Catalog Search Results
Showing Results using Keyword index
Author
Publisher
RP Kids
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
Description
Published in association with the Smithsonian Institution and the Molina Family Latino Gallery, a celebration of 30 of history's most influential Latinas and Latinos shares the uplifting stories of subjects ranging from Pura Belpré and César Chávez to Jennifer Lopez and Sonia Sotomayor.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Latinx Authors: Books for Elementary Grades
Poetry: Books for Elementary Grades
Poetry: Books for Middle Grade
Poetry: Books for Elementary Grades
Poetry: Books for Middle Grade
Description
"Bold, graphic portraits and beautiful poems present famous and lesser-known Latinos from varied backgrounds who have faced life's challenges in creative ways."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"Una historia inspiradora y profundamente personal de uno de los empresarios más fascinantes de Silicon Valley, quien aprendió a codificar por sí mismo con apenas trece años y se covirtió en una inspiración para miles de jóvenes aldrededor del mundo"--Page 4 of cover.
"A memoir from one of the most extraordinary entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley, who taught himself how to code as a thirteen-year-old and claimed his share of the American Dream"--...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Oscar de la Renta is a name synonymous with elegance, glamour and sophistication. Over the course of his 40 year career, Oscar de la Renta has translated that name into a successful brand now associated with fragrances, furs, and home wares. Mr. de la Renta's work is infused with sensuality yet tempered with appreciation for clean lines that he gained while working as an apprentice under Balenciaga. He was the first American to design for a French...
10) Sylvia Rivera
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Meet Stonewall uprising veteran Sylvia Rivera-once just a kid from New York City. A transgender Latina, Sylvia became an influential gay liberation and transgender rights activist who fought especially for transgender people of color. In the 1970s, Sylvia and Marsha P. Johnson founded the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR), a group devoted to providing services and advocacy for homeless LGBTQ+ people. Nearly two decades after her passing,...
11) Selena Gomez
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Meet Selena Gomez--once just a girl from Grand Prairie, Texas, who loved to perform for her family. Her courage, drive, and empathy have been guiding posts in her lifelong career since her beginnings on Barney & Friends. Selena's skyrocket to fame took her from the Disney Channel to becoming one of Time magazine's most influential people in the world in 2020. An emblem for her generation, Selena shows that you can be exactly who you are and follow...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"An inspiring tribute to Hispanic Americans who have made a positive impact on the world. This visually stunning book showcases twenty Hispanic and Latino American men and women who have made outstanding contributions to the arts, politics, science, humanitarianism, and athletics. Gorgeous portraits complement sparkling biographies of Cesar Chavez, Sonia Sotomayor, Ellen Ochoa, Roberto Clemente, and many more. Complete with timelines and famous quotes,...
Author
Publisher
Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
Español
Description
"In this board book adaptation of Latinitas, young readers meet inspiring women from all over Latin America and across the United States. With gorgeous, hand-painted illustrations, Juliet Menéndez shines a spotlight on the power of childhood dreams.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Endless ice. Thin air. The threat of dropping into nothingness thousands of feet below. This is the climb Silvia Vasquez-Lavado braves in her page-turning, pulse-raising memoir following her journey to Mount Everest. A Latina hero in the elite macho tech world of Silicon Valley, privately, she was hanging by a thread. Deep in the throes of alcoholism, hiding her sexuality from her family, and repressing the abuse she’d suffered as a child, she started...
Author
Publisher
Santa Monica Press/Teen
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In [this book], Yvonne Castañeda shares vibrant stories of her childhood growing up in Miami as the daughter of humble immigrants from Mexico and Cuba ... and how she came to develop an unhealthy relationship with food. Plagued by doubt and low self-esteem, Yvonne begins a vicious cycle of weight gain and loss, and a reliance on dangerous coping mechanisms. Ultimately, sage advice from her dear abuela gives Yvonne to a realization that shifts her...
16) Imagine
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Description
"When Juan Felipe Herrera was very young, he picked flowers, helped his mama feed the chickens, slept under the starry sky, and learned to say goodbye to his amiguitos each time his migrant family moved on. When he grew up, Juan Felipe Herrera became a poet. His breathtaking poem "Imagine" and Lauren Castillo's evocative illustrations will speak to every reader and dreamer searching for this place in life."-- dust jacket.
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"The Middle Grade Memoir of a Girl Boxer and Future Olympian. In this Lean-In style inspirational memoir, twelve-year-old Jesselyn Silva offers a ringside seat to girl power and what it takes to win in the ring and in life: punch by punch. Girl Boxer shows kids what it means to be true to yourself and stick with your dreams even when facing adversity and ridicule. Supported by her single dad, Jesselyn (JessZilla in the ring) first donned her boxing...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"An inspiring and deeply personal coming of age memoir from one of Silicon Valley's youngest entrepreneurs--a second-generation Latino immigrant who taught himself how to code as a thirteen-year-old and went on to claim his share of the American dream." -- inside front jacket flap.
"A memoir from one of the most extraordinary entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley, who taught himself how to code as a thirteen-year-old and claimed his share of the American...
19) Nuestra America: 30 Latinas/Latinos inspiradores que han forjado la historia de los Estados Unidos
Author
Publisher
RP Kids
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
Description
Nuestra América resalta las historias inspiradoras de treinta latinas y latinos a lo largo de la historia y sus muchas contribuciones al carácter cultural, social y político de los Estados Unidos.
Published in association with the Smithsonian Institution and the Molina Family Latino Gallery, a celebration of 30 of history's most influential Latinas and Latinos shares the uplifting stories of subjects ranging from Pura Belpré and César Chávez...
Author
Publisher
Zondervan Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Writing with the same compelling transparency and creativity that have made him an internet sensation, Gabriel Conte shares personal and powerful stories from his rise to fame to show you how you can choose to live differently, love differently, do everything differently--more positively, abundantly, and intentionally--starting right now"--
"For anyone who feels they'll never live the life they dream of living, let social media sensation and entrepreneur...
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request