lobo's new bike as they explore all the delicious food found in his town. . . ." --...
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"¿Qué puede hacer que hagas nuevos amigos, ayudarte a crear una obra de arte, y refrescarte en un caluroso día de verano? ¡UNA PALETA!" --de la contraportada.
"What can introduce you to new friends, help you create a masterpiece, and cool you off on a warm summer day? A PALETA!" --from back cover.