tucson (ariz.)

Provides a graphic novel memoir of Ramon Jaurigue, an orphan and WWII veteran who co-founded the Mexican American Yaqui Organization (M.A.Y.O.) which fought for improved living and working conditions for the local Pascua Yaqui tribe, resulting in the tribe's successful integration into the Tucson community.

"The events surrounding the 2011 Tucson shooting did not look the same to everyone involved. Readers can step back in time and into the shoes of an eyewitness, a NRA member, and a vigil participant as readers act out scenes and compare and contrast various perspectives. Written with simplified, considerate text to help struggling readers, books in this series are made to build confidence as readers engage and read aloud. Includes a table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, sidebars, and timeline"--Provided by publisher.

"This book relays the factual details of the Tucson shooting in 2011 and gun control. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details through the point of view of an eyewitness, NRA member, and vigil participant. The text offers opportunities to compare and contrast various perspectives while gathering and analyzing information about a modern event"--Provided by publisher.

Daniel Hernandez Jr. describes the accomplishments of his young life, including going to U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords' aid when she was shot in 2011. Presented in Spanish.

Peeky Kane, employed as a prop player at an Arizona casino owned by the Santa Cruz tribe, worries that she has crossed the line after winning a couple thousand dollars in a fixed game, but she finds herself with bigger trouble on her hands when she recognizes one of the crooks in a casino robbery, she learns her daughter has a drug problem, and the most powerful member of the tribe calls upon her to help save the business.

Tired of the strict rules and annoying children at her father and stepmother's house, twelve-year-old Tess walks across Tucson to her mother's condo, stopping for the night at a state park where she is adopted by a very special cat.

Tells the story of Lionel and Barron Jacobs, Jewish merchants who started with a general store in Tucson in 1867 and went on to found Arizona's first bank.