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Hispanic Americans

The House On Mango Street

Sandra Cisneros

A young girl living in a Hispanic neighborhood in Chicago ponders the advantages and disadvantages of her environment and evaluates her relationships with family and friends.

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Red Hot Salsa

Presents a collection of poems written in both Spanish and English on being young and Latino living up in the United States.

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Latino History and Culture

D. H. Figueredo

Presents the complete idiot's guide to understanding Latino history and culture and provides information on Latino influence on U.S.

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Romiette and Julio

Sharon M. Draper

Romiette, an African-American girl, and Julio, a Hispanic boy, discover that they attend the same high school after falling in love on the Internet, but are harrassed by a gang whose members object to

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The House On Mango Street

Sandra Cisneros

A young girl living in an Hispanic neighborhood in Chicago ponders the advantages and disadvantages of her environment and evaluates her relationships with family and friends.

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Roberto Clemente

Thomas W. Gilbert

A biography of the Hall of Fame baseball player from Puerto Rico.

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Famous People of Hispanic Heritage, V.iv

Barbara J. Marvis

Examines the lives of Hispanic-American role models through the biographies of Selena Quintanilla Perez, Robert Rodriguez, Josefina Lopez, and Alfredo Estrada.

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Famous People of Hispanic Heritage, V.vi

Barbara J. Marvis

Examines the lives of Hispanic-American role models through the biographies of Pedro Jose Greer, Jr., Nancy Lopez, Rafael Palmiero, and Hilda Perera.

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Famous People of Hispanic Heritage V.iii

Barbara J. Marvis

Examines the lives of Hispanic-American role models through the biographies of Giselle Fernandez, Jon Secada, Desi Arnaz, and Joan Baez.

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Famous People of Hispanic Heritage, V.v

Barbara J. Marvis

Examines the lives of Hispanic-American role models through the biographies of Gloria Estefan, Fernando Cuza, Rosie Perez, and Cheech Marin.

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