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c2009., Pre-adolescent, Enslow Elementary Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Authors kids loveSummary Note: A biography of author Alma Flor Ada, describing her life, how she became an author, her books, and includes her advice for young writers.
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c2005, Lerner Publications Co. Call No: 973 .04687291 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents Series Title: In AmericaSummary Note: Explores the history of Cuban Americans since they left their homeland searching for political and economic freedom in the United States.
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2015., Atheneum Books for Young Readers Call No: HI-INT B ENG Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Margarita is a girl from two worlds. Her heart lies in Cuba, her mother's tropical island country. But most of the time she lives in Los Angeles, lonely in the noisy city and dreaming of the summers when she can take a plane through the enchanted air to her beloved island. Then a revolution breaks out in Cuba. Margarita fears for her faraway family. When the hostility between Cuba and the United States erupts into the Bay of Pigs invasion, Margarita's worlds collide in the worst way possible. How can the two countries she loves hate each other so much? And will she ever get to visit her beautiful island again?.
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-- Spies, superbombs, and the ultimate Cold War showdown2021., Pre-adolescent, Roaring Brook Press Call No: HI-INT 972.91 SHE Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "As World War II comes to a close, the United States and the Soviet Union emerge as the two greatest world powers on extreme opposites of the political spectrum. After the United States showed its hand with the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, the Soviets refuse to be left behind. With communism sweeping the globe, the two nations begin a neck-and-neck competition to build even more destructive bombs and conquer the Space Race. In their battle for dominance, spy planes fly above, armed submarines swim deep below, and undercover agents meet in the dead of night. The Cold War game grows more precarious as weapons are pointed towards each other, with fingers literally on the trigger. The decades-long showdown culminates in the Cuban Missile Crisis, the world's close call with the third--and final--world war"--Provided by the publisher.
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-- Spies, superbombs, and the ultimate Cold War showdown2021., Pre-adolescent, Roaring Brook Press Call No: 972.91 SHEINKIN SHE Edition: First edition. Availability:3 of 3 At Location(s) Summary Note: As World War II comes to a close, the United States and the Soviet Union emerge as the two greatest world powers. The two nations begin a neck-and-neck competition to build even more destructive bombs and conquer the Space Race. The Cold War game grows more precarious util the decades-long showdown culminates in the Cuban Missile Crisis, the world's close call with the third-and final-world war.
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1996, Juvenile, Raintree Steck-Vaughn Call No: 921 Est Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Contemporary Hispanic AmericansSummary Note: Examines the life of the Cuban-born pop star who sings, dances, composes, and records with the Miami Sound Machine.
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2015., Atheneum Books for Young Readers Call No: B ADA Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: These true tales are filled with family love and traditions, secrets and deep friendships. Told through the eyes of a child, they bring a whole world to life for the reader: the blind great-grandmother who never went to school, but whose wisdom and generosity overflowed to those around her; the hired hand Samone, whose love for music overcame all difficulties; the beloved dance teacher, who helped sustain young Alma Flor through a miserable year in school; her dear and daring uncle Medardo, who bravely flew airplanes; and more.
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2015., Atheneum Books for Young Readers Call No: B Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: These true tales are filled with family love and traditions, secrets and deep friendships. Told through the eyes of a child, they bring a whole world to life for the reader: the blind great-grandmother who never went to school, but whose wisdom and generosity overflowed to those around her; the hired hand Samone, whose love for music overcame all difficulties; the beloved dance teacher, who helped sustain young Alma Flor through a miserable year in school; her dear and daring uncle Medardo, who bravely flew airplanes; and more.
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[2015], Pre-adolescent, Atheneum Books for Young Readers Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Collects the autobiographical writings of Alma Flor Ada.
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[2022]., Primary, Holiday House Call No: 973 .004687291 Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "When Esperanza and her family arrive in the United States from Cuba, they buy a little house, una casita. It may be small, but they soon prove that there's room enough to share with a whole community"--Provided by publisher.
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[2019]., Adolescent, Atheneum Books for Young Readers Call No: HI-INT B ENG Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In this follow-up to her award-winning memoir Enchanted Air, Margarita Engle details her teenage years in Los Angeles against the turbulent backdrop of the Vietnam War. In vulnerable verse, she addresses the notions of peace, civil rights, freedom of expression, and environmental protection that are once again under threat. Despite these circumstances, young Margarita was able to find solace and empowerment through her education.
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c1994., Pre-adolescent, Atheneum Books for Young Readers Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Includes eleven stories about the relatives and friends that were part of the author's childhood in Cuba.