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 Across
the Great River
Author: Irene
Beltran Hernández
Price: $9.95
Shipping: $2.50
Across
the Great River is the exciting story of a
young Mexican girl who takes on a leadership role after her family
accidentally becomes separated while illegally crossing the border into
the United States. The family's encounters with labor smugglers,
crime, a folk hero, and the authorities are all told in the innocent and
direct voice of Kata Campos, who must learn to cope with the harshness
of life at an early age. |
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 Alicia's
Treasure
Author: Diane
Gonzáles Bertrand
Price: $7.95
Shipping: $2.50
Even
though she hates having to tag along with her big brother and his
girlfriend, Alicia Inez Ramos has waited her whole life to take a trip
to the seashore. The sights, smells, and sensations aren't always
what she anticipated! Even so, Alicia discovers a magical,
fun-filled world... and a treasure she never expected.
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 Ankiza
Author: Gloria Velásquez
Price: $9.95
Shipping: $2.00
Ankiza is the fifth novel in Gloria Velasquez's Roosevelt High School
series, which features a group of students who must individually face
troubling personal and social worries (such as violence, racial
prejudice, and emerging sexuality) that are inescapable for many young
adults today.
Ankiza is a tall, attractive black
girl who enjoys Bob Marley albums, Oreo cookies, and watching Sesame
Street with her little sister . Hunter Bianchi is a handsome
Italian-American senior who plays on Roosevelt High's tennis team along
with her mutual friend, Maya. When the two teens begin to date
casually, they are mildly surprised by the reactions (both positive and
negative) of some of their friends: Tommy, Tyrone, Juanita, and
even Maya.
But their
friends' mixed reactions are nothing compared to the response throughout
the small social world of Roosevelt High. Ankiza and Hunter's
private life becomes a public matter after events take a sinister, even
threatening, turn. Soon almost everyone at the high
school--students, faculty, and parents alike--is drawn into a tense and
escalating situation, as adults use the issue as an excuse to play
politics and power games. |
