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The Christmas Gift

Published: 2000, Houghton Mifflin
Tags: Christmas, Family, holidays, homelessness, Poverty, Spanish
Categories: AmericasAmericas, BilingualAmericas, Bilingual, Folklore and Fairy TalesAmericas, Bilingual, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Americas, Bilingual, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in USAmericas, Bilingual, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in US, North AmericaAmericas, Bilingual, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in US, North America, United States

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Breaking Through

Published: 2001, Houghton Mifflin
Tags: Immigrants, memoir, Mexican Americans, Migrant laborers, Poverty
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in USBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in US, United States

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La Mariposa

Published: 1998, Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Tags: Butterflies, Community, immigration and emigration, moving, Spanish
Categories: AmericasAmericas, BilingualAmericas, Bilingual, Early Years (ages 2-6)Americas, Bilingual, Early Years (ages 2-6), Latinx in USAmericas, Bilingual, Early Years (ages 2-6), Latinx in US, North AmericaAmericas, Bilingual, Early Years (ages 2-6), Latinx in US, North America, Picture BookAmericas, Bilingual, Early Years (ages 2-6), Latinx in US, North America, Picture Book, United States

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The Circuit

Published: 1999, Houghton Mifflin
Tags: border crossing, emigrants-immigrants, Hope, illegal immigrant, Journey, Survival
Categories: Intermediate (ages 9-14)Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in USIntermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in US, MexicoIntermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in US, Mexico, United StatesIntermediate (ages 9-14), Latinx in US, Mexico, United States, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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Reaching Out

Published: 2008, Houghton Mifflin
Tags: challenges, cultural heritage, education, Family, memoir, Mexican-American, Migrant laborers, Overcoming obstacles, Poverty
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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