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Voices in First Person
A collection of brief fictional pieces about the experiences of Latinos in the United States, by such writers as Sandra Cisneros, Gary Soto, Oscar Hijuelos, and others.
84 p. 2008
Teen Fiction Book
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Allende, Isabel
The Infinite Plan
It is the story of Gregory Reeves and his hard journey from L.A.'s Hispanic barrio to the killing fields of Vietnam to the frenetic world of a San Francisco lawyer. Along the way, he loses himself in an illusory and wrongheaded quest, and only by circling back to his roots can he find what he is missing and what he wants more than anything in life.
382 p. 2010
Adult Fiction Book
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Fontes, Justine
Benito Runs
Benito's father, Xavier, returns from Iraq after more than a year suffering from PTSD--post-traumatic stress disorder--and yells constantly. He causes such a scene at a school function that Benny is embarrased to go back to Southside High. Benny can't handle seeing his dad so crazy, so he decides to run away. Will Benny find a new life, or will he learn how to deal with his dad--through good times and bad?
104 p. 2011
Teen Fiction Book
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Hernandez, David
Suckerpunch
Shy, seventeen-year-old Marcus and his sixteen-year-old brother, Enrique, accompanied by two friends, drive from their home in southern California to Monterey to confront the abusive father who walked out a year earlier, and who now wants to return home.
217 p. 2008
Teen Fiction Book
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Hijuelos, Oscar.
Dark Dude
In the 1960s, Rico Fuentes, a pale-skinned Cuban American teenager, abandons drug-infested New York City for the picket fence and apple pie world of Wisconsin, only to discover that he still feels like an outsider and that violent and judgmental people can be found even in the wholesome Midwest.
439 p. 2009
Teen Fiction Book
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Martinez Wood, Jamie
Rogelia's House of Magic
Marina and Fern, eager to learn magic just for fun, convince Xochitl to ask her grandmother, a curandera, to teach them, and as her apprentices the three learn about casting spells, healing, and life.
300 p. 2008
Teen Fiction Book MARTINEZ
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Metcalf, Dawn
Luminous
Sixteen-year-old Consuela suddenly and inexplicably finds herself in the parallel universe of the Flow, where she and other teens with extraordinary abilities safeguard a world where they no longer belong.
367 p. 2011
Teen Fiction Book
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Quintero, Sofia
Efrain's Secret
Ambitious high school senior and honor student Efrain Rodriguez makes some questionable choices in pursuit of his dream to escape the South Bronx and attend an Ivy League college.
265 p. 2010
Teen Fiction Book
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Restrepo, Bettina
Illegal
Nora, a fifteen-year-old Mexican girl, faces the challenges of being an illegal immigrant in Texas when she and her mother cross the border in search of Nora's father.
251 p. 2011
Teen Fiction Book
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Roethke, Leigh
Latino Minnesota
Migrants, immigrants, and their U.S.-born children have added to the economic, cultural, and social fabric of Minnesota for nearly a century. Today, Latino Minnesota includes a variety of people from many nations contributing in every sector of society.
128 p. 2007
Adult Nonfiction Book
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Sanchez, Alex
Bait
Diego keeps getting into trouble because of his explosive temper until he finally finds a probation officer who helps him get to the root of his anger so that he can stop running from his past.
239 p. 2009
Teen Fiction Book
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Sarkar, Dona
How to Salsa in a Sari
Archrivals Cat and Issa are forced to learn to live with each other--and respect each other's heritage--when Issa's Indian mother decides to marry Cat's Latino father.
250 p. 2008
Teen Fiction Book
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Schraff, Anne E.
The Lost
"What is Paul Morales hiding? Pretty and popular Carmen Ibarra is excited when Paul asks her on a date. But she has to convince her family that Paul is respectable, a difficult task considering his gangbanger friends. Will bad-boy Paul break Carmen's heart or is he the real deal?"--P. [4] of cover.
198 p. 2011
Teen Fiction Book
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Wright, Bil
Putting Makeup On the Fat Boy
Sixteen-year-old Carlos Duarte is on the verge of realizing his dream of becoming a famous make-up artist, but first he must face his jealous boss at a Macy's cosmetics counter, his sister's abusive boyfriend, and his crush on a punk-rocker classmate.
219 p. 2011
Teen Fiction Book
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