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Author
Series
Everyman's library volume 223
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 27
Language
English
Description
The internationally bestselling and critically acclaimed novel offers a rich and brilliant chronicle celebrating the endless variety of life in the mythical Latin America town of Macondo.
Author
Publisher
[Manufactured and distributed by] Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[released 2009], c2009
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
Description
Acclaimed around the world and a national best-seller, this is the definitive work on Che Guevara, the dashing rebel whose epic dream was to end poverty and injustice in Latin America and the developing world through armed revolution. Jon Lee Anderson's biography traces Che's extraordinary life, from his comfortable Argentine upbringing to the battlefields of the Cuban revolution, from the halls of power in Castro's government to his failed campaign...
4) Mexico
Author
Series
Publisher
Big Buddy Books, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Welcome to Mexico--home of the Sierra Madre mountains, Teotihuacan, the Riviera Maya, and Chichen Itza! Informative, easy-to-read text and oversize scenic photos draw in readers as they learn about Mexico's history, government, major cities, land features, natural resources, culture, and more! Maps, a timeline with photos, and a facts page that includes major statistics complement the text. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state...
Author
Series
Publisher
Editorial Amanuta
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
1a edition.
Language
Español
Description
Ma�iz, papa, poroto, palta, zapallo, tomate, aj�i, man�i, chocolate, chirimoya, papaya, camote son algunos de los alimentos que hasta el siglo XV s�olo eran consumidos en Am�erica. Con este libro podr�as cocinar y saber algo m�as de estos sabrosos alimentos americanos. Incluye recetas.
7) Shakira
Author
Series
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"From the bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, Shakira tells the story of the world's most incredible Latin American singer"--
Author
Series
Cece Rios volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When a powerful desert spirit kidnaps her sister, Cece Rios must learn forbidden magic to get her back. Living in the remote town of Tierra del Sol is dangerous, especially in the criatura months, when powerful spirits roam the desert and threaten humankind. But Cecelia Rios has always believed there was more to the criaturas, much to her family's disapproval. After all, only brujas--humans who capture and control criaturas--consort with the spirits,...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ruth Ben-Ghiat lays bare the blueprint leaders from Mussolini to Trump have followed over the past 100 years, and empowers us to recognize, resist, and prevent their disastrous rule in the future. Authoritarian rulers promise law and order, then legitimize lawbreaking by financial, sexual, and other predators. They use masculinity as a symbol of strength and a political weapon, and they use propaganda, corruption, and violence to stay in power. Vladimir...
Author
Series
Language
Español
Formats
Description
"Muchos años después, frente al pelotón de fusilamiento, el coronel Aureliano Buendía había de recordar aquella tarde remota en que su padre lo llevó a conocer el hielo."
Con estas palabras empieza una novela ya legendaria en los anales de la literatura universal, una de las aventuras literarias más fascinantes del siglo xx. Millones de ejemplares de Cien años de soledad leídos en todas las lenguas y el Premio Nobel de Literatura
...11) The in-laws
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2003], c1979
Language
English
Description
Dentist Sheldon Kornpett is a respectable man. He has a daughter who is about to marry the son of a very suspicious character, Vince Ricardo. Nonetheless, Vince calls on Sheldon and convinces him to go with him on a series of adventures, claiming all the while that he is a CIA agent, and that what he is doing is in national interest. Sheldon follows Vince to a South American country ruled by a very odd man, General Garcia, who talks to his hand. It...
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
As part of the Come Look with Me series of interactive art books, this title highlights twelve artists from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Uruguay and the United States. On each spread, a full-page reproduction faces a short biography and a discussion of the artist's work. The paintings are reproduced in full color on high-quality paper. The writing is lively and interesting, yet the discussions of artistic ideas...
Author
Publisher
Seven Stories Press
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
1956. Argentina has just lost its charismatic president Juán Perón in a military coup, and terror reigns across the land. June 1956: eighteen people are reported dead in a failed Peronist uprising. December 1956: sometime journalist, crime fiction writer, studiedly unpoliticized chess aficionado Rodolfo Walsh learns by chance that one of the executed civilians from a separate, secret execution in June, is alive. He hears that there may...
Author
Publisher
Rising Moon
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
1st impression.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Honoring the unique rhythms of Celia Cruz music, My Name is Celia pays tribute to the life and music of the famous Cuban singer. In combination with vivid illustrations this book is an exceptional picture book that will keep the memory of la reina de la salsa (the queen of salsa) alive, recognizing her legacy of artistic works and musical contributions.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
Steeped in Hispanic folklore since childhood, middle schooler Charlie Hernández learns the stories are true when, shortly after his parents disappearance, he grows horns and feathers and finds himself at the heart of a battle to save the world.
19) Azúcar!
Author
Publisher
Lectorum Publications
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
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