The sole novel of beloved Chicana author Estela Portillo Trambley, Trini is the epic story of one girl's journey across borders and into womanhood. Born in the rural region of the Tarahumara (Raramuri) people in Mexico, Trini shares her family's struggle to squeeze a living out of her beautiful but inhospitable land. But she is sustained by the rich traditions of her Mestiza heritage, the adopted traditions of the Tarahumara, and by her own intelligence and spirit. As a young woman, she crosses into the United States to pursue her dreams of independence and land ownership. Trini is a novel distinguished by the richness and beauty of its language and by its rare depiction of life in the Borderlands in the 1940s and 1950s. Most remarkable of all is its portrait of a sensitive and courageous young Chicana woman, whose quiet heroism resonates from every page. Here restored to print with a new foreword, this early novel of the Mexican American experience is bound to take its rightful place among contemporary classics of multicultural American literature.

An epic tale of a Mexican-American girl's journey into womanhood and independence on both sides of the border. The sole novel of beloved Chicana author Estela Portillo Trambley is an important rediscovery. This classic Mexican-American coming-of-age story was written in the 1980s during the rich burgeoning of Latino literature that also brought us such writers as Sandra Cisneros and Denise Chavez. The novel is the captivating story of Trini, a girl born in the rural Tarahumaran region of Mexico, who loses her mother at an early age and shares her family's struggle to squeeze a living out of her beautiful but inhospitable land. Trini is a vital novel of the Mexican-American experience, appropriate for young adults as well as adult readers.

Trini Talk - A Dictionary of Words and Proverbs of Trinidad & Tobago. This is the second edition of an indigenous collection by author Rhona S. Baptiste. It has been expanded to include new contributions to the vernacular since its first publication in 1994. The words of the late educator Esmond Ramesar however still holds: "She has drawn widely on Amerindian, French, Spanish, Hindi, African and English sources for phrases." It is a book for all Trini lovers.

The gripping story of Gracianna a French-Basque girl forced to make impossible decisions after being recruited into the French Resistance in Nazi-occupied Paris "

A single mother raised Sherri Pharaoh and her siblings. As an adult, Sherri’s lack of a father figure makes her unsure around men and willing to cater to their every need. She feels like there is no way she’ll ever settle down, but then, her brother introduces her to the man of her dreams. Terry is an undercover gangsta and a guy Sherri’s mother never would approve of, but Sherri wants him anyway. Compared to Sherri’s upbringing, Terry has led a hard knock life, living in the toughest parts of Chicago. Despite this—or maybe because of it—Sherri is drawn to this tall, dark, and handsome bad boy and falls hard. A life of crime can have dire consequences, as both Terry and Sherri find out before they can get married and start a family. Running from the past, Sherri relocates but is eventually left with no place to live and two more mouths to feed. To escape the hood, Sherri does things she never would have expected, all while waiting for the man who will cherish her heart.

List for March 7, 1844, is the list for September 10, 1842, amended in manuscript.

She's All Caught Up is a cautionary tale for young people enamored by the fast life and the older folks that love them. This memoir tells of the negative influences that swayed the early life of author Jamila T. Davis (creator of the Voices of Consequences Enrichment Series). She is currently serving a 151 month sentence for her role in a multi-million dollar bank fraud scheme. Young Jamila grew up in a loving, middle class home. Her hardworking parents, the Davises, overcame the barriers of poverty and racism faced by African Americans in the segregated South. From the back wood shacks of the rural south, the Davises migrated north, making Jamaica Queens, New York their new home. They drove themselves relentlessly. By education and endless hard work, they attained their portion of the American dream. Determined to afford their own children the opportunities they themselves never had, the Davises provided their children with a good life, hoping to guarantee their children's success.