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[2018]., Adolescent, Tu Books, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc. Call No: Young Adult FIC MCC Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: 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 witih her mother and baby brother in Mexico.
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[2022]., Adolescent, Tu Books, an imprint of LEE & LOW BOOKS Inc. Call No: FANTASY F MCC Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: On the Texas-Mexico border, eighteen-year-old Grace's relationship with her older sister Mercy is fractured when Mercy's two-year-old son dies in an accident, bringing to the surface old family traumas and literal ghosts as the family struggles to heal.
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[2022]., Adolescent, Tu Books, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc. Call No: YOUNG ADULT FIC MCC Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: On the Texas-Mexico border, eighteen-year-old Grace's relationship with her older sister Mercy is fractured when Mercy's two-year-old son dies in an accident, bringing to the surface old family traumas and literal ghosts as the family struggles to heal.
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[2016]., Adolescent, Tu Books, an imprint of Lee & Low Books, Inc. Call No: HISTORICAL FICTION Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Eighteen-year-old Joaquin del Toro's future looks bright. With his older brother in the priesthood, he's set to inherit his family's Texas ranch. He's in love with Dulceña and she's in love with him. But it's 1915, and trouble has been brewing along the US-Mexico border. On one side, the Mexican Revolution is taking hold; on the other, Texas Rangers fight Tejano insurgents, and ordinary citizens are caught in the middle. As tensions grow, Joaquin is torn away from Dulceña, whose father's critical reporting on the Rangers in the local newspaper has driven a wedge between their families"--Dust jacket.
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2016., Adolescent, Tu Books, an imprint of Lee & Low Books, Inc. Call No: HISTORICAL F MCC Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Eighteen-year-old Joaquin del Toro's future looks bright. With his older brother in the priesthood, he's set to inherit his family's ranch. He's in love with Dulcena - and she's in love with him. But it's 1915, and trouble has been brewing along the US-Mexico border. On one side, the Mexican Revolution is taking hold; on the other, Texas Rangers fight Tejano insurgents, and ordinary citizens are caught in the middle.
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c2012., Adolescent, Tu Books Call No: FANTASY FIC MCC Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In an adventure reminiscent of Homer's Odyssey, fifteen-year-old Odilia and her four younger sisters embark on a journey to return a dead man to his family in Mexico, aided by La Llorona, but impeded by a witch, a warlock, chupacabras, and more.
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2012., Adolescent, Tu Books Call No: FIC MCCALL Edition: First edition. Genre: Adventure fiction Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: In a Mexican American retelling reminiscent of Homer's "The Odyssey," fifteen-year-old Odilia and her four younger sisters leave Texas on a journey to return a dead man to his family in Mexico. On the return trip home to their grandmother's house, they are aided by the ghost La Llorona who helps them escape a witch and her minions. The trials prepare the girls for life back home in the real world, and show them the importance of family and home.
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[2012]., Adolescent, Tu Books Call No: FANTASY F MCC Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In an adventure reminiscent of Homer's Odyssey, fifteen-year-old Odilia and her four younger sisters embark on a journey to return a dead man to his family in Mexico, aided by La Llorona, but impeded by a witch, a warlock, chupacabras, and more.
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c2011., Lee & Low Books Call No: REALISTIC F MCC Edition: 1st ed. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: Throughout her high school years, as her mother battles cancer, Lupita takes on more responsibility for her house and seven younger siblings, while finding refuge in acting and writing poetry. Includes glossary of Spanish terms.
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[2011]., Adolescent, Lee & Low Books Call No: Young adult FIC MCCALL Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Throughout her high school years, as her mother battles cancer, Lupita takes on more responsibility for her house and seven younger siblings, while finding refuge in acting and writing poetry. Includes glossary of Spanish terms.
