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Author: William Kowalski
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Published: 2010-04
Total Pages: 129
ISBN-13: 155469244X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAfter his brother was killed in a gang fight, Rosario Gomez tries to give up the street life and finds it more difficult than he originally imagines.
Author: William Kowalski
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Published: 2010-04-01
Total Pages: 129
ISBN-13: 155469440X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRosario Gomez gave up gang life after his brother was killed in a street fight. Now all he wants to do is finish night school, be a good father and work hard enough at his job at the supermarket to get promoted. But when an old friend shows up to ask him why he left the gang, Rosario realizes he was fooling himself if he thought his violent past would just go away. When his pregnant girlfriend is hit in a drive-by shooting, Rosario has to make some hard choices. Revenge means a return to his old ways, something he swore he would never do. But unless he takes action, his enemies will not rest until they've settled the score against him.
Author: Domingo Martinez
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2012-07-03
Total Pages: 459
ISBN-13: 0762786825
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST A lyrical and authentic book that recounts the story of a border-town family in Brownsville, Texas in the 1980's, as each member of the family desperately tries to assimilate and escape life on the border to become "real" Americans, even at the expense of their shared family history. This is really un-mined territory in the memoir genre that gives in-depth insight into a previously unexplored corner of America.
Author: Julie Otsuka
Publisher: Anchor
Published: 2011-08-23
Total Pages: 145
ISBN-13: 0307700461
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNATIONAL BESTSELLER • PEN/FAULKER AWARD WINNER • The acclaimed author of The Swimmers and When the Emperor Was Divine tells the story of a group of young women brought from Japan to San Francisco as “picture brides” a century ago in this "understated masterpiece ... that unfolds with great emotional power" (San Francisco Chronicle). In eight unforgettable sections, The Buddha in the Attic traces the extraordinary lives of these women, from their arduous journeys by boat, to their arrival in San Francisco and their tremulous first nights as new wives; from their experiences raising children who would later reject their culture and language, to the deracinating arrival of war. Julie Otsuka has written a spellbinding novel about identity and loyalty, and what it means to be an American in uncertain times.
Author: Luis J. Rodriguez
Publisher: Children's Book Press
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 9780892392032
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReluctantly a young boy becomes more and more involved in the activities of a local gang, until a tragic event involving his cousin forces him to make a choice about the course of his life.
Author: William Kowalski
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Published: 2010
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis Teaching Guide provides age-appropriate discussion questions and lessons about literary devices, relevant vocabulary, grammar points and more.
Author: Robert Vargas
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 279
ISBN-13: 0190245913
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThrough an ethnographic case study of Chicago's Little Village, Wounded City demonstrates how competition for political power and state resources undermined efforts to reduce gang violence. Robert Vargas argues that the state, through different patterns of governance, can contribute to distrust and division among community members.
Author: William Kowalski
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13: 1459803272
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAngelique's work at a homeless shelter takes a strange turn when she encounters seven-year-old Jamal and his fantastic stories about a mysterious character named Jacky Wacky who looks out for vulnerable children.
Author: Lucía M. González
Publisher: Children's Book Press
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9780892392223
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDuring the early years of the Great Depression, New York City's first Puerto Rican library, Pura Belpre, introduces the public library to immigrants living in El Barrio and hosts the neighborhood's first Three Kings' Day fiesta.
Author: William Kowalski
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Published: 2010-10-01
Total Pages: 127
ISBN-13: 1554695570
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWalter Davis is young, handsome, intelligent, dynamic, personable and homeless. The product of a bi-racial marriage but abandoned by his father as a young child, he prides himself on three things: his drive to succeed, his fine clothes and never having been late for anything in his life. Walter is also homeless. The medical expenses that came with his mother's brief and unsuccessful battle against cancer have left him destitute. Still, ever the optimist, Walter believes that if he lives in his car for a few months, he will have the time he needs to find a good job in the business world and turn his life around. His situation gets more complicated when he finds himself attracted to a girl he meets at the mailing center where he keeps a post box. But trying to impress a girl when you have no fixed address proves difficult, and when he's caught in a lie, she shuns his company. Walter's struggles grow when his car is impounded and he can't afford to pay the fine. Only resilience, ingenuity and his drive to succeed can bring Walter back from the brink of despair.
