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Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A retelling of the Caribbean folktale La cucaracha Martina where Martina, in an effort to escape her noisy tias, slips away to a warm familiar island where she can play in peace and quiet--but is she home at last?
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
While riding the subway home from the pool with his abuela one day, Julian notices three women spectacularly dressed up. Their hair billows in brilliant hues, their dresses end in fishtails, and their joy fills the train car. When Julian gets home, daydreaming of the magic he's seen, all he can think about is dressing up just like the ladies in his own fabulous mermaid costume: a butter-yellow curtain for his tail, the fronds of a potted fern for...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Bold, graphic portraits and beautiful poems present famous and lesser-known Latinos from varied backgrounds who have faced life's challenges in creative ways."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Years before the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez, an eight-year-old girl of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage, played an instrumental role in Mendez v. Westminster, the landmark desegregation case of 1946 in California"--
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