puerto ricans

A Puerto Rican boy in New York makes his first trip to Puerto Rico where he learns about yagua days.

The day before Christmas, everyone in Jose's neighborhood seems grumpy, including his mother who is homesick for Puerto Rico, but when he and his parents return from the pizzeria where they borrowed an oven to cook their roast, the heavenly aroma reminds those they pass of all they have to celebrate.

Provides an introduction to the land, history, and culture of Puerto Rico, discusses the experiences of the Puerto Rican people in the U.S., features lessons in how to say a few words and count from one to ten in Spanish, and looks at traditional stories, songs, and customs.

When the murals painted on the walls of her Brooklyn neighborhood start to change and fade in front of her, Sierra Santiago realizes that something strange is going on--then she discovers her Puerto Rican family are shadowshapers and finds herself in a battle with an evil anthropologist for the lives of her family and friends.

Memoirs of the author's childhood and youth in Puerto Rico and New York City.

A biography of major league baseball player Roberto Clemente, discussing his childhood, family, athletic abilities, and more.

When the murals painted on the walls of her Brooklyn neighborhood start to change and fade in front of her, Sierra Santiago realizes that something strange is going on--then she discovers her Puerto Rican family are shadowshapers and finds herself in a battle with an evil anthropologist for the lives of her family and friends.

Explores the historical, political, economic, and military events surrounding Puerto Rico’s transition from a colony to a commonwealth.

When the murals painted on the walls of her Brooklyn neighborhood start to change and fade in front of her, Sierra Santiago realizes that something strange is going on--then she discovers her Puerto Rican family are shadowshapers and finds herself in a battle with an evil anthropologist for the lives of her family and friends.