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Follow along with our narrator as he passes through his busy neighborhood in search of the Paletero Man. But when he finally catches up with him, our narrator's pockets are empty. Oh no! What happened to his dinero? It will take the help of the entire community to get the tasty treat now.
When Daisy Ramona zooms around her neighborhood with her papi on his motorcycle, she sees the people and places she's always known. She also sees a community that is rapidly changing around her.
When Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela asks her father why she has so many names, she hears the story of her name and learns about her grandparents
Cielo loves to skateboard, but loses her confidence after a fall, until the intervention of some new friends helps her regain her confidence.
Today Juanito is accompanying his father who is in the landscaping business, and he takes his sketchbook along to draw anything that catches his eye, and gets to help his father plan an entire garden--and then help plant it.
A boy and his father cross the United States-Mexico border every other Saturday, visiting their favorite places, spending time with family and friends, and sharing in the responsibility of community care.
During her visits to Cuba to visit her grandfather, a young girl loves to help him at his local fruit stand, where he sings to sell fruits such as mango, limes, oranges, and pineapple. Her grandfather's songs are special and together they make up their own rhymes that help to sustain their love when they are miles apart from each other.
As Lola helps her mother at the family's hotel, she learns about compassion, social injustice, and how one voice can lead to change. Includes author's note on Dolores Huerta, a labor organizer who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association.
Some kids have one job: to be a kid! Cecilia has two. When she isn’t on the soccer field scoring goals, she’s accompanying her parents to all kinds of grown-up places, like the DMV, the accountant’s office, and the auto shop. She helps them translate from Spanish to English and from English to Spanish. It’s an important job, and it can even be fun. It’s also hard work. Sometimes Cecilia’s second job is so much responsibility, it feels like she’ll split in two! Is it time for Cecilia to blow her whistle and call for a time-out?
Nuestra America: 30 inspiring Latinas/Lations who have shaped the Untied States
Profiles thirty Latinas and Latinos in American history who have greatly contributed to the political, social, and cultural character of the United States--including Sylvia Acevedo, Pura Belpré, and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Each profile includes a colorful portrait of the Latino or Latina in profile.
In 1911 Mexico, fourteen-year-old Jovita Valdovinos longs to follow her father and brothers into the Cristero War against Mexico's socialist government, which is restricting people's rights to practice their religion. However, her father forbids her involvement. When he and her brothers later die, Jovita takes over her father's mantle by donning pants, renaming herself Juan, and leading a group of peasants into battle
Yenebi, her sister Melanie, and mom drive to school every morning across the US-Mexico border.
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