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Author
Series
Zapato Power volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
When a freak spring blizzard buries Starwood Park, Freddie works with Mr. Vaslov to clear the sidewalks using a new invention—Zapato Power snowshoes! But not even the snow can stop a thief from causing trouble in the neighborhood. Can Freddie solve the case, even if it means helping Erika, the Starwood Park bully?
25) Brothers in Arms
Author
Series
Bluford series volume 9
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Formats
Description
Martin Luna is in deep trouble. Just months ago, a horrible tragedy took his little brother, and now it threatens to take him too. On one side are his desperate mother, a friendly teacher at Bluford High School, and a pretty girl named Vicky. On the other are his old neighborhood and his hunger for revenge. Torn between the two, Martin stands at a crossroad, with his life hanging in the balance. Which way will he go?
Author
Series
Jimmy Vega novels volume 1
Formats
Description
Latino homicide detective Jimmy Vega must investigate the ethnically charged murder of a Hispanic woman found fifty miles north of New York City, as well as locate the baby pictured in a photograph found on the dead woman.
Pub. Date
1999.
Description
Come with us and explore an area steeped in the Spanish Colonial Culture, whose roots go back in time to 1598. Explore Indian cultures going back to the prehistoric time of Bison Taylori and Folsom Man. Visit the sites of the old Spanish trails, old Spanish forts, acequias, livestock trails, and discover the churches that provided the impetus for exploration and Settlement. During your journey study the old trapper's creeks, and precious metal mines...
33) Empire
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002
Description
The tough, gritty streets of the South Bronx meets the white-collar world of Wall Street, as a charismatic Latino gangster tries to escape from his criminal past. He tries to make a legitimate life for himself, only to discover that the price he must pay for his new lifestyle will end up costing him more than he ever imagined.
Pub. Date
2009.
Description
This fact sheet provides information about some of the major health indicators for the Hispanic/Latino population in Colorado. Like other communities of color, Hispanics/Latinos experience some differences in health, risk factors and behaviors in comparison to other population groups. The data presented show comparisons between the Hispanic/Latino population and the States population as a whole and identifies where there are differences.
36) Taking sides
Author
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Fourteen-year-old Lincoln Mendoza, an aspiring basketball player, must come to terms with his divided loyalties when he moves from the Hispanic inner city to a white suburban neighborhood.
37) Survive the Dome
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Description
"A high school junior teams up with a hacker during a police brutality protest to shut down a device that creates an impenetrable dome around Baltimore that is keeping the residents in and information from going out"--