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Author
Series
Max's lucha libre adventures volume 1
Publisher
Cinco Puntos Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
A young fan of lucha libre Mexican wrestling makes a connection to his battling hero, the Angel de la Guarda (the Guardian Angel).
Author
Publisher
Piñata Books
Pub. Date
1996
Language
Español
Description
Escrita en el espanol original, es la novela clasica escrita por Tomas Rivera. Se trata de una familia Mexicano-Americana como trabajadores imigrantes durante los 1950's vista por los ojos de un nino. Explotado por campesinos, propietarios y aun companeros mexicano-americanos el nino tiene que esforzarse por el mismo al encontratse con la cara de la explotacion la muerte y las enfermedades. (A Mexican-American family's life as migrant workers during...
Author
Publisher
Piñata Books
Pub. Date
1996
Language
Español
Description
Considered by many to be the seminal book in the Chicano search for identity, Rivera sets the novel in 1952, as twelve-year-old Marcos watches his family struggle with prejudice and injustice as they move from Texas to Minnesota following the crops.
12) The Kentuckian
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Follows Kentuckian Big Eli Wakefield as he and his son travel to Texas in 1820 to start a new life. Includes original theatrical trailer.
Author
Publisher
Tu Books, una imprenta de Lee & Low Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Español
Description
In an adventure reminiscent of Homer's Odyssey, fifteen-year-old Odilia and her four younger sisters embark on a journey to return a dead man to his family in Mexico, aided by La Llorona, but impeded by a witch, a warlock, chupacabras, and more.
16) Machete
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Set up, double-crossed and left for dead, Machete is an ass-kicking ex-Federale who lays waste to anything that gets in his path. As he takes on hitmen, vigilantes and a ruthless drug cartel, bullets fly, blades clash and the body count rises. Any way you slice it, vengeance has a new name; Machete.
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
In the summer of 1973, four teenagers - Erin, Morgan, Kemper, and Andy - are driving through Texas on a road trip when they pick up a hitchhiker who is on her way to Mexico to score some dope. But when they pass through a small town, they see a bloody and distraught girl wandering by the roadside. After stopping to help her, they realize she's been involved in something horribly traumatic. As they piece together the story, the 5 teens are drawn into...
19) Estrella de mar
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
Selected as an Honor Book by the Printz Award! Ellie is tired of being shamed about her weight and decides to change that in this moving novel in verse, the first by Lisa Flipps. Ever since Ellie wore a whale bathing suit and caused quite a stir at her 5th birthday party, she's been bullied about her weight. To cope, she tries to live by the Fat Girl Rules, such as "don't make waves", "avoid eating in public", and "don't move so fast that her body...