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By Lulu Delacre, Sonia Sotomayor. 2018
La primera latina en la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos, Sonia Sotomayor recuerda la influencia formativa de los libros…
en su vida. Ella explora cómo su amor por la literatura le proporcionó la inspiración para realizar sus sueños. Para grados 2-4By Univision, Armando A. Olmedo. 2017
A concise guide by an attorney and a journalist that clearly explains various topics related to legal immigration to the…
United States--including citizenship, residency, and the responsibilities and rights of immigrants. Spanish language. 2017By Juan Pablo Escobar, Sebastián Marroquín. 2014
An intimate portrait of the Columbian drug lord Pablo Escobar Gaviria (1949-1993), written by his son, revealing the side that…
his father presented to his family, while exploring the violence that he engendered in his country and the world. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sex. Spanish language. 2014By Mirta Ojito. 2014
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist explores the 2008 murder of thirty-year-old Ecuadorian immigrant Marcelo Lucero in Patchogue, New York. Killed by a…
group of teenagers, Lucero became a symbol of a broken immigration system, intolerance, and bigotry focused on foreigners in the United States. Violence and strong language. Spanish language. 2014By Heidi Murkoff, Heidi Eisenberg Murkoff. 2010
Bestselling guide that mitigates the confusion surrounding pregnancy and birth by debunking myths that mislead parents, offering explanations of medical…
terms and covering a variety of issues, including prenatal care, birth defects, and amniocentesis. Descriptions of sex. Spanish language. 2010By Sonia Sotomayor. 2013
Memoir of United States Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor (born 1954). Recalls growing up with her Puerto Rican family in…
the Bronx and being diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. Discusses her family life, education at Princeton and Yale, and becoming a district court judge in 1992. Spanish language. 2013By Judith Viorst, Ray Cruz. 1989
Alexander se despierta para encontrar chicle en su pelo y que no hay un premio en su caja de cereal.…
A medida que su día va empeorando, Alejandro piensa en salir corriendo a Australia hasta que su madre le asegura que todo el mundo tiene días como éste, incluso en Australia. Para los grados K-3By Ana María Polo, Ana Maria Dra. Polo. 2010
Letters sent to attorney and famed Latin American television judge Ana María Polo that were deemed too explicit or controversial…
to air on her show "Caso Cerrado." Includes Polo's advice on relationship and legal issues. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sex. Spanish language. 2010By Christine Thomas, Deborah D. Stewart. 2007
Explains how laws are made in the United States, the difference between federal and state laws, the difference between civil…
and criminal law, how the judicial system works, how contracts are made, and how the legal system affects all areas of daily life. Spanish language. 2006Explains what a child-support order is and discusses measures that can be taken to collect child support. Includes information on…
how to establish paternity, calculate payments, maintain or change child-support orders, and deal with enforcement agencies. Spanish language. 2007By Debbie M. Schell, Kurt A. Wagner. 2007
Dos abogados de inmigración enseñan las maneras de obtener visas para entrar en Estados Unidos. Describen visas de inmigrante y…
no inmigrante, visas para visitantes, visas de estudiante, visas de trabajo, y visas por vínculos familiares. También presenta información sobre formularios de visas y dónde conseguirlosBy George Lopez, Omar Amador, Armen Keteyian. 2004
Comedian and prime-time television star George López's autobiography tells of his rise to success from a difficult childhood. Discusses his…
battles with alcohol, depression, and prejudice against Chicanos as well as his marriage, golf game, and current career enjoyment. Spanish language. 2004By Allan Wernick. 2005
Immigration lawyer provides updated information for legal immigration to the United States. Includes instructions for obtaining visas, green cards, and…
citizenship. Explains what helps and hinders the process, when a lawyer is needed, how interviews are conducted, and where to get more information. Spanish language. 2005By Mario A Vásquez. 1998
A Hispanic lawyer reviews and explains the most important aspects of immigration to the United States, ranging from simple tourist…
visas to the detailed requirements of residence, citizenship, and procedures to bring relatives into the U.S. Includes information on the most recent laws and lists agencies administering immigration. Spanish languageBy Arlene Eisenberg, Heidi Murkoff, Sandee E. Hathaway. 1998
Las autoras contestan todas las preguntas e inquietudes de las futuras madres, desde la etapa de planificación hasta el posparto.…
Presentan información acera de las sintomas físicas y emocionales. Aconsejan sobre la dieta sana y la importancia de evitar sustancias que pueden dañar el feto, y describen los examenes y procedimientos médicos para mujeres embarazadas--incluso aquellas que padecen de condiciones crónicasBy Loida Nicolas Lewis. 1994
Advice on how noncitizens can legally enter or stay in the United States. Covers immigration categories, application for visas, quotas,…
family members of immigrants, legal recourses, and other relevant topics. Spanish languageBy Fernando Díaz-Plaja. 1978
The prolific Spanish author and sociologist takes a humorous look at the Greco-Roman pantheon of classic mythology. He retells the…
stories of gods such as Jupiter, Venus, Apollo, Diana, Hercules, and Vulcan, who are driven by passions and motivated by lust, jealousy, revenge, and cruelty, and thus revealed to be more human than divine. Spanish language. 1978By Merce Company. 1988
Turning forty is not the end of the world. At least not for Merce Company, who represents the woman's point…
of view. For Francesc Sales, however, representing the male perspective, it does have its negative aspects. These two authors, having just turned forty, present their views on getting older and provide an amusing picture of modern ideas about aging. Spanish languageBy Carlos F Paz, Carlos F. Paz. 1988
Presents in Spanish the requirements for U.S. citizenship and offers, in Spanish and English, summaries on the history and government…
of the United States, including samples of questions that are asked in citizenship examinations. Also includes bilingual texts of the Declaration of Independence and Constitution of the United States. Spanish language