Mexican Americans
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The Circuit Graphic Novel
$24.99 Add to cart“Poignantly told from a young boy’s perspective, the popular and award-winning memoir centered on a Mexican family working California’s fields is now a powerful graphic novel that will appeal to reade… [more below]
- Series: Circuit
- Author: Jiménez, Francisco
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: March 26 2024
- ISBN10: 0358348218
- Language: English
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On the Hook
$17.99 Add to cart“You know I’m coming. You’re dead already.”
Hector has always minded his own business, working hard to make his way to a better life someday. He’s the chess team champion, helps the family with his job
- Author: Stork, Francisco X.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: May 18 2021
- ISBN10: 1338692151
- Language: English
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How to Date a Flying Mexican: New and Collected Stories
$22.00 Read moreHow to Date a Flying Mexican is a collection of stories derived from Chicano and Mexican culture but ranging through fascinating literary worlds of magical realism, fairy tales, fables, and dystopian … [more below]
- Series: New Oeste
- Author: Olivas, Daniel A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: February 22 2022
- ISBN10: 1647790360
- Language: English
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Taking Hold: From Migrant Childhood to Columbia University
$9.99 Add to cart“Simply written but full of beautiful details, this book should inspire every citizen of our diverse and changing world.” —VOYA In this fourth book in his award-winning memoir series, Francisco Jimen… [more below]
- Series: Circuit #4
- Author: Jiménez, Francisco
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 17 2017
- ISBN10: 1328742091
- Language: English
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Under the Feet of Jesus
$17.00 Add to cartA moving and powerful novel about the lives of the men, women, and children who endure a second-class existence and labor under dangerous conditions as migrant workers in California’s fields.
“Viramon- Author: Viramontes, Helena Maria
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: April 01 1996
- ISBN10: 0452273870
- Language: English
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Again, Essie?
$6.99 Read more“Rafael tries to save his toys from his baby sister, Essie, by building a wall from shoeboxes, toilet paper rolls, and other household objects in this playful exploration of spatial sense and geometry… [more below]
- Series: Storytelling Math
- Author: Lacika, Jenny
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 03 2022
- ISBN10: 1623542065
- Language: English
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The House on Mango Street
$30.00 Add to cartA TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICK
NATIONAL BESTSELLER – A coming-of-age classic about a young girl growing up in Chicago – Acclaimed by critics, beloved by readers of all ages, taught in sc- Author: Cisneros, Sandra
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: April 26 1994
- ISBN10: 067943335X
- Language: English
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Icy Watermelon/Sandia Fria
$9.95 Read moreHugo, Maria, and Sarita enjoy spending time with their abuelos. And they in turn enjoy teasing their grandchildren with adivinanzas, little riddles that make the children giggle and smile even while l… [more below]
- Author: Galindo, Mary Sue
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 1
- Publish Date: February 28 2008
- ISBN10: 1558853073
- Language: Spanish
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Small Room, Big Dreams: The Journey of Julián and Joaquin Castro
$18.99 Read moreAn informative, inspirational picture book biography about twins Julián and Joaquin Castro, who rose from poverty to become leaders for positive change in America.
The story of political powerhouse t
- Author: Brown, Monica
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: May 04 2021
- ISBN10: 0062985736
- Language: English
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The Skirt
$7.99 Read moreFor fans of Gary Soto and Matt de la Pe comes a tale of a contemporary Mexican-American family with a “spunky and imaginative heroine” (Publishers Weekly).
Miata Ramirez is scared and upset. The sk- Author: Soto, Gary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: April 01 1997
- ISBN10: 0440409241
- Language: English
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Uncollected Works: Oscar Acosta
$14.95 Read moreThis milestone collection gathers unpublished stories, essays, letters, poems and a teleplay written by Acosta (1935-1974), the legendary Chicano attorney, political activist and writer, between the e… [more below]
- Author: Acosta, Oscar Zeta
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: May 01 1996
- ISBN10: 1558850996
- Language: English
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The Rainbow Tulip
$8.99 Read moreStella loves her family and her Mexican heritage, but she doesn’t always like being different from the other kids at school. Now her class is going to dance around the Maypole at the school’s May para… [more below]
- Author: Mora, Pat
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 24 2003
- ISBN10: 0142500097
- Language: English
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I Love Saturdays y Domingos
$19.99 Read moreSaturdays and Sundays are very special days for the child in this story. On Saturdays, she visits Grandma and Grandpa, who come from a European-American background, and on Sundays — los domingos — s… [more below]
- Author: Ada, Alma Flor
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2002
- ISBN10: 0689318197
- Language: English
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Con Cariño, Amalia (Love, Amalia)
$19.99 Read moreMartha, la mejor amiga de Amalia, va a mudarse muy lejos. Y Amalia se siente triste y enojada. Sin embargo, aunque la vida parece injusta, las sabias palabras cari osas de su abuelita la ayudan a sent… [more below]
- Author: Ada, Alma Flor
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: July 10 2012
- ISBN10: 1442424052
- Language: Spanish
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The Quiet Place
$19.99 Read moreWhen Isabel and her family move to the United States, Isabel misses all the things she left behind in Mexico, especially her aunt Lupita and hearing people speak Spanish. But she also experiences some
- Author: Stewart, Sarah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 44
- Publish Date: September 18 2012
- ISBN10: 0374325650
- Language: English
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The Circuit
$18.99 Add to cart“‘La frontera’…I heard it for the first time back in the late 1940s when Papa and Mama told me and Roberto, my older brother, that someday we would take a long trip north, cross la frontera, enter C
- Series: Circuit #1
- Author: Jiménez, Francisco
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 25 1999
- ISBN10: 0395979021
- Language: English
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A Day’s Work
$9.99 Read moreIn this heartwarming story about family and multigenerational relationships, a Mexican-American boy and his grandfather, who struggles to speak English and find work, reconnect through gardening.
Fra- Author: Bunting, Eve
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 14 1997
- ISBN10: 0395845181
- Language: English
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Where We Come from
$17.00 Add to cartONE OF KIRKUS REVIEWS’ BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
“A richly conceived and devastating book about the border.” —Houston Chronicle From a distance, the towns along the U.S.-Mexican border have dangerous re- Author: Cásares, Oscar
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 07 2020
- ISBN10: 0525564926
- Language: English
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Cómo Salir Con Un Mexicano Volador: Relatos Nuevos Y Escogidos
$22.00 Read moreCómo Salir con un Mexicano Volador es una colección de relatos derivados de las culturas Chicana y Mexicana, pero que abarca fascinantes mundos literarios de realismo mágico, cuentos de hadas, fáb… [more below]
- Series: New Oeste
- Author: Olivas, Daniel A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: May 22 2023
- ISBN10: 1647790808
- Language: English
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Poems to Dream Together: Poemas Para Soñar Juntos
$11.95 Read moreA bilingual collection of poetry by acclaimed Chicano poet Francisco X. Alarc?n celebrating family, community, nature, and the positive power of dreams to shape our future.
A young boy dreams that “all
- Author: Alarcón, Francisco X.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: June 01 2005
- ISBN10: 1600606571
- Language: Spanish
