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Nuestra Amrica: 30 Inspiring Latinas/Latinos Who Have Shaped the United States
Sabrina Vourvoulias - Running Press Kids
Format: Hardcover
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Nuestra Amrica highlights the inspiring stories of thirty Latina/o/xs throughout history and their incredible contributions to the cultural, social, and political character of the United States. The stories in this book cover each figure's cultural background, childhood, and the challenges... |
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Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes
Juan Felipe Herrera - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover
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An inspiring tribute to Hispanic Americans who have made a positive impact on the worldThis visually stunning book showcases twenty Hispanic and Latino American men and women who have made outstanding contributions to the arts, politics, science, humanitarianism, and athletics. Gorgeous... |
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Someone Like Me: How One Undocumented Girl Fought for Her American Dream
Julissa Arce - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 14.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Times} A remarkable true story from social justice advocate and national bestselling author Julissa Arce about her journey to belong in America while growing up undocumented in Texas.Born in the picturesque town of Taxco, Mexico, Julissa... |
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Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpr
Anika Aldamuy Denise - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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An inspiring picture book biography of storyteller, puppeteer, and New York City's first Puerto Rican librarian, who championed bilingual literature.When she came to America in 1921, Pura Belpr carried the cuentos folklricos of her Puerto Rican homeland. Finding a new home at the New York... |
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Cesar: Si, Se Puede!/ Yes, We Can! (Pura Belpre Honor Book. Illustrator (Awards))
Carmen T. Bernier-Grand - Amazon Children's Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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Born in 1927 in Yuma, Arizona, César Chavez lived the hard-scrabble life of a migrant worker during the Depression. Although his mother wanted him to get an education, César left school after eighth grade to work. He grew to be a charismatic leader and founded the National... |
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Enchanted Air
Engle, Margarita; Rodriguez, Edel
Format: electronic resource
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In this poetic memoir, which won the Pura Belpré Author Award, was a YALSA Nonfiction Finalist, and was named a Walter Dean Myers Award Honoree, acclaimed author Margarita Engle tells of growing up as a child of two cultures during the Cold War.
Margarita is a girl from two worlds.... |
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My Family Divided: One Girl's Journey of Home, Loss, and Hope
DIANE GUERRERO - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover
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Before landing a spot on the megahit Netflix show Orange is the New Black; before wow-ing audiences as Lina on Jane the Virgin; and before her incredible activism and work on immigration reform, Diane Guerrero was a young girl living in Boston. One day, while Guerrero was at school,... |
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Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos
MONICA BROWN - NorthSouth Books
Format: Hardcover
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Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos, written by Monica Brown and illustrated by John Parra, is based on the life of one of the world's most influential painters, Frida Kahlo, and the animals that inspired her art and life. The fascinating Mexican artist Frida Kahlo is remembered for her self-portraits,... |
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Astronaut Ellen Ochoa
Heather E Schwartz - Lerner Publications
Format: Library Binding
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When Ellen Ochoa was young, male American astronauts walked on the moon. But girls were not allowed to be astronauts. Girls didn't often study science either - but Ochoa didn't let that stop her. In high school, Ochoa loved math and science. In college, she studied physics and engineering,... |
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Sonia Sotomayor: The Supreme Court's First Hispanic Justice
Richard Barrington - Rosen Publishing Group
Format: Hardcover
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Rising out of poverty to become the third female and first Hispanic associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor truly embodies the American dream. Her journey from a housing project to the Ivy League and then through all three levels of the federal court system... |
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The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor
Sonia Sotomayor - Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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In this adaptation for middle graders based on her bestselling adult memoir, My Beloved World, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor's extraordinary life inspires. Her achievement serves as a true testament to the fact that no matter the obstacles, dreams can come true.... |
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