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Author
Publisher
One World
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Kali Fajardo-Anstine's magnetic story collection breathes life into her Latina characters of indigenous ancestry and the land they inhabit in the American West. Against the remarkable backdrop of Denver, Colorado--a place that is as fierce as it is exquisite--these women navigate the land the way they navigate their lives: with caution, grace, and quiet force.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
©2000
Language
English
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Description
Claire, a young American woman, has her vision of life altered when a group of older and wiser Latina friends bring her into their close-knit community, asking her to participate in the tertulia--a weekly chat session in which no topic goes unexplored.
Author
Publisher
RP Kids
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Published in association with the Smithsonian Institution and the Molina Family Latino Gallery, a celebration of 30 of history's most influential Latinas and Latinos shares the uplifting stories of subjects ranging from Pura Belpré and César Chávez to Jennifer Lopez and Sonia Sotomayor.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A dedicated lawyer who advocates for mentally ill patients, Vivian, contending with the memories and aftereffects of her own bad childhood, makes a bold move during a family reunion that leaves her alone in new and terrifying ways, causing her to unravel.
Author
Publisher
City Lights Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"This stunningly original collection of stories illuminates a spectrum of Latinx, Chicanx, and immigrant women's voices. In confrontations with fraught matrilineal lines, absent or abusive fathers, and the effects of historical violence, these women and girls navigate a male-dominated world where they rely on a resilient mujer network to get them through sometimes supernatural obstacles. In visceral, embodied prose, Fragoza's imperfect characters...
14) My beloved world
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
"An instant American icon--the first Hispanic on the U.S. Supreme Court--tells the story of her life before becoming a judge in an inspiring, surprisingly personal memoir. With startling candor and intimacy, Sonia Sotomayor recounts her life from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench, a progress that is testament to her extraordinary determination and the power of believing in oneself. She writes of her precarious childhood and the refuge she...
Publisher
Avid Reader Press
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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Description
A color biography of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that explores her rise and impact on the future of American culture and politics.
A child of Puerto Rico, the Bronx, and Yorktown Heights, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took on a ten-time incumbent-- and won. She was sworn in as the youngest member of the 116th Congress and became the youngest woman to serve as a representative in United States history. Here the editors of New York magazine explain...
16) Ellen Ochoa
Author
Series
Publisher
Norwood House Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Ellen Ochoa is NASA astronaut, scientist, and engineer. She was the first Hispanic female astronaut. It was hard being one of the few women in her field. Now, Ochoa is a role model for all students who dream of going to space. Read this book to learn more about her life and her superstar career in STEM.
"Describes the life and work of Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman to become a NASA astronaut and the former director of the Johnson Space Center"--...
Author
Publisher
Broadleaf Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
"Each of us has traumas, triggers, and painful experiences that have shaped our existence in this world. We carry these burdens with us as we navigate the realities of our lives. Learning to embody the truth of imago Dei is our catalyst for healing. We are each made in the image of God, and the Spirit of God lives within us. Therefore, we are allowed to listen to our Spirit. We are invited to develop our own Divine intuition, and we are empowered...
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