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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Loosely based on a school explosion that took place in New London, Texas, in 1937, this is the story of two teenagers: Naomi, who is Mexican, and Wash, who is black, and their dealings with race, segregation, love, and the forces that destroy people.
Author
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
1997, c1992
Edition
1st Aladdin Paperbacks ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
With the help and interference of her cat Chica, Cecilia prepares a surprise gift for her great-aunt's ninetieth birthday.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"Mexican-American Stef Soto is hoping to break free from her overprotective parents and embarrassing reputation from her family's taco truck business, but she soon learns that family, friendship, and the taco truck are important and wonderful parts of herlife"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
80 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Daisy, excited to start fourth grade along with her best friend Blanca, decides to write an essay about her summer vacation that will impress her wonderful new teacher, Ms. Lilly.
Author
Series
Publisher
Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
80 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Daisy, having gotten permission for a spring dance when she became student council president, thinks that all the fourth graders should help plan the event, but with so many opinions to consider she begins to worry the dance will be a disaster.
Author
Series
Publisher
Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
80 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Min, DeShaye, and Blanca nominate Daisy for student council president, but Daisy is not sure she wants to go up against bossy Madison, who has all but declared herself the winner.
10) Manhunters
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Working faithfully for a Texas rancher despite his family's warnings, Chacho Fernandez steals his payment when his dishonest employer refuses to compensate him and is falsely accused of murdering a lawman.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
c1997
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
69 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
The second Christmas after their mother has died, Josefina and her three sisters find that participating in the traditions of Las Posadas helps keep memories of Mamá alive.
Author
Series
Publisher
Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
80 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Daisy tries to figure out the clues her teacher Ms. Lilly has given the class about the location of their field trip and wonders if drama will be caused by Abuela Lupe bringing baby Carmen when she chaperones.
Author
Series
Publisher
Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
80 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Bossy Madison has decided room 210 should hold a bake sale as their contribution to Townsend Elementary's annual fall festival, but Daisy thinks her own idea is much better--she just needs to convince everyone else.
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
39 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 16 cm.
Language
English
Description
When the entire family goes into the hills to collect piñon nuts, Josefina hopes to find the most in order to make Tía Dolores proud of her.
15) The living
Author
Series
The living volume 1
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
311 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
After an earthquake destroys California and a tsunami wrecks the luxury cruise ship where he is a summer employee, high schooler Shy confronts another deadly surprise.
17) The Living
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
Newbery Award-winning author Matt de la Peña's The Living is "a rare thing: a plot-driven YA with characters worthy of a John Green novel.” [Entertainment Weekly, A-]
Shy takes the summer job to make some money. A few months on a luxury cruise liner—how bad can it be? Bikinis, free food, maybe even a girl or two . . . every cruise has a fresh crop of passengers, after all. He'll rake...
Shy takes the summer job to make some money. A few months on a luxury cruise liner—how bad can it be? Bikinis, free food, maybe even a girl or two . . . every cruise has a fresh crop of passengers, after all. He'll rake...
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
77 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1825 when Josefina trusts a trader in Santa Fe with an important deal, she makes a surprising discovery about this young American who leaves town without paying her.
19) Mud tacos
Author
Publisher
Celebra Children's Books
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
Mario and his younger sister make tacos out of mud and other things they find in their Nana's backyard.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
This book tells the story of Esperanza Cordero, a young girl growing up in the Hispanic quarter of Chicago, whose neighborhood is one of harsh realities and harsh beauty. Esperanza doesn't want to belong, not to her run-down neighborhood, and not to the low expectations the world has for her. Capturing her thoughts and emotions in poems and stories, she is able to rise above hopelessness and create a quiet space for herself in the midst of her oppressive...
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