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Language
English
Description
"An instant American icon--the first Hispanic on the U.S. Supreme Court--tells the story of her life before becoming a judge in an inspiring, surprisingly personal memoir. With startling candor and intimacy, Sonia Sotomayor recounts her life from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench, a progress that is testament to her extraordinary determination and the power of believing in oneself. She writes of her precarious childhood and the refuge she...
Author
Publisher
One World
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Description
Kali Fajardo-Anstine's magnetic story collection breathes life into her Latina characters of indigenous ancestry and the land they inhabit in the American West. Against the remarkable backdrop of Denver, Colorado--a place that is as fierce as it is exquisite--these women navigate the land the way they navigate their lives: with caution, grace, and quiet force.
Author
Series
Fastback volume 320
Publisher
Phi Beta Kappa Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
[1991]
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Description
"Quiara Alegria Hudes was the sharp-eyed girl on the stairs while her family danced in her grandmother's tight South Philly kitchen, "frizzy hair cut short, bangs teased into stiff clouds, sweat glistening in the summer fog, pamper-butt babies weaving between legs." Quiara was awed by her aunts and uncles and cousins, but haunted by the secrets of the family and the unspoken stories of the barrio -- even as she tried to find her own voice in the sea...
Author
Publisher
Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
1000L
Language
English
Description
"Discover how 40 influential Latinas became the women we celebrate today. They followed their dreams--and just might encourage you to follow yours!" -- Back cover.
"A celebration of Latinas and Latin American women who followed their dreams, with portraits and short bios"--
Menéndez shares information about influential Latinas from all over Latin America and across the United States. Each two-page spread includes a full-page drawing of the woman...
Author
Series
Impact studies in language and society volume 17
Publisher
John Benjamins Pub
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
17) Sonoma rose
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
As the nation grapples with the strictures of Prohibition, Rosa Barclay lives on a Southern California rye farm with her volatile husband, John, who has lately found another source of income far outside the federal purview. Mother to eight children, Rosa mourns the loss of four who succumbed to the mysterious wasting disease that is now afflicting young Ana and Miguel. Two daughters born of another father are in perfect health. When an act of violence...
18) Post-traumatic
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A dedicated lawyer who advocates for mentally ill patients, Vivian, contending with the memories and aftereffects of her own bad childhood, makes a bold move during a family reunion that leaves her alone in new and terrifying ways, causing her to unravel.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Three Latin-American women in their late twenties, including an actress, a suburban mother, and a music manager, take Los Angeles by storm in their shared quest to find healthy relationships and success in a cutthroat city.