La Frontera
Title | La Frontera PDF eBook |
Author | Aldreda Alva Deborah |
Publisher | Barefoot Books |
Pages | 52 |
Release | 2019-02-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1782856234 |
Join a young boy and his father on a daring journey from Mexico to Texas to find a new life. They’ll need all the resilience and courage they can muster to safely cross the border − la frontera − and to make a home for themselves in a new land.
Mi Propio Cuartito
Title | Mi Propio Cuartito PDF eBook |
Author | Amada Irma Pérez |
Publisher | Children's Book Press |
Pages | 44 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780892391646 |
With the help of her family, a resourceful Mexican American girl realizes her dream of having a space of her own to read and to think.
Rafi and Rosi: Carnival!
Title | Rafi and Rosi: Carnival! PDF eBook |
Author | Lulu Delacre |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Pages | 74 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Brothers and sisters |
ISBN | 0060735988 |
Two Latin American tree frogs, mischievous Rafi and his younger sister Rosi, enjoy the events of Puerto Rico's Carnival season.
Prietita Y la Llorona
Title | Prietita Y la Llorona PDF eBook |
Author | Gloria Anzaldúa |
Publisher | Children's Book Press |
Pages | 46 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9780892391677 |
All her life, Prietita has heard terrifying tales of "la llorona", the legendary ghost of a woman who steals children at night. When she actually encounters the ghost, Prietita discovers a compassionate woman who helps Prietita on her journey of self-discovery. Based on a Mexican legend. Full-color illustrations.
Amigos Del Otro Lado
Title | Amigos Del Otro Lado PDF eBook |
Author | Gloria Anzaldúa |
Publisher | Children's Book Press |
Pages | 56 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9780892391301 |
Did you come from Mexico? An Mexican-American defends Joaquin, a boyy frp, Mexico who came across the border. The Border Patrol is looking for him and his mother who are hiding. His newly found friend Prietita took him to the Herb Lady to help him with red welts.
Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express
Title | Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express PDF eBook |
Author | Margaret K. Wetterer |
Publisher | Millbrook Press ™ |
Pages | 50 |
Release | 2016-01-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1512418617 |
Kate stared at the rickety wooden bridge. There were boards loose on its narrow walkway. There was no railing to hold on to. She was afraid to cross this bridge even in daylight. But she had to cross it now. She had to get to the train station in time to stop the midnight express. When a heavy storm destroyed the bridge over Honey Creek, near Kate Shelley's home in Moingona, Iowa, fifteen-year-old Kate bravely rushed out into the storm, saving the lives of two men and preventing hundreds of other lives from being lost. This is the true story of a young girl's resourcefulness and courage in the face of great danger.
Xochitl and the Flowers
Title | Xochitl and the Flowers PDF eBook |
Author | Jorge Argueta |
Publisher | Children's Book Press |
Pages | 44 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780892391813 |
Xochitl and her family, newly arrived in San Francisco from El Salvador,reate a beautiful plant nursery in place of the garbage heap behind theirpartment, and celebrate with their friends and neighbors.