Voces Latinas for Kids and Teens: OBOC Fall 2004 Further ReadingLike this list

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• Before We Were Free

  Alvarez, Julia

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  Life in the 1960s Dominican Republic is difficult for the family of 12-year-old Anita as they suffer under Trujillo’s dictatorship but at the same time rely on their strength and determination to persevere in their belief in freedom. (Ages…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Colibri

  Cameron, Ann, 1943-

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  Rosa Garcia, a Mayan girl, searches for her identity and an honest life filled with security and love. She struggles to find courage to escape from her “uncle,” who supposedly rescued her from abandonment as a young child. (Ages 10-14)

• The Color of My Words

  Joseph, Lynn

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  This stunning family story tells of 12-year-old Ana Rosa Hèrnandez’s passion to be a writer at a time in the Dominican Republic when only government officials were allowed to be authors. (Ages 10-13)

• Dominican Republic

  Rogers Seavey, Lura

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  Just open this book to take a tour of the beauty, history and culture of this vibrant Caribbean country. (Ages 8 and up)

• Finding Miracles

  Alvarez, Julia

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  Milly’s high school life is changed forever, and for the better, when Pablo arrives from a troubled country that is also part of her own history. (Ages 12 and up)

• Finding Our Way

  Stories

  Saldaña, René

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  Eleven short stories depict everyday life and universal adolescent experiences, told in first- and third-person narratives, about Hispanic teenagers in the southwest United States. (Ages 12 and up)

• How Tía Lola Came to Visit Stay

  Alvarez, Julia

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  Flamboyant Tía Lola is just the right remedy for a family coping with divorce. (Ages 8-11)

• How Tía Lola Saved the Summer

  Alvarez, Julia

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  When three girls and their father visit for a week in the summer, it takes Tía Lola to make Miguel forget his unhappiness at the absence of any boys and embrace the adventures that ensue. (Ages 8-12)

• The Magic Shell

  Mohr, Nicholasa

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  Jaime’s new life in the United States is made easier by a gift that helps him remember special times with his family and friends in the Dominican Republic. (Ages 9-12)

• The Secret Footprints

  Alvarez, Julia

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  Share this traditional Dominican folktale of the ciguapas, beautiful underwater creatures living where no human can discover them. (Ages 6-9)

• Selavi, That Is Life

  a Haitian Story of Hope

  Youme

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  The powerful story of how violence affects orphaned children in a war-torn nation is based on true events. (Ages 7-10)