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61) Reaching out
Author
Physical Desc
vi, 196 pages : illustrations, [4] pages of plates ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
Leaving his home in a migrant community, Francisco sets off for college, carrying memories of years of poverty and prejudice.
This volume is the autobiographical account of the author's transition from migrant living on California's central coast to the life of a college student. He chronicles his college years and introduces the people who befriended him as well as those who had prejudices against Mexicans. Throughout his story, the difficulties...
62) Mayhem
Author
Physical Desc
288 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"In 1987, when sixteen-year-old Mayhem and her mother leave her abusive stepfather and return to Santa Maria, California, May learns she is heir to magical power, destined to stop evildoers." --
1987. When Mayhem Brayburn's stepfather finally goes too far, Mayhem and her mother flee to Santa Maria, California. The coastal beach town holds the answers to all of Mayhem's questions about who her mother is, her estranged family, and the mysteries of...
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