hispanic americans

Lon Chaney Rodriguez is a typical thirteen-year-old until his mother, a security guard, is shot and killed and he becomes haunted by the feeling that he is letting her down by getting bad grades, skipping church, lying, and goofing off while worrying that he and his alcoholic, unemployed father will wind up homeless.

A two-volume set that looks issues in education, health, community, and justice for Hispanic Americans.

Presents a three volume set that looks at Latino culture, focusing on cultural traditions, secular and religious celebrations, and religious beliefs and practices.

"[This] book is divided into 12 chapters, each addressing an important and controversial issue pertinent to Latinos. A background section introduces each chapter about U.S. Latino communities and their history, then frames each issue, after which arguments for and against the issue are debated, followed by a section with questions for students to discuss and debate"--Pages xxvii-xxviii.

Jos? Ordu?a chronicles the process of becoming an American citizen in a post-9/11 United States, from the poverty he endured as a child to finally becoming naturalized and feeling like he had a place of belonging.

Sharing the personal struggles and successes of immigrants, poets, soldiers, and many others, this companion to the PBS miniseries explores the lives of Latino American men and women over a 500-year-span who have made an impact on history.

Chronicles the varied history and experiences of Latinos who have helped shape the United States over the last five hundred years.

Rudy, a senior at Roosevelt High School, is unhappy with the changes that have occurred in his household since his grandmother, a woman suffering from Alzheimer's, moves in, forcing him to give up his bedroom, and he struggles with the guilt he feels over wishing things would return to normal.

"Sofia Martinez loves her familia! Her cousins, aunts, uncles, and abuela are a huge part of her life. Whether they are at a sunny beach or stuck in a dark house without electricity, the Martinez family knows how to make the best of every situation"--Publisher provided.

Marisol McDonald, a biracial, nonconformist, soccer-playing pirate-princess with brown skin and red hair, celebrates her uniqueness.