Kids' Reads About Immigrants and Immigration: OBOC Spring 2009 Further ReadingLike this list

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• Becoming Naomi León

  Ryan, Pam Muñoz

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  Threatened by the unexpected return of her dysfunctional mother, Naomi Soledad León Outlaw sets out for Mexico with her brother and great-grandmother to locate her father, an Oaxacan woodcarver from whom she has inherited her artistic talent. (Ages…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Canto Familiar

  Soto, Gary

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  For ages 9 and up

• Elena's Serenade

  Geeslin, Campbell

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  Longing to follow in the footsteps of her family’s artistic traditions, Elena creates music with her pipe and the images in the songs appear as beautiful glass figurines. (Ages 3-7)

• Elenita

  Geeslin, Campbell

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  For ages 3-7

• Family Pictures

  Paintings and Stories = Cuadros De Familia : Cuadros Y Relatos

  Garza, Carmen Lomas

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  This book is teeming with life and provide snapshots of the author’s life growing up in a very loving Mexican-American family. (Ages 7-10)

• Hairs

  Pelitos

  Cisneros, Sandra

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  This very special vignette from The House on Mango Street is tenderly illustrated to create a loving read-aloud experience. (Ages 3-6)

• In My Family

  Paintings and Stories = En Mi Familia : Cuadros Y Relatos

  Garza, Carmen Lomas

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  For ages 7-10

• Neighborhood Odes

  Soto, Gary

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  These evocative poems capture the joy and energy of growing up in a community. (Ages 9 and up)

• Poems to Dream Together

  Poemas Para So~nar Juntos

  Alarcón, Francisco X., 1954-2016

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  This is a vibrant collection of 19 bilingual poems all celebrating family, community and the world around us. (Ages 9-12)

• The Smell of Old Lady Perfume

  Martinez, Claudia Guadalupe, 1978-

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  Chela can’t wait to start sixth grade, but nothing goes the way she had imagined, especially when her beloved father has a stroke and her grandmother comes to stay. (Ages 9-12)

• Snapshots From the Wedding

  Soto, Gary

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  You’re invited to share the excitement of the big day with Maya, a flower girl at a family wedding, complete with mariachi music, pollo con mole and naughty cousins. (Ages 4-8)

• The Storyteller's Candle

  González, Lucía M.

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  This is the inspiring true story of how one special librarian many years ago, Pura Belpré, showed all the children in her community that “la biblioteca es para todos.” (Ages 6-9)

• The Tequila Worm

  Canales, Viola

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  From the barrio to a fancy school in the big city, Sofia stays true to her family and Mexican-American culture, while having fun all along. (Ages 9-13)

• Yo, Naomi León

  Ryan, Pam Mu~noz

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  For ages 10-13