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La primera latina en la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos, Sonia Sotomayor recuerda la influencia formativa de los libros…
en su vida. Ella explora cómo su amor por la literatura le proporcionó la inspiración para realizar sus sueños. Para grados 2-4
A concise guide by an attorney and a journalist that clearly explains various topics related to legal immigration to the…
United States--including citizenship, residency, and the responsibilities and rights of immigrants. Spanish language. 2017
An intimate portrait of the Columbian drug lord Pablo Escobar Gaviria (1949-1993), written by his son, revealing the side that…
his father presented to his family, while exploring the violence that he engendered in his country and the world. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sex. Spanish language. 2014
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist explores the 2008 murder of thirty-year-old Ecuadorian immigrant Marcelo Lucero in Patchogue, New York. Killed by a…
group of teenagers, Lucero became a symbol of a broken immigration system, intolerance, and bigotry focused on foreigners in the United States. Violence and strong language. Spanish language. 2014
Memoir of United States Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor (born 1954). Recalls growing up with her Puerto Rican family in…
the Bronx and being diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. Discusses her family life, education at Princeton and Yale, and becoming a district court judge in 1992. Spanish language. 2013
En este cuaderno de viaje, el reconocido novelista británico relata su viaje a los Estados Unidos en 1842 y ofrece…
observaciones sobre la sociedad norteamericana. Incluye la visita célebre de Dickens con Laura Bridgman en el Instituto Perkins y Asilo para Ciegos de Massachusetts. Traducido del inglés
El novelista ofrece una reminiscencia y guía descriptiva de San Juan, Puerto Rico. A través de la historia personal, la…
arquitectura, y la cultura popular, evoca la capital de "la isla del encanto." Prólogo de Antonio Skármeta
Chronicles the rise of Javier "Chicharito" Hernández, international soccer superstar. Discusses his original dismissal for being too diminutive physically and…
covers his meteoric rise in the sport as a part of the Mexican national team in the 2010 World Cup and as a forward for Manchester United. Spanish language. 2012
Letters sent to attorney and famed Latin American television judge Ana María Polo that were deemed too explicit or controversial…
to air on her show "Caso Cerrado." Includes Polo's advice on relationship and legal issues. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sex. Spanish language. 2010
This collection of letters from a young Mexican girl to her aunt was originally published in 1918 in a Mexican…
newspaper. Young Olga's observations on her family's trip from Mexico City to Texas are revealing and amusing and present an outsider's view of American cities, technology, race relations, and linguistic change. Bilingual book in English and Spanish
1962. When Francisco becomes a freshman at California's Santa Clara University, he enters a world entirely different from the Mexican…
migrant community his family inhabits. Continues fictionalized autobiographies Senderos Fronterizos (DB 54980) and Cajas de Cartón (DB 54979). For junior and senior high readers. Belpré Honor Book. Spanish language. 2009
Explains how laws are made in the United States, the difference between federal and state laws, the difference between civil…
and criminal law, how the judicial system works, how contracts are made, and how the legal system affects all areas of daily life. Spanish language. 2006
Explains what a child-support order is and discusses measures that can be taken to collect child support. Includes information on…
how to establish paternity, calculate payments, maintain or change child-support orders, and deal with enforcement agencies. Spanish language. 2007
Dos abogados de inmigración enseñan las maneras de obtener visas para entrar en Estados Unidos. Describen visas de inmigrante y…
no inmigrante, visas para visitantes, visas de estudiante, visas de trabajo, y visas por vínculos familiares. También presenta información sobre formularios de visas y dónde conseguirlos
Immigration lawyer provides updated information for legal immigration to the United States. Includes instructions for obtaining visas, green cards, and…
citizenship. Explains what helps and hinders the process, when a lawyer is needed, how interviews are conducted, and where to get more information. Spanish language. 2005
Beginning with New Year's Day, presents holidays of the United States in chronological order with corresponding Mexican festivals mentioned by…
date. Discusses differences and similarities in celebrations and includes facts about cultural and political history. Bilingual English and Spanish language edition. For grades K-3. 2004
Presentan doce cuentos adaptados del folklore indígena de América Latina. Incluyen cuentos que remontan a los Tainos del Caribe, los…
Zapotecas de México, los Muiscas de Colombia, y los Incas del Per ̇y de Bolivia. Para grados 4 a 7 y lectores mayores
A Hispanic lawyer reviews and explains the most important aspects of immigration to the United States, ranging from simple tourist…
visas to the detailed requirements of residence, citizenship, and procedures to bring relatives into the U.S. Includes information on the most recent laws and lists agencies administering immigration. Spanish language
Advice on how noncitizens can legally enter or stay in the United States. Covers immigration categories, application for visas, quotas,…
family members of immigrants, legal recourses, and other relevant topics. Spanish language