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dominican republic

Miguel Tejada

2006
Offers a brief overview of the life and career of professional baseball player Miguel Tejada, discussing his childhood in the Dominican Republic, dreams of playing baseball, emigration to America, years in the majors, and other related topics.

A gift of gracias

the legend of Altagracia
2005
Maria's family is almost forced to leave their farm on the new island colony, until a mysterious lady appears in Maria's dream.

A wedding in Haiti

the story of a friendship
2012

Las huellas secretas

2002
A story based on Dominican folklore, about the ciguapas, a tribe of beautiful underwater people whose feet are attached backwards, with their toes pointing in the direction from which they have come.

Sammy Sosa

2001
Examines the life and career of professional baseball player Sammy Sosa, a record-breaking batter for the Chicago Cubs, and includes photographs, career statistics, and a glossary.

The farming of bones

a novel
1999
Amabelle, a Haitian woman who has grown up as a servant in the home of Dominicans, falls in love with Sebastien, an itinerant sugarcane cutter, and together they try to weather the storms of persecution against their people.

Sammy Sosa

home run hitter = bateador de home runs
2002
Photographs and simple English and Spanish text provide a brief look at the career of baseball hero Sammy Sosa. Includes a glossary and index.

Felipe Alou

desde los valles a las monta?nas
2012
An overview of the life and accomplishments of Felipe Rojas Alou, who overcame overwhelming odds and obstacles to become a Major League Baseball player.
Cover image of Felipe Alou

At the plate with-- Sammy Sosa

1999
A biography of the Chicago Cubs power hitter, Sammy Sosa, from his poor childhood in the Dominican Republic to the home run record-breaking 1998 season.

The color of my words

2002
When life gets difficult for Ana Rosa, a twelve-year-old would-be writer living in a small village in the Dominican Republic, she can depend on her older brother to make her feel better--until the life-changing events on her thirteenth birthday.

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