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"Cat, Magda, Gabi, and Luz. They've helped each other up the ladder with unshakable encouragement, and raw honesty, since forever. But lately, trouble is throwing everything these formidable women thought they knew into doubt. When outspoken Cat's high-flying T.V. career crashes and burns, she's got to figure out which dream she wants to keep alive the most -- her own, or someone else's. Gorgeous venture capitalist Magda defied her traditional family...
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viii, 276 pages ; 22 cm
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Thirty-four-year-old Annie Rush leaves her husband and children behind and heads to Oaxaca, Mexico, on a quest to find her older brother Hub, who ran away decades earlier after the deaths of their sister and father, and meets a Berkeley professor who helps her come to an understanding of her troubled past.
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As the nation grapples with the strictures of Prohibition, Rosa Barclay lives on a Southern California rye farm with her volatile husband, John, who has lately found another source of income far outside the federal purview. Mother to eight children, Rosa mourns the loss of four who succumbed to the mysterious wasting disease that is now afflicting young Ana and Miguel. Two daughters born of another father are in perfect health. When an act of violence...
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1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Famous Hispanic women in history have inspired countless young women to believe in their dreams. From artists to astronauts and writers to politicians, many great Latino-American history makers have changed the world. The program celebrates notable Hispanic-American Women whose influence has touched us in every walk of life. There isn't an industry in which Hispanic Americans haven't made their mark in history, with some of the most iconic scientists,...
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312 pages ; 25 cm
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A dedicated lawyer who advocates for mentally ill patients, Vivian, contending with the memories and aftereffects of her own bad childhood, makes a bold move during a family reunion that leaves her alone in new and terrifying ways, causing her to unravel.
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vii, 118 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
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Published in association with the Smithsonian Institution and the Molina Family Latino Gallery, a celebration of 30 of history's most influential Latinas and Latinos shares the uplifting stories of subjects ranging from Pura Belpré and César Chávez to Jennifer Lopez and Sonia Sotomayor.
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102 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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"Discover how 40 influential Latinas became the women we celebrate today. They followed their dreams--and just might encourage you to folow yours!" -- Back cover.
"A celebration of Latinas and Latin American women who followed their dreams, with portraits and short bios"--
Menéndez shares information about influential Latinas from all over Latin America and across the United States. Each two-page spread includes a full-page drawing of the woman...
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xiii, 218 pages ; 22 cm
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"In the vein of Notorious RBG, fifteen writers explore the multiple meanings of a young Latina politician who has already made history. From the moment Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez beat a ten-term incumbent in the primary election for New York's 14th, her journey to the national, if not world, stage, was fast-tracked. Six months later, as the youngest Congresswoman ever elected, AOC became one of a handful of Latina politicians in Washington, D.C. Just...
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