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fiction
fiction
noun
noun
literature in the form of prose, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people.
Contemporary or realistic fiction consist of stories of imaginary characters in believable circumstances and settings that realistically depict our world and society. These stories focus on themes that mirror contemporary life such as growing up, falling in love, marriage, finding a job, and confronting personal and social problems such as rape, alcoholism, and divorce.
Historical fiction consists of stories in which a story is made up but is set in the past and sometimes borrows true characteristics of the time period in which it is set.
E-books:
E-books:
noun
noun
an electronic version of a printed book that can be read on a computer or handheld device designed specifically for this purpose.
The following fiction e-books have Hispanic American characters and explore their experiences. These e-books can be found in Sora Overdrive which can be accessed through your district Clever account.
This story explores the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic through the eyes of Anita de la Torre, a 12-year-old girl in 1960 whose family slowly reduces in number during the novel. Some, like her cousins, the Garcias, flee the country, while others go missing or are arrested.
Gabi Hernandez chronicles her last year in high school in her diary: college applications, Cindy's pregnancy, Sebastian's coming out, the cute boys, her father's meth habit, and the food she craves. And best of all, the poetry that helps forge her identity.
Perfect Mexican daughters do not go away to college. Perfect Mexican daughters never abandon their family. But Julia is not your perfect Mexican daughter. That was Olga’s role. Then a tragic accident on the busiest street in Chicago leaves Olga dead and Julia left behind to reassemble the shattered pieces of her family.
This is the inspiring story about one teen's determination to fight his circumstances and shape his own destiny. Eddie Corazon is smart, but he's working pretty hard at being a juvenile delinquent. Then along comes Lupe, who makes his blood race and sees something in Eddie he doesn't even see in himself. But in Eddie's world, it's a thin line between tragedy and glory.
This is the story of a 14-year-old girl's journey from Cuba to America as part of Operation Pedro Pan—an organized exodus of more than 14,000 unaccompanied children, whose parents sent them away to escape Fidel Castro's revolution.
Sofia comes from a family of storytellers. When Sofia is singled out to receive a scholarship to an elite boarding school, she longs to explore life beyond the barrio, even though it means leaving her family to navigate a strange world of rich, privileged kids. It's a different mundo, but one where Sofia's traditions take on new meaning and illuminate her path.
This is the story of a Latina teen who is targeted by a bully at her new school and must discover resources she never knew she had.
After a messy public breakup, soap opera darling Jasmine Lin Rodriguez finds her face splashed across the tabloids. When she returns to her hometown of New York City to film the starring role in a bilingual romantic comedy for the number one streaming service in the country, Jasmine figures her new “Leading Lady Plan” should be easy enough to follow—until a casting shake-up pairs her with telenovela hunk Ashton Suárez.
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