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• Abuela, Don't Forget Me

  Ogle, Rex,

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  In this memoir-in-verse, Rex captures and celebrates the powerful presence a woman he could always count on-to give him warm hugs and ear kisses, to teach him precious words in Spanish, to bring him to the library where he could take out…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Inheritance

  a Visual Poem

  Acevedo, Elizabeth,

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  In her most famous spoken-word poem, award -winning author and poet Elizabeth Acevedo celebrates the beauty and meaning of natural Black hair, her words vibrantly illustrated by artist Andrea Pippins.

• Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed

  15 Voices From the Latinx Diaspora

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  Bestselling and award-winning authors as well as up-and-coming voices interrogate the different myths and stereotypes about the Latinx diaspora. These fifteen original pieces delve into everything from ghost stories and superheroes, to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• An African American and Latinx History of the United States

  Ortiz, Paul, 1964-

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  Scholar and activist Paul Ortiz challenges the notion of westward progress as exalted by widely taught formulations such as "manifest destiny" and "Jacksonian democracy," and shows how placing African American, Latinx, and Indigenous…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• For Brown Girls With Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts

  a Love Letter to Women of Color

  Mojica Rodríguez, Prisca Dorcas, 1985-

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  For generations, women of color have had to push against powerful forces of sexism, racism, and classism in this country, and too often, they have felt that they had to face these challenges alone. Through her writing, her activism, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dreams From Many Rivers

  a Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems

  Engle, Margarita,

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  A middle grade verse history of Latinos in the United States, told through the voices of many and varied individuals ranging from Juan Ponce de León to modern-day sixth graders.

• Photographic

  the Life of Graciela Iturbide

  Quintero, Isabel,

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  With more than two dozen photographs by Iturbide herselft, Photographic explores the questions of what it means to become an artist.

• Enchanted Air

  Two Cultures, Two Wings : a Memoir

  Engle, Margarita,

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  In this poetic memoir Engle, the first Latina woman to receive a Newbery Honor, tells of growing up as a child of two cultures during the Cold War.

• Soaring Earth

  a Companion Memoir to Enchanted Air

  Engle, Margarita,

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  Memoir in verse of Margarita Engle's teenage years in Los Angeles against the turbulent backdrop of the Vietnam War. Addresses the notions of peace, civil rights, freedom of expression, and environmental protection. A companion and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Inventing Latinos

  a New Story of American Racism

  Gómez, Laura E., 1964-

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  Part history, part guide for the future, the author, a professor of law, sociology and Chicana/Chicano studies at UCLA, presents a groundbreaking examination of how Latinos’ new collective racial identity has changed the way race functions…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bird of Paradise

  How I Became Latina

  Cepeda, Raquel

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  An award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker chronicles her personal year-long journey to discover the truth about her ancestry through DNA testing, sharing her findings as well as her insights into controversies surrounding…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Latinitas

  Celebrating 40 Big Dreamers

  Menéndez, Juliet,

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  Discover how 40 influential Latinas became the women we celebrate today. They followed their dreams--and just might encourage you to follow yours!