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261) Efrén dividido
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
Large print edition.
Language
Español
Description
"While his father works two jobs, seventh-grader Efrén Nava must take care of his twin siblings, kindergartners Max and Mia, after their mother is deported to Mexico"--Provided by publisher.
262) Hasta que alguien me escuche: una historia sobre las fronteras, la familia y la misiaon de una niña
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First Spanish edition.
Language
Español
Description
"Spanish edition of the true story of Estela Juarez, a young American girl who writes letters to her local newspaper, to Congress, and even to the President, pleading for someone to listen and reunite her family after her mother's deportation"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Primera edición.
Language
Español
Description
Natural de Filipinas, Vargas fue llevado ilegalmente a los Estados Unidos cuando tenía 12 años. Durante más de dos décadas, vivió oculto de todos, logrando escribir para algunos de las publicaciones más prestigiosas de EE. UU., como The Washington Post y The New Yorker. Pero en 2011, Vargas reveló públicamente su estatus de indocumentado, arriesgando su carrera y seguridad personal. Desde entonces, Vargas ha cuestionado la que significa...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Here is the unforgettable story of Jomny, a lonely alien who, for the first time ever, finds a home on our planet after learning that earthlings can feel lonely too. Jomny finds friendship in a bear tired of other creatures running away in fear, an egg struggling to decide what to hatch into, an owl working its way to being wise, a tree feeling stuck in one place, a tadpole coming to terms with turning into a frog, a dying ghost, a puppy unable to...
267) Undocumented fears: immigration and the politics of divide and conquer in Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"This book is about the politics surrounding Hazleton, Pennsylvania's 2006 passage of the Illegal Immigration Relief Act (IIRA), a local ordinance that laid out penalties for renting to or hiring undocumented immigrants and declared English the city's official language"--Preface.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Jen and Rosie plan to take the Lumberjane scouts to see an amazing astronomical event, but half of the Roanoke and Zodiac cabins sneak away into the night in search of aliens, leaving everyone else to deal with a gatecrashing goddess who throws the entirecamp into a tizzy.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
When Gina was deported to Tijuana, Mexico, in 2011, she left behind her parents, siblings, and children, all of whom are U.S. citizens. Despite having once had a green card, Gina was removed from the only country she had ever known. In Deported Americans legal scholar and former public defender Beth C. Caldwell tells Gina's story alongside those of dozens of other Dreamers, who are among the hundreds of thousands who have been deported to Mexico in...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
"On the eve of WWII, the foreign-controlled port of Shanghai was the rendezvous for the twentieth century's most outlandish adventurers, all under the watchful eye of the fabulously wealthy Sir Victor Sassoon. Emily 'Mickey' Hahn was a legendary New Yorker journalist whose vivid writing played a crucial role in opening Western eyes to the realities of life in China. At the height of the Depression, Hahn arrived in Shanghai after a disappointing affair...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
"The bed creaks under Santiago's shivering body. They say a person's life flashes by before dying. But it's not his whole life. Just the events that led to this. The important ones, and the ones Santiago would rather forget. The coins in Santiago's hand are meant for the bus fare back to his abusive abuela's house. Except he refuses to return; he won't be missed. His future is uncertain until he meets the kind, maternal Mar?a Dolores and her young...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"American policy-makers have long been locked in a heated battle over whether, how many, and what kind of immigrants to allow to live and work in the country. Those in favor of welcoming more immigrants often cite humanitarian reasons, while those in favor of more restrictive laws argue the need to protect native citizens. But economist Bryan Caplan adds a new, compelling perspective to the immigration debate: He argues that opening all borders could...
Author
Series
Just beyond volume 7
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
Reinforced library bound edition.
Language
English
Description
Back at the Waldens' home, Zammy and Juniper struggle to control Parker and Annie while at the same time avoiding detection from the kids' parents, but the aliens forget about another family member who is following them.
277) Fun fun fun world
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
The Devastorm 5 is an alien warship whose prime directive is to seek out planets to invade and conquer in tribute to the almighty Alien Queen. The only problem is that the crew of the Devastorm 5 is the worst in the fleet. In a last ditch effort to be taken more seriously, the Devastrom 5 crew vows to conquer Earth once and for all. Ground zero for operation "Conquer Earth" is a defunct amusement park called Fun Fun Fun World, overrun by cats and...
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Tony Sandoval was born and raised in northwestern Mexico, where the temptation to cross the border in the US ultimately becomes a matter of the heart. Drawn by the need to reunited with his American girlfriend and faced with an insurmountable visa process standing in the way of their relationship, he makes the ultimate romantic gesture: smuggling himself across the border, despite the dangers he'll face from the blistering heat, vicious bandits,...
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