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This book tells the story of Esperanza Cordero, a young girl growing up in the Hispanic quarter of Chicago, whose neighborhood is one of harsh realities and harsh beauty. Esperanza doesn't want to belong, not to her run-down neighborhood, and not to the low expectations the world has for her. Capturing her thoughts and emotions in poems and stories, she is able to rise above hopelessness and create a quiet space for herself in the midst of her oppressive...

"Leo Vega's love life has been on life support since long before the gunshot wound that put him on leave from the fire department. Now, a year after his injury, he's hoping to both return to work and fix things with Sofi, the woman he's had a secret on-again, off-again relationship with for years. Sofia Santana may be ready to mend fences with her best friend, Leo's sister, but she has no plans of letting Leo back into her bed or her heart. She's...

"This Book was written five hundred years after the Mexica relented governance of their land to the spanish pirates who razed our libraries, burned our books and art. This Book comes twenty-five years after the creation of Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say in Houston, where our voices and stories were silenced and ignored. This Book is published ten years after Arizona officials enforced a ban on Mexican American Studies. These erasures-and...

"With rare plants to find, a dead sister who keeps bringing her coffee, and another sister whose anger fills the sky with lightning, Sage doesn't have time for romance. Sage Flores has an affinity for plants, but it wasn't enough to save her younger sister Sky's life. She ran from the tragedy, only to return to her hometown eight years later. Like slipping into an old, comforting sweater, Sage takes back her job at Cranberry Rose Company and uses...

Examines the accomplishments and contributions of fifteen contemporary Hispanics with a strong Texas connection, including Vikki Carr, Dan Morales, and Vicente Villa.

Emmy Award-winning journalist and Univision anchor Jorge Ramos looks back on groundbreaking interviews with rebels such as President Barack Obama, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Spike Lee, Barbara Walters, Fidel Castro, and more.
After 30 fascinating years uncovering the hard truth, journalist Jorge Ramos opens up for the first time about life-altering lessons by sharing captivating never-before-told stories. Widely recognized for...