Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
2023 Caudill Award Nominees
2023 March Book Madness at Blackhawk
Great Reads: 4th thru 6th grade
More Lists...
2023 March Book Madness at Blackhawk
Great Reads: 4th thru 6th grade
More Lists...
Description
""We need books to break open our hearts, so that we might feel more deeply, so that we might be more human in these unkind times. This is a book doing work of the spirit in a time of darkness." --Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street Efrén Nava's Amá is his Superwoman--or Soperwoman, named after the delicious Mexican sopes his mother often prepares. Both Amá and Apá work hard all day to provide for the family, making sure Efrén...
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Description
"Two teens--Daniel, the son of Korean shopkeepers, and Natasha, whose family is here illegally from Jamaica--cross paths in New York City on an eventful day in their lives--Daniel is on his way to an interview with a Yale alum, Natasha is meeting with a lawyer to try and prevent her family's deportation to Jamaica--and fall in love"--
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Hispanic & Latino Authors: Chapter Books and Graphic Novels (SCPL-YS)
OBD Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) - Youth
OBD Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) - Youth
Description
Thirteen-year-old Güero stands by and supports his first girlfriend, Joanna, after the sudden deportation of her father.
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
OBD Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) - Youth
OBD YA Historical Fiction - YOUTH
Unidos: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage (teens)
OBD YA Historical Fiction - YOUTH
Unidos: Celebrate Hispanic Heritage (teens)
Description
When resentment surges during the Great Depression in a Texas border town, Estrella, fifteen, organizes a protest against the treatment of tejanos and soon finds herself with her mother and baby brother in Mexico.
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month (teens)
OBD YA Romance - YOUTH
T - Valentine's Day - Fiction
OBD YA Romance - YOUTH
T - Valentine's Day - Fiction
Description
Jasmine de los Santos has studied hard, made her Filipino immigrant parents proud and is ready to reap the rewards in the form of a full college scholarship to the school of her dreams. Then her parents reveal the truth: their visas expired years ago. Her entire family is illegal. That means no scholarships, maybe no college at all and the very real threat of deportation. Royce Blakely is funny, caring and spontaneous-- and the son of a congressman...
6) Indivisible
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
New York City high school student Mateo dreams of becoming a Broadway star, but his life is transformed after his parents are deported to Mexico.
Author
Language
Español
Description
When a father is taken away from his family and faces deportation, his family is left to grieve and wonder what comes next. Maricela, Manuel, and their mother face the many challenges and changes created by their father's absence. A new home, missed soccer games and birthday parties, and emptiness are now day-to-day norms. But Maricela learns that her love for her father is sustained even though he is no longer part of her daily life.
Cuando un padre...
Author
Language
Español
Appears on list
Description
Thirteen-year-old Güero stands by and supports his first girlfriend, Joanna, after the sudden deportation of her father.
"You can be my boyfriend." It only takes five words to change Güero's life at the end of seventh grade. The summer becomes extra busy as he learns to balance new band practice with his old crew, Los Bobbys, and being Joanna Padilla's boyfriend. They call her "fregona" because she's tough, always sticking up for her family and...
Author
Language
English
Description
José y su papá viajan de San Diego a Tijuana a visitar a su mamá que ha sido deportada por no tener papeles de inmigración.
When his mother is sent back to Mexico for not having the proper immigration papers, José and his father travel from San Diego, California, to visit her in Tijuana.
10) Efrén dividido
Author
Language
Español
Description
"La Madre de Efrén Nava es su Superwoman, a Soperwoman, llamada asi por los deliciosos sopes mexicanos que suele preparar. Su amá y su apá trabajan duro todo el día para mantener a la familia, asegurándose de que Efrén y sus hermanos menores, Max y Mía, se sientan seguros y queridos. Pero Efrén se preocupa por sus padres. Aunque nació en Estados Unidos, sus padres son indocumentados. Su peor pesadilla se vuelve realidad cuando su amá no...
11) Efren dividido
Author
Language
Español
Description
"We need books to break open our hearts, so that we might feel more deeply, so that we might be more human in these unkind times. This is a book doing work of the spirit in a time of darkness." --Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street Efren Navas Ama is his Superwoman--or Soperwoman, named after the delicious Mexican sopes his mother often prepares. Both Ama and Apa work hard all day to provide for the family, making sure Efren and his...
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Suggest a purchase. Submit Request