Twelve-year-old Mar?a Luisa O'Neill-Morales (who really prefers to be called Mal?) reluctantly moves with her Mexican-American mother to Chicago and starts seventh grade with a bang--violating the dress code with her punk rock aesthetic and spurning the middle school's most popular girl in favor of starting a band with a group of like-minded weirdos.
"When twelve-year-old Manny Maldonado and his friends find a hobo's body near the train tracks that run through their tight-knit San Gabriel valley community, a police officer tries to pin the murder on them"--Provided by publisher.
un corrido de Lemon Grove = All equal : a ballad of Lemon Grove
Hale, Christy
"The story of the 1931 Lemon Grove incident, in which Mexican families in southern California won the first school desegregation case in United States history. Includes a corrido (ballad), and information about the people involved and events leading up to and after the court case ruling"--Provided by the publisher.
Provides a simple biography of Cesar Chavez, focusing on his efforts to help unionize migrant workers. Includes color photographs, a timeline, a glossary, and further resources.
"When Maria, Juan, and their mother go to the border between California and Mexico to visit their grandmother at Christmas, Maria must devise a way to get Juan's gift over the fence"--Provided by publisher.
Seventeen-year-old Xochi's life changed when she became governess to precocious twelve-year-old Pallas, but the duo unintentionally summons a pair of ancient creatures determined to right the wrongs of Xochi's adolescence.
A rhythmic text with repetitive phrases relates how the children watch Mama make soup and go with Papa to get tortillas before enjoying the results of her labor.
"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to [labor activist] Dolores Huerta. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.
Brothers Teodoro and Manny Avila take a road trip to address Manny's PTSD following his tour in Iraq, and to help T. change his life and win the heart of Wendy Martinez. Includes information and resources about PTSD.
