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1) Rain of Gold
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 39
Description
The non-fiction saga of Victor Villasenor's own family. It is the Hispanic Roots, an all-American story of poverty, immigration, struggle and success. Focuses on three generations of the Villasenor family, their spiritual and cultural roots back in Mexico, their immigration to California and their overcoming poverty, prejudice and economic exploitation
2) Mecca
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Formats
Description
"A California epic following several native, diverse Californians grasping for air in a world that continues to marginalize them"--
Johnny Fra̕s has California in his blood. A descendant of the state's Indigenous people and Mexican settlers, he has Southern California's forgotten towns and canyons in his soul. He spends his days as a highway patrolman pulling over speeders, ignoring their racist insults, and pushing past the trauma of his rookie...
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Formats
Description
Now a powerful graphic novel, this award-winning memoir is an honest and evocative account of a family's journey from Mexico to the fields of California as seen through the eyes of a boy who longs for education and the right to call one place home.
6) Burro Genius
Author
Pub. Date
2004
Description
From the Publisher: Standing at the podium, Victor Villasenor looked at the group of educators amassed before him, and his mind flooded with childhood memories of humiliation and abuse at the hands of his teachers. He became enraged. With a pounding heart, he began to speak of these incidents. When he was through, to his great disbelief he received a standing ovation. Many in the audience could not contain their own tears. So begins the passionate,...
Author
Pub. Date
[1995]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
In this bilingual autobiography, the Mexican American poet Juan Felipe Herrera describes his childhood in California as the son of migrant workers. The author recalls his childhood in the mountains and valleys of California with his farmworker parents who inspired him with poetry and song. A rich, personal narrative about growing up as a migrant farmworker. Herrera relates how he learned to love the land from his father, and poetry from his mother....
10) Lluvia de oro
Author
Pub. Date
1996
Description
Victor Villaseñor entrelaza las historias paralelas de dos familias in dos países..trayendonos el romance eterno entre el explosivo contrabandista el cual sería su padre y la bella Lupe, su madre
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Now a powerful graphic novel, this award-winning memoir is an honest and evocative account of a family's journey from Mexico to the fields of California as seen through the eyes of a boy who longs for education and the right to call one place home.