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c2023., Pre-adolescent, Lightbox Learning Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: History makers: past and present.Summary Note: In 2018, at the age of 29, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez became the younges woman ever selected to Congress. Alexandria has faced many obstacles as a ppolitidcian. She is young, belongs to a visible minority, and comes from a working-class background. Find out more about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in this title.
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Primary Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: America Ferrera is a star on and off the screen. From winning an Emmy at only 22 years of age for a groundbreaking role as Latina fashionista and beauty-on-the-inside Betty, to flying through the skies atop the dragon in How to Train Your Dragon, you might think being a successful actor would be enough for America. But that's just the tip of the iceberg for this powerful woman. Her work offscreen to stand up for the rights of women, immigrants, and children is just as spectacular. And this star still has a lot of life to live. Learn all about America's spectacular journey as an actor, activist, and more.
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2002., Greenwood Press Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents profiles of seventy-five artists from the U.S., the Caribbean, and Central and South America, many with artist photos, describing their lives and works and providing bibliographies and museum lists.
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2002., Greenwood Press Call No: Ref 920 Art Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents profiles of seventy-five artists from the U.S., the Caribbean, and Central and South America, many with artist photos, describing their lives and works and providing bibliographies and museum lists.
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[2018]., Juvenile, Lerner Publications Call No: HI-INT B OCH Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This inspiring, STEM-focused biography describes the life and influential work of Ellen Ochoa, the first female Hispanic astronaut to go to space. --
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2015., Juvenile, Scholastic Press Call No: 921 MANZANO Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A coming-of-age memoir by the Emmy award-winning actress and writer offers a look into the daily lives of a loving, but troubled, Latino family and a girl kept afloat amid the turbulence of her life and times by the dream of becoming an actress.
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2015., Scholastic Press Call No: MEMOIR Edition: 1st ed., September Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Set in the 1950s in the Bronx, this is the story of a girl with a dream. Emmy award-winning actress and writer Sonia Manzano plunges us into the daily lives of a Latino family that is loving--and troubled"--Jacket flap.
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[2018]., Juvenile, Delacorte Press Call No: JNF007050 Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In this adaptation for middle graders based on her bestselling adult memoir, My Beloved World, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor's extraordinary life inspires. Her achievement serves as a true testament to the fact that no matter the obstacles, dreams can come true. Includes an 8-page photo insert. Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States, was a young girl when she dared to dream big. Her dream? To become a lawyer and a judge. As Justice Sotomayor explains, "When I was a child my family was poor and we knew no lawyers or judges and none lived in our neighborhood. I knew nothing about the Supreme Court and how much its work in reinterpreting the Constitution and the laws of the United States affected peoples' lives. You cannot dream of becoming something you don't even know about. That has been the most important lesson of my life. You have to learn to dream big dreams." Sonia did not let the hardships of her background--which included growing up in the rough housing projects of New York City's South Bronx, dealing with juvenile diabetes, coping with parents who argued and fought personal demons, and worrying about money--stand in her way. Always, she believed in herself. Her determination, along with guidance from generous mentors and the unwavering love of her extended Puerto Rican family, propelled her ever forward"--
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-- Bravo!: poemas sobre hispanos extraordinarios[2017], Pre-adolescent, Henry Holt and Company Call No: 811 .608 Edition: First edition---201 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Bold, graphic portraits and beautiful poems present famous and lesser-known Latinos from varied backgrounds who have faced life's challenges in creative ways.
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-- Bravo!: poemas sobre hispanos extraordinarios[2017], Pre-adolescent, Henry Holt and Company Call No: 811 .608 Edition: First edition---201 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Bold, graphic portraits and beautiful poems present famous and lesser-known Latinos from varied backgrounds who have faced life's challenges in creative ways.
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2006., Chelsea House Publishers Call No: 921 SANTANA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents Series Title: The great Hispanic heritageSummary Note: A biography of guitarist Carlos Santana, discussing his childhood, his early interest in the guitar, his success with the Santana Blues Band in the 1960s, and his award winning comeback in the 1990s.
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c2006., Juvenile, Bearport Publishing Co. Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Defining moments
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c2006., Bearport Pub. Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Defining momentsSummary Note: Presents a short biography of Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in space, and chronicles her life, education, dreams of becoming an astronaut, and training as part of the "Discovery" team.
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c2004., Primary, Children's Press Call No: Biography OCHOA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Rookie biographiesSummary Note: Presents a biographical profile of Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman astronaut, discussing the schooling and training she needed in order to fulfill her dream of being part of the space program.
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1991, Juvenile, Childrens Press Call No: REF 973 Sin Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Profiles the lives of Hispanics who helped shape the history of the United States.
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2007., Pre-adolescent, Children's Press Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents eighty biographical sketches of notable Hispanic Americans from the sixteenth century through the present.
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By Alter, Judy2001., compass Point Books Call No: 978 ALT Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin
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c2001., Compass Point Books Call No: 920 ALT Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: We the peopleSummary Note: Important events and people shaped the United States including the women. Through this interesting text and historically photos and drawing, see what the women of the Old West did.
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2007., Harper Call No: Sports Fic Cuadros Edition: 1st Harper pbk. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)
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-- Roberto Clemente[2013], Juvenile, SCHOLASTIC, INC. Call No: B CLE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents a faux first-person biography of Roberto Clemente, the first Latin American to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.