Tino Martinez
Presents a biography of the professional baseball player, from his childhood in Tampa, Florida, to his successful career with the New York Yankees.
921
year: 1999
copies: 2
call number/section: 921
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Holidays And Celebrations
Provides descriptions and explanations of various holidays and events traditionally celebrated by Latinos, covering family celebrations, religious and patriotic holidays, and folk festivals.
394.2
year: 1995
copies: 1
call number/section: 394.2
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Famous People Of Hispanic Heritage, Vol. I
Short biographies of Geraldo Rivera, Melissa Gonzalez, Federico Pena, and Ellen Ochoa.
921
year: 1996
copies: 2
call number/section: 921
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Beware!
Claudia worries when she and the biggest bully in school are paired up to work together on a science project and she realizes her partner's ideas are not very good.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 14
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 410
subjects: schools, science projects, middle schools, school stories, bullying, hispanic americans, latinos (u.s.) [X], bullies
Imagine The Angels Of Bread
Fifth collection by the award-winning author, features a series of autobiographical poems and others focusing on themes of political persecution.
811
year: 1996
copies: 1
call number/section: 811
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Uxl Hispanic American Biography
Profiles one hundred Hispanic Americans, living and deceased, who have made notable contributions in various fields such as politics, literature, entertainment, science, and athletics.
920
year: 2003
copies: 1
call number/section: 920
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The Republic Of East L.a.
Contains twelve short stories by American writer Luis Rodriguez about life in California's East Los Angeles.
FIC
year: 2002
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
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El A?o De Nuestra Revoluci?n
A collection of poems, short stories, and essays in which the children of Hispanic parents living in the United States address the theme of straddling two cultures.
818
year: 2006
copies: 1
call number/section: 818
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La Casa En Mango Street
A young girl living in an Hispanic neighborhood in Chicago ponders the advantages and disadvantages of her environment and evaluates her relationships with family and friends.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 13
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 890
subjects: girls, spanish language, hispanic americans, chicago (ill.), mexican americans, domestic fiction, bildungsromans, audiobooks, bildungsromans, audiobooks, latinos (u.s.) [X], electronic books
Adriana Ocampo
A short biography of planetary geologist, Adriana Ocampo, that examines her childhood in South America, immigration to California, her early interest in science, and her later work with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
920
year: 2006
copies: 2
call number/section: 920
lexile:
subjects: ocampo, adriana c, astrogeologists, geologists, hispanic americans, women, latinos (u.s.) [X], spanish language
Friday Night Is Papa Night
Friday night is the family's special night because Papa joins them, but this week Papa doesn't come home.
FIC
year: 1987
copies: 2
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 260
Latinos In Science, Math, And Professions
Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide career profiles of over 175 Latino Americans from throughout history who have excelled in science, math, and the professions, and includes photographs and further reading resources.
920
year: 2007
copies: 3
call number/section: 920
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Atlas Of Hispanic-american History
Photographs, maps, illustrations, and text help chronicle the history of Hispanic Americans, exploring how Spanish, Native American, and African cultures combined in different ways to form the many cultures of Hispanic America.
973.04
year: 2009
copies: 1
call number/section: 973.04
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Family Pictures
The author describes, in bilingual text and illustrations, her experiences growing up in a Hispanic community in Texas.
306.85
year: 1998
copies: 8
call number/section: 306.85
lexile: 750
subjects: hispanic american families, hispanic americans, kingsville (tex.), spanish language materials, latinos (u.s.) [X]