Becoming Naomi Leon
by Pam Munoz Ryan
Powells.com Staff Pick
Becoming Naomi Leon is a beautiful story about a girl who goes looking
for her father and finds her self along the way. Pam Munoz Ryan blends the
colors and smells of Mexico with the complexities of family in this heartwarming tale.
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Breaking Through (01 Edition)
by Francisco Jimenez
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At the age of fourteen, Francisco Jimenez, together with his older brother Roberto and his mother, are caught by la migra. Forced to leave their home, the entire family travels all night for twenty hours by bus, arriving at the U.S. and Mexican border in...
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A Library for Juana: The World of Sor Juana Ines
by Pat Mora
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Juana Ines was just a little girl in a village in Mexico when she decided that the thing she wanted most in the world was her very own collection of books, just like in her grandfather's library. When she found out that she could learn to read in school,...
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My Very Own Room
by Amada Irma Perez
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Five little brothers, two parents, and a houseful of visiting relatives make a Mexican-American girl feel crowded. She loves her family, but how can she get a little space for herself? The solution comes when her family turns a small storage space into a...
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Three Pigs - Nacho, Tito & Miguel (Los Tres Cerdos)
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Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book
by Yuyi Morales
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In this original trickster tale, Senor Calavera arrives unexpectedly at Grandma Beetle's door. He requests that she leave with him right away. Just a minute, Grandma Beetle tells him. She still has one house to sweep, two pots of tea to boil, three...
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My Land Sings: Stories from the Rio Grande
by Rudolfo Anaya
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Stories as beautiful and mysterious as the Rio Grande itself...A young Spanish man named Rolando journeys to the New World to find the legendary Fountain of Youth. But at what price will Rolando taste the waters of eternal life?On a dare, Lupe goes down...
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The Farolitos of Christmas
Tomas and the Library Lady
by Pat Mora
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A gentle text and innovative artwork depict a pivotal summer in a boy's life when he and his family leave their Texas home for farm work in Iowa. One morning, while his parents pick corn, Toma s visits the imposing town library and meets a kindly...
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Chato's Kitchen
by Gary Soto
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Chato, the coolest cat in East L.A., couldn't be happier when a family of mice move into the "barrio". When Chato gets out the pots and pans to prepare a feast in honor of their new neighbors, he gets more than he can handle with the surprise guest the...
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