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Un ao de revelaciones culmina con una actuacin llena de sorpresas, mientras dos nias descubren su lugar en el mundo. Un ao de revelaciones culmina con una actuacin llena de sorpresas, mientras dos nias descubren su lugar en el mundo. Mxico es el pas de sus padres, pero no el de Margie. Ella ha logrado convencer a sus compaeros de escuela que es cien por ciento estadounidense, igual que ellos. Pero cuando Lupe, su prima mexicana, va a vivir a su casa, la imagen de s misma que haba creado se deshace. La situacin de Lupe no es fcil. Siente que su casa de Mxico no es un hogar desde que el padre se fue al norte. La esperanza de poder encontrarlo en los Estados Unidos le da algo de consuelo, pero aprender un idioma nuevo en una escuela nueva representa un gran desafo.
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Alma Flor Ada
Alma Flor Ada, Professor Emerita at the University of San Francisco, has devoted her life to advocacy for peace by promoting a pedagogy oriented to personal realization and social justice. A former Radcliffe Scholar at Harvard University and Fulbright Research Scholar she is an internationally re-known speaker and the author of numerous children's books of poetry, narrative, folklore and non fiction. Her books have received prestigious awards; among many: Christopher Medal (The Gold Coin) , Pura Belpré Medal (Under the Royal Palms) , Once Upon a World (Gathering the Sun) , Parents' Choice Honor (Dear Peter Rabbit) , NCSS and CBC Notable Book (My Name is María Isabel) . She is also the author of a book of memoirs, Vivir en dos idiomas, two novels for adults, En clave de sol and A pesar del amor, and several professional books for educators, including A Magical Encounter: Latino Children's Literature in the Classroom, as well as a wealth of educational materials. Her work, in collaboration with F. Isabel Campoy in promoting authorship in students, teachers, and parents is the content of their book Authors in the Classroom: A Transformative Education Process. Alma Flor Ada has been awarded the American Education Research Association [AERA] Hispanic Issues Award for Research in Elementary, Secondary and Postsecondary Education and the California Association for Bilingual Education [CABE] Life Long Award. She has received the Virginia Hamilton Award, for her body of work, as well as the OHTLI Recognition from the Mexican Government for her support of Mexican communities abroad.
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