Characters and Culture
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Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez |
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the early 1960s in the Dominican Republic, twelve-year-old Anita
learns that her family is involved in the underground movement to
end the bloody rule of the dictator, General Trujillo. Fiction. 167 pages. (F ALV) |
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Finding Miracles by Julia Alvarez |
Millie
has always kept her adoption a secret from her friends, but a new
handsome refugee from her native country is making her very uncomfortable!
(F ALV) |
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The Afterlife by Gary Soto |
| A senior at East Fresno High School lives on as a ghost after his brutal murder in the restroom of a club where he had gone to dance. 161 pages. F SOT | |
"I feel the book Afterlife is something a young person would enjoy reading. The mixture of romance, death, sadness and happiness makes the book nearly perfect." - D. R.
(Written in Spanish)
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La Casa en Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros |
A
young girl living in an Hispanic neighborhood in Chicago ponders
the advantages and disadvantages of her environment and evaluates
her relationships with family and friends. Fiction 112 pages. (F CIS) |
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Cebollas Enterradas by Gary Soto |
19-year-old
Eddie wants to forget his violent past, keep his job, and stay out
of trouble, but when his cousin is murdered, his aunt urges him
to seek out and punish the person responsible. Fiction. 150 pages. (F SOT) |
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Matar un ruisenor by Harper Lee |
Eight-year-old
"Scout" Finch tells of life in a small Alabama town where
her father is a lawyer.Well-loved American classic. 446 pages. (F
LEE) |
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Hoyos by Louis Sachar |
Well-loved
story of a "delinquent" sent to do time at Camp Green
Lake, complete with poisonous lizards and the evil Warden! 238 pages.
(F SAC) |
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La joven de la perla by Tracy Chevalier |
The
fictional story of the 17th century servant girl who was the model
for Vermeer's famous painting. 309 pages. (Movie) (F CHE) |
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El niño sin nombre : la lucha de un niño por sobrevivir by Dave Pelzer |
| The tragic, yet
inspiring story of an abused boy who survived and rose above his terrible
childhood. Nonfiction. 184 pages. (B PEL Bestseller Section) |
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This was an extremely sad book and made you realize how much some children have to go through. -K.M.
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Rebeldes by S.E. Hinton |
| Rivalry
between rich and poor gangs in 1960s Oklahoma leads to the deaths
of three teenagers and intense soul-searching for one of the youths
involved, a sensitive fourteen-year-old writer named Ponyboy. 192 pages. (F HIN) |
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Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli |
| Teen girl who "walks
to the beat of a different drummer" attracts teen boy who must
decide if she is more important than other's opinions of him. 227
pages. (F SPI) |
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This was a great book! It tells of the trials and tribulations of life, school, friends, and love. - C.S.
It was a book I couldn't put down! It was so interesting to see what would happen next. The circumstances the characters went through were so realistic, and it seemed like when one of the characters was upset, you were upset, too. I highly recommend this book! - E.D.
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Una 2a Racion De Sopa De Pollo Para El Alma Del Adolescente
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short true stories of teenagers growing up, written mostly by teens
themselves. 346 pages. (158.1 CAN Bestseller Section) |
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Los 7 Habitos de los Adolescentes Alteamene Efectivos by Sean Covey |
Learn
how to be a better teenager, and a better person with these 7 habits!
(158 COV Bestseller Section) |
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La Vida Secreta de las Abejas by Sue Monk Kidd |
Fourteen-year-old
Lily and her companion, Rosaleen, an African-American woman who
has cared from Lily since her mother's death ten years earlier,
flee their home after Rosaleen is victimized by racist police officers,
and find a safe haven in Tiburon, South Carolina at the home of
three beekeeping sisters, May, June, and August. 301 pages. (F KID) |
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Eragon by Christopher Paolini |
Young
man finds dragon egg, hatches it, bonds with the lady dragon, and,
launches into adventure! 509 pages. (F PAO Fantasy Section) |
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