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International Collection of Children's and Adolescent Literature
College of Education
University of Arizona

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Tucson, AZ 85721
Phone: (520) 621-9340
email: wow@email.arizona.edu
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He Forgot To Say Goodbye

Published: 2008, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Tags: emotions and feelings, Family and social issues, Friendship, growing up, Marriage and divorce
Categories: Intermediate (ages 9-14)Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in USIntermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in US, Realistic FictionIntermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in US, Realistic Fiction, SouthwestIntermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in US, Realistic Fiction, Southwest, United States

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Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood

Published: 2004, Cinco Puntos Press
Tags: challenges, Poverty, Racism, School, violence
Categories: Historical FictionHistorical Fiction, Latinx in USHistorical Fiction, Latinx in US, United StatesHistorical Fiction, Latinx in US, United States, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Case Of The Pen Gone Missing: A Mickey Rangel Mystery / El Caso De La Pluma Perdida: Coleccion Mickey Rangel, Detective Privado

Published: 2009, Pinata Books
Tags: English-Spanish, Friendship, Mystery and detective, School
Categories: Intermediate (ages 9-14)Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic FictionIntermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction, SouthwestIntermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction, Southwest, United States

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Honey Blonde Chica

Published: 2006, Simon Pulse
Tags: Friendship, girls and women, Identity, Mexican Americans
Categories: Realistic FictionRealistic Fiction, United StatesRealistic Fiction, United States, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Latino Voices (Writers Of America)

Published: 1994, Millbrook Press
Tags: Family, Hispanic Americans, home, immigration
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Latinx in USBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Latinx in US, United StatesBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Latinx in US, United States, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Lasso the Moon

Published: 1995, Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Tags: Family, immigration and emigration
Categories: El SalvadorEl Salvador, Intermediate (ages 9-14)El Salvador, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic FictionEl Salvador, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction, RomanceEl Salvador, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Realistic Fiction, Romance, United States

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A Crazy Mixed-Up Spanglish Day

Published: 2003, Scholastic
Tags: bullying, California, Determination, Family, Friendship, Patience, School, Spanish, Teachers
Categories: BilingualBilingual, Latinx in USBilingual, Latinx in US, Primary (ages 6-9)Bilingual, Latinx in US, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic FictionBilingual, Latinx in US, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction, United States

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The Uncertain Journey (Stories Of Illegal Aliens In El North)

Published: 1992, Atheneum
Tags: Difficult decisions, Emmigrants and immigrants, journeys
Categories: Intermediate (ages 9-14)Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in USIntermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in US, NonfictionIntermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in US, Nonfiction, United States

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Language And Literacy: The Selected Writings Of Kenneth S. Goodman; Edited And Introduced By Frederick V. Gollasch

Published: 1982, Routledge & Kegan Paul Books Ltd
Tags: education, Literacy, Reading
Categories: All AgesAll Ages, AustraliaAll Ages, Australia, Nonfiction

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Seeds of Struggle, Songs of Hope

Published: 1997, El Centro de la Raza
Tags: Dreams, Hope, Identity, injustice, Love, struggles
Categories: Latinx in USLatinx in US, PoetryLatinx in US, Poetry, United StatesLatinx in US, Poetry, United States, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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