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America Is in the Heart: A Personal History (Washington Paperbacks, Wp-68)
Carlos Bulosan
University of Washington Press, 1974
A beautifully-told tale of tragedy....
I first read AMERICA IS IN THE HEART as a young teenager in high school. Writer Carlos Bulosan goes the semi-autobiographical route to re-examine some of the most painful memories of his life, starting as a youth in the Philippines up to his last days on the West ...
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In Dubious Battle (Penguin Classics)
John Steinbeck
Penguin Classics, 2006
Top Class Steinbeck
This is one of those books that changes the way you see the world.
I've read a few of Steinbeck's books, including the big ones and some of the smaller ones.
In Dubious Battle is just as excellent as Grapes of Wrath, only in a smaller way. After I finished this ...
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Children of the Dust Bowl: The True Story of the School at Weedpatch Camp
Jerry Stanley
Crown Books for Young Readers, 1993
Connecting Childen to History
this book is an excellent companion to the historical ficiton book "Bud, Not Buddy." By reading aloud sections of Children of the Dustbowl, teachers could build some of the background knowledge that would help children understand how the daily lives of the average ...
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Steinbeck's the Grapes of Wrath (Cliffs Notes)
Kelly McGrath Vlcek
Cliffs Notes, 2000
Help is on the way!!
Along with reading this very tedious but thrilling novel, Cliffs Notes help the experience greatly by offering insight and added understanding into The Grapes of Wrath. With a complete character list and Chapter reviews, the reading becomes even more exciting with ...
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Going Home (Trophy Picture Books)
Eve Bunting
HarperTrophy, 1998
Excellent book!
This book is very touching...it sensitively portrays the sacrafices Mexican immigrants have to make to move to America for their children to have a better life. Very well done themes of parental love, long car trips, the sadness of leaving one's home country, sibling ...
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Amelia's Road
Linda Jacobs Altman
Lee & Low Books, 1995
Amelia's Road
Amelia's road is an excellent resource for teachers. It can be used as part of a multi-cultural unit or to start off a unit on maps.
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The Grapes of Wrath (Penguin Classics)
John Steinbeck
Penguin Classics, 2006
A Classic in every respect
There are very few American novels that can be called a classic, but the trails and tribulations of the Jode family during the Great Depression stands at the pinnacle of 20th century literarute. Nobel prize winner for this his master opus, Steinbeck has etched in the ...
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Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China
Leslie T. Chang
Spiegel & Grau, 2008
What Up in China
In this book, Leslie Chang delves deeply into the world of migrant workers to find out who these people are and what their collective dislocation means for China. Chang skillfully sketches migrants as individuals with their own small victories and bitter tragedies, and ...
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Hawks in Flight: The Flight Identification of North American Migrant Raptors
Clay Sutton, Peter Dunne
Houghton Mifflin, 1989
First class
Of the dozen or so raptor identification books I own, I have learned the most from this book. The standard Peterson's guides work pretty well if you can get within 50 feet of a sitting bird, or if you use a gun as an accessory. However for most of us, you need to be ...
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The Grapes of Wrath (Centennial Edition)
John Steinbeck
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002
Get ready to relive these times soon!
The second Steinbeck book that I've read as an adult, and probably one of the best books I've ever read. I had no idea California was so messed up until I read it. Unlike some modern readers who may complain about the alternating chapters, one dealing with plot and ...
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The Christmas Gift
Francisco Jiménez
Houghton Mifflin, 2000
A beautiful and moving story.
A true story from the author's childhood, this is a beautiful and moving tale told simply in both English and Spanish. My wife and I were both dabbing our eyes with handkerchiefs by the time we finished reading. The illustrations are very well done and enhance the ...
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Tomas and the Library Lady (Dragonfly Books)
Pat Mora
Dragonfly Books, 2000
Tomas makes reading a life changing experience
This book is the wonderful true story of Tomas Rivera who was the son of migrant workers and became the chancellor of the University of California at Riverside. My sister and nephews were in town and they took a trip to the library with their Nana(my mom). I believe ...
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A Dime a Dozen (The Million Dollar Mysteries, Book 3)
Mindy Starns Clark
Harvest House Publishers, 2003
Can't I give this book more than 5 stars?
This is my 3rd Mindy Starns Clark book and the 3rd time I dropped everything to read a book. (The 1st time was with "Penny", during my 25th anniversary trip to Bermuda, which did not sit well with my husband). This is a great pass-along book; I have already passed ...
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The River Is Home: And Angel City. a Patrick Smith Reader
Patrick D. Smith
Pineapple Pr, 1989
Not as good as "A Land Remembered"
"The River is Home" is very "Yearling"-esque and a good study of life on the bayou many years ago. The end seemed to simply trail off, leaving me a little unsatisfied. "Angel City" was good, but the situation the family was in was frustrating and made me angry, so it ...
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Calling the Doves/El canto de las palomas
Juan Felipe Herrera
Children's Book Press, 2001
Calling the Doves
This bilingual picture book tells the story of poet Juan Felipe Herrera's early years with his parents who were migrant farmworkers in California. Herrera's love for his poor hardworking parents is evident. The vibrant, vivid pictures by Elly Simmons combine with ...
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