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Connie Ramos is a Mexican American woman living on the streets of New York. Once ambitious and proud, she has lost her child, her husband, her dignity—and now they want to take her sanity. After being unjustly committed to a mental institution, Connie is contacted by an envoy from the year 2137, who shows her a time of sexual and racial equality, environmental purity, and unprecedented self-actualization. But Connie also bears witness to another...
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[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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Details the surprising and unforeseen events that take place in the life of Jane Villanueva, a hard-working, religious young Latina whose family tradition and a vow to save her virginity until her marriage to a detective is shattered when a doctor mistakenly artificially inseminates her during a checkup.
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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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.
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Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"Between micro- and macro-aggressions at school, the workplace, and even the grocery store, a constant news cycle highlighting Latine trauma, and a general lack of resources for women of color, it's tough to be a Latina woman and prioritize your wellness, both physically and mentally. With Self-Care for Latinas, you'll find 150 exercises to radically choose to put yourself first. Whether you need a quick pick-me-up in the middle of the day, you're...
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Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2022.
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Español
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"Quiara Alegría Hudes era la niña de ojos penetrantes que permanecía resguardada en las escaleras de la casa de su abuela en el norte de Filadelfia mientras observaba a su familia bailar en su estrecha cocina. Le maravillaban sus tías, tíos y primos, pero vivía aterrada por los secretos de la familia y las historias ocultas del barrio--todo esto mientras intentaba encontrar su propia voz entre el mar de lenguajes que la rodeaban, tanto en el...
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2013.
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English
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"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...
7) Here to stay
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Dating in Dallas volume 1
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English
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Julia del Mar Ortiz is not having the best year. She moved to Dallas with her boyfriend, who ended up ditching her and running back to New York after only a few weeks. Left with a massive--by NYC standards, anyway--apartment and a car lease in the scorching Texas heat, Julia is struggling ... except that's not completely true. Running the charitable foundation of one of the most iconic high fashion department stores in the world is serious #lifegoals....
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Luna--or depending on who's asking, Rose--is the white-passing daughter of an immigrant mother who has seen what happens to people from her culture. This world is prejudicial, and she must hide her identity in pursuit of owning an illegal jazz club. Using her cunning powers, Rose negotiates with dangerous criminals as she climbs up Kansas City's bootlegging ladder. Luna, however, runs the risk of losing everything if the crooked city councilmen and...
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Elm Creek Quilts volume 19
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English
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As the nation grapples with the strictures of Prohibition, Rosa Barclay lives on a Southern California rye farm with her volatile husband, John, who has lately found another source of income far outside the federal purview. Mother to eight children, Rosa mourns the loss of four who succumbed to the mysterious wasting disease that is now afflicting young Ana and Miguel. Two daughters born of another father are in perfect health. When an act of violence...
10) Prize money
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"Eva Angeles is a professional barrel racer headed for her third world title when a competition mishap throws her in the path of an on-the-loose bull. She is saved from impending disaster by a tall, dark, and handsome bullfighter--a woman. Toma Rozene is an equestrian stuntwoman fresh off the set of a blockbuster film when a family emergency calls her home to help run the family business: rescuing fallen rodeo riders before blustering bulls and bucking...
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CBS DVD
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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"Jane Villanueva, a hard-working devout young woman committed to saving her virginity until marriage, has her life turned upside down when she discovers she was accidentally artificially inseminated. With a baby now on board, Jane's telenovela-esque life continues as she adapts to motherhood, being courted by both the baby's father Rafael and her first love Michael, and the trials and tribulations of her close-knit family."--Container.
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CBS DVD
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Jane Villanueva is Jane The Virgen no more! She's married! But briefly. Unfortunately her new husband Michael gets shot on their wedding night and dies from complications. We pick up on Jane's life as a widow three years later and follow her on a new journey of being a published author, the twists and turns within her family and her stuggles [sic] to manage her little bundle of joy, her son Mateo."--Container.
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CBS Studios
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Jane Villanueva (Gina Rodriguez) does a lot of growing up in the third season of this drama-comedy, both through the circumstances she finds herself in and through retracing Alba's (Ivonne Coll) roots. A cousin Jane has never met turns up out of the blue, but she may not be as trustworthy as Jane would like to believe. After being shot on his and Jane's wedding night, Michael (Brett Dier) has a long road to recovery and must face the fact that he...
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Publisher
Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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"Discover how 40 influential Latinas became the women we celebrate today. They followed their dreams--and just might encourage you to follow yours!"--Back cover
"A celebration of Latinas and Latin American women who followed their dreams, with portraits and short bios"--
Menéndez shares information about influential Latinas from all over Latin America and across the United States. Each two-page spread includes a full-page drawing of the woman as...
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HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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"Brisma and Kelly, two young Latinas growing up along Clement Moore Avenue in Queens, would do anything for each other. They keep each other's secrets, hide from their mothers' chancletas, and ward off creepy neighbors. At the beginning of high school, Brisma falls deeply in love with Brian, the local baseball legend. Always the wallflower to the vibrant and alluring Kelly, Brisma is secretly thrilled to be chosen by Brian, to finally have someone...
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Publisher
One World
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"Quiara Alegria Hudes was the sharp-eyed girl on the stairs while her family danced in her grandmother's tight South Philly kitchen, "frizzy hair cut short, bangs teased into stiff clouds, sweat glistening in the summer fog, pamper-butt babies weaving between legs." Quiara was awed by her aunts and uncles and cousins, but haunted by the secrets of the family and the unspoken stories of the barrio -- even as she tried to find her own voice in the sea...
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Publisher
Del Rey
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"A woman is haunted by the Mexican folk demon La Llorona as she unravels the dark secrets of her family history in this ravishing and provocative horror novel"--
Alejandra no longer knows who she is. To her husband, she is a wife, and to her children, a mother. To her own adoptive mother, she is a daughter. But they cannot see who Alejandra has become: a woman struggling with a darkness that threatens to consume her. Nor can they see what Alejandra...
18) Mi mundo adorado
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Publisher
Vintage Español, una división de Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Español
Description
La primera latina y tan sólo la tercera mujer designada a la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos, Sonia Sotomayor se ha convertido en un icono americano contemporáneo. Ahora, con un candor e intimidad nunca antes asumidos por un juez en activo, Sonia nos narra el viaje de su vida -- desde los proyectos del Bronx hasta la corte federal -- en una inspiradora celebración de su extraordinaria determinación y del poder de creer en uno mismo.
Author
Publisher
Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Español
Description
"Descubre cómo cuarenta latinas influyentes se convirtieron en las mujeres que hoy celebramos. En esta colección de biografías cortas de personajes de toda América Latina y de Estados Unidos, Juliet Menéndez explora los primeros pasitos con los que estas latinitas iniciaron su camino. Con hermosas ilustraciones, hechas a mano, Menéndez pone en relieve el poder que tienen los sueños de la infancia. Desde la jueza de la Corte Suprema Sonia Sotomayor...
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Publisher
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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"Thirtysomething Flores and her mother, Paula, still live in the same Brooklyn apartment, but that may be the only thing they have in common. It's been nearly three years since they lost beloved husband and father Martín, who had always been the bridge between them. One day, cleaning beneath his urn, Flores discovers a note written in her mother's handwriting: Perdóname si te falle. Recuerda que siempre te quise. ("Forgive me if I failed you. Remember...
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