Margarita Engle
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217 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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Lonely Cuban-born eleven-year-old Oriol lives in Santa Barbara, California, where she enjoys caring for injured animals, but her budding friendship with Gabriela Mistral, the first Latin American winner of a Nobel Prize in Literature, emboldens Oriol, an aspiring writer, to open up and create a world of words for herself.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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Español
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"Bold, graphic portraits and beautiful poems present famous and lesser-known Latinos from varied backgrounds who have faced life's challenges in creative ways."--Provided by publisher.
Collects illustrated poems celebrating the lives and accomplishments of both famous and lesser-known Latinos from different backgrounds and countries of origin.
6) Water day
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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English
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A girl and her community celebrate the arrival of the water man when he comes on his weekly visit to distribute water to a Cuban village. Includes author's note.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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English
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Follows a young Cuban girl in the 1930s as she strives to become a drummer, despite being continually reminded that only boys play the drums, and that there's never been a female drummer in Cuba. Includes note about Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, who inspired the story, and Anacaona, the all-girl dance band she formed with her sisters.
10) Mountain dog
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215 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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English
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When his mother is sent to jail in Los Angeles, eleven-year-old Tony goes to live with his forest ranger great-uncle in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, where Tony experiences unconditional love for the first time through his friendship with a rescue dog.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 32 cm
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Español
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RESUMEN: Miguel de Certantes se refugia de su problemas de infancia por s̜oando de un valiente caballero que corregiría los errores del mundo, la inspiración por su famoso personaje, Don Quixote.
SUMMARY: Miguel de Cervantes finds refuge from his childhood troubles by daydreaming of a brave knight who would right the wrongs of the world, the inspiration for his famous character Don Quixote.
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178 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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"Best-selling and award-winning authors take on the brave new world of middle school in this remarkable collection, brimming with humor and heart. Subjects range from peer pressure, homework, family issues, and cultural barriers to the unexpected saving graces of music, art, friendship, and reading. This engaging anthology, filled with texts, emails, formal letters, stories in verse, first-person narratives, and even a short graphic novel, shines...
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87 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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What do we tell our children when the world seems bleak, and prejudice and racism run rampant? With 96 lavishly designed pages of original art, poetry, and prose, fifty diverse creators lend voice and comfort to young activists.