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OBD Latinx & Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) - Youth
September - Celebrate National Hispanic-Heritage Month - YOUTH
September - Celebrate National Hispanic-Heritage Month - YOUTH
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After the death of her mother and father, Adelita is badly mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters until she finds her own true love at a grand fiesta.
2) The Aztecs
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Projects based on various features of Aztec culture recreate some of their arts and crafts, including woven textiles, mosaic masks, jewelry, featherwork, and wheeled toys.
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2023 ALA Children's Award Winners and Nominees
2024 Read for a Lifetime
2025 Caudill Nominees
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2024 Read for a Lifetime
2025 Caudill Nominees
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"A groundbreaking and timely graphic memoir from one of the most iconic figures in American sports-and a tribute to his fight for civil rights. On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold medal winner in the 200-meter sprint, and John Carlos, the bronze medal winner, stood on the podium in black socks and raised their black-gloved fists to protest racial injustice inflicted upon African Americans....
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"With a great reporter's narrative skill and the storytelling ability of a novelist, acclaimed journalist Sam Quinones weaves together two tales of capitalism catastrophically run amok. The unfettered prescribing of pain medications during the 1990s reached its peak in Purdue Pharma's campaign to market OxyContin, its new, expensive--extremely addictive--miracle painkiller. Meanwhile, a massive influx of black tar heroin--cheap, potent, and originating...
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"In this memoir, Christine Suggs explores a trip they took to Mexico to visit family, as Christine embraces and rebels against their heritage and finds a sense of belonging"--
"Sixteen-year-old Christine takes their first solo trip to Mexico to spend a few weeks with their grandparents and tía. At first, Christine struggles to connect with family they don't yet share a language with. Seeing the places their mom grew up--the school she went to, the...
6) Mexico
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"The culture of Mexico is colorful and complex, and readers are given a comprehensive look at its most unique elements in this guide to life in America's neighbor to the south. Chapters focused on geography, history, politics, and the economy supplement social studies curriculum topics, and others focused on leisure, arts, and food add plenty of fun along the way. Fact boxes and full-color photographs enhance this exciting reading experience, and...
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"Welcome to the Family! It's just like yours: father, mother, sister, brother, abuelita, gato. Well, but, there's something just a little bit different about this family. Maybe it's those clothes they wear... just a little bit fashion backward. And the colors! So vibrant and... lively. Maybe that's what it is. They are just so full of life. Familia--life from a Day of the Dead perspective!"--
8) Mexico
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"Warm. Colorful. Lively. Welcome to Mexico! Look inside to learn about the land, cities, food, holidays, and wildlife of this incredible country."--Page [4] of cover.
9) Mexico
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"An overview of the history, geography, government, economy, language, people, and culture of Mexico. Includes numerous color photos, a detailed map, useful facts, and detailed resource section"
13) The Tarahumara
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Examines the history, changing fortunes, and current situation of the Tarahumara Indians. Includes a picture essay on their crafts.
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The stories in Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky trace the history of the world from its beginnings in the dreams of the dual god, Ometeotl, to the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors in Mexico and the fall of the great city Tenochtitlan. In the course of that history we learn about the Creator Twins--Feathered Serpent and Dark Heart of Sky--and how they built the world on a leviathan's back; of the shape-shifting nahualli; and the aluxes, elfish...
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Mi papá era muy extraño: en lugar de ir a una oficina como los papás de mis amigos, su trabajo consistía en ir a las fiestas a bailar con monstruos. Al principio yo me asustaba muchísimo, pero con el tiempo fui descubriendo que los monstruos pueden ser mis amigos.
My dad was a strange man: instead of going to the office like all my friends' fathers, his job was to go to parties and dance with monsters. At first this idea scared me, but then...
17) Navidad de papel
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Mexican cut paper projects for Christmas season. With color and easy to follow instructions.
19) Mexico
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Discusses the history, geography, climate, government, culture, people, and modern aspects of Mexico.
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