Author: Luis PEREZ (of San Luis Potosí, Mexico.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 233

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Author: Luis Perez
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Languages : en
Pages : 250

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Luis Perez became a Spanish teacher in the United States after a life that included joining the Mexican rebel army at eleven, earning the nickname "El Coyote" for stealing a chicken when the general was coming to dinner, going AWOL from the hospital tent, working as a burro driver, moving back and forth across the border, attending Hollywood High, and living with sunny charm and acceptance.

Author: Luis P?rez
Publisher: Arte Publico Press
ISBN: 9781611921328
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204

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A soldier at the age of eleven; an honorably discharged veteran at age of thirteen; a miner, a cotton-picker, a shepherd, and a graduate of Hollywood High, Luis Perez lived an incredible life, which has shaped his story into a vividly-realized autobiographical account. Originally published in 1947, El Coyote , the Rebel tells how the toddler Luis, son of an Aztec mother and a French diplomat father, ended up in the care of an uncle, who soon drank away most of the boys inheritance. Having run away from cruel treatment, Luis by chance came to fight with the rebel armies in the 1910 Mexican Revolution, received the nickname of "El Coyote" for his cunning, and was wounded in combat. Upon being given a discharge and a twenty-dollar bill, he walked across the border to become an American. His story concludes, after an episode of amorous misadventures in a missionary school, with the young hero preparing to marry his true love and solemnly taking the oath of U.S. citizenship, at "the beginning of a new tomorrow."

Author: University of Texas at Austin. Library. Latin American Collection
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Category : Latin America
Languages : en
Pages : 780

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Languages : en
Pages : 822

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Author: Keith Polette
Publisher: Raven Tree Press,Csi
ISBN: 9780977090648
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Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Award winning bilingual retelling of Little Red Riding Hood with a southwestern twist. Golden Spur Award. Legacy book Award finalist and Georgia State Reading Association Recommended list.

Author: University of Texas. Library. Latin American Collection
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Category : Latin America
Languages : en
Pages : 756

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Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress
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Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1594

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Author: Bancroft Library
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 694

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Author: Alessandra Narváez Varela
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ISBN: 9781947627482
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 205

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A 13-year-old girl growing up in Mexico is visited by her 30-year-old future self in this powerful Young Adult novel in verse about accepting yourself. Out of nowhere, a lady comes up to Anamaría and says she's her, from the future. But Anamaría's thirteen, she knows better than to talk to some weirdo stranger. Girls need to be careful, especially in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico--it's the 90's and fear is overtaking her beloved city as cases of kidnapped girls and women become alarmingly common. This thirty-year-old "future" lady doesn't seem to be dangerous but she won't stop bothering her, switching between cheesy Hallmark advice about being kind to yourself, and some mysterious talk about saving a girl. Anamaría definitely doesn't need any saving, she's doing just fine. She works hard at her strict, grade-obsessed middle school--so hard that she hardly gets any sleep; so hard that the stress makes her snap not just at mean girls but even her own (few) friends; so hard that when she does sleep she dreams about dying--but she just wants to do the best she can so she can grow up to be successful. Maybe Thirty's right, maybe she's not supposed to be so exhausted with her life, but how can she ask for help when her city is mourning the much bigger tragedy of its stolen girls? This thought-provoking, moving verse novel will lead adult and young adult readers alike to vital discussions on important topics--like dealing with depression and how to recognize this in yourself and others--through the accessible voice of a thirteen-year-old girl. Alessandra Narváez Varela was born and raised in Ciudad Juárez, México. She earned a B.S. in Biology and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Texas at El Paso, where she now teaches. This is her debut novel.