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Latinos in béisbol (Hispanic Experience in the Americas Ser.)
By James D Cockcroft, James D. Cockcroft. 1996
DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Multi-cultural fictionSports and games, Baseball, United States travel and geography, Social issues
Human-narrated audio
Explores the history of Hispanic baseball players in both the United States and Latin America. Reflects on the experience of…
being discriminated against in North America, while highlighting the achievements of individual athletes. For senior high and older readersAfter the shot drops
By Randy Ribay. 2018
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Family stories, Sports fiction, Multi-cultural fiction, General fiction, Friendship storiesSports and games, Social issues, Travel and geography
Human-transcribed braille
Told from alternating perspectives, Bunny takes a basketball scholarship to an elite private school to help his family, leaving behind…
Nasir, his best friend, in their tough Philadelphia neighborhood. Strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2018Marching to the Mountaintop
By Ann Bausum, Jim Lawson. 2012
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY Audio (CD), DAISY Audio (Direct to Player), DAISY Audio (Zip), DAISY text (Direct to player), DAISY text (Zip), Word (Zip), ePub (Zip)
Multi-cultural fictionHistorical biography, United States history
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
In early 1968 the grisly on-the-job deaths of two African-American sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee, prompted an extended strike by…
that city's segregated force of trash collectors. Workers sought union protection, higher wages, improved safety, and the integration of their work force. Their work stoppage became a part of the larger civil rights movement and drew an impressive array of national movement leaders to Memphis, including, on more than one occasion, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.King added his voice to the struggle in what became the final speech of his life. His assassination in Memphis on April 4 not only sparked protests and violence throughout America; it helped force the acceptance of worker demands in Memphis. The sanitation strike ended eight days after King's death.The connection between the Memphis sanitation strike and King's death has not received the emphasis it deserves, especially for younger readers. Marching to the Mountaintop explores how the media, politics, the Civil Rights Movement, and labor protests all converged to set the scene for one of King's greatest speeches and for his tragic death.From the Hardcover edition.