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Cork O'Connor mysteries volume 16
Cork O'Connor mystery volume 16
Thorndike Press large print thriller
Cork O'Connor mystery volume 16
Thorndike Press large print thriller
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English
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On the Fourth of July, just as fireworks are about to go off in Aurora, Minnesota, Cork O'Connor and his new bride, Rainy Bisonette, listen to a desperate voicemail left by Rainy's son, Peter. The message is garbled and full of static, but they hear Peter confess to the murder of someone named Rodriguez. When they try to contact him, they discover that his phone has gone dead. The following morning, Cork and Rainy fly to Coronado County in southern...
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2023.
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English
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"At twenty-one, life in Senegal couldn't be better for Lola. An aspiring writer and university graduate, she has a great job, a vibrant social life, and a future filled with possibility. But fate disrupts her world when she falls for Armand, an American Marine stationed at the U.S. Embassy. Her mother, a high court judge in Ghana who endeavors to keep her anchored to home, disapproves of her choice. Against her mother's wishes, Lola plans a future...
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"Beautiful Country is the real deal. Heartrending, unvarnished, and powerfully courageous, this account of growing up undocumented in America will never leave you."--Gish Jen, author of The Resisters. "Ba Ba told me this and I in turn carried it in my heart: so long as we didn't stake claim to what wasn't ours-- the things, our rooms, America, this beautiful country-- we would be okay." An incandescent and heartrending memoir about Qian Julie Wang's...
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Sixteen-year-old Indian American Sonia, who has undocumented family members, goes viral after saving her crush James's life.
If Sonia Patil had her way, she'd be attending her local comic con instead of covering a shift for her boss's daughter. Since Sonia's mom was deported and her sister, who never claimed deferred status under DACA, had to forgo college to support them, Sonia's had her hands full with work, school, and pretending everything is...
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"Home is not a place. It's a heartbeat. Penelope Prado has always dreamed of opening her own pastelería next to her father's restaurant, Nacho's Tacos. But her mom and dad have different plans-leaving Pen to choose between not disappointing her traditional Mexican American parents or following her own path. Then she meets a cute new hire at Nacho's, who sees through her hard exterior. Xander Amaro has been searching for home since he was a boy. For...
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Pub. Date
2022.
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viii, 289 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
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English
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"What happens when the all-American high school student discovers he's undocumented? Rafa's parents didn't want him to grow up feeling different because, as his mom told him: "Dreams should not have borders." Rafa had no idea of his immigration status until he tried to get his driver's license during his junior year of high school. Suddenly, his perfectly curated and slightly racist (race-ish, if you will) American life came undone. While his parents...
10) Before honor
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Pub. Date
1993.
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181 pages ; 22 cm.
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English
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"Life on the Texas range has always been harsh, but for Clint Wayford it's becoming impossible. Now sixty-five, the careworn widowed rancher must face the fact that he is no longer able to work his horses or the land the way he once did. ... Losing ground in his struggle to survive on his own, Clint may soon be forced to sell the land ... then the chance to preserve the property turns up in the unlikely prospect of Miguel Ramos, a young Mexican boy...
11) La línea
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Pub. Date
2006.
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129 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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When fifteen-year-old Miguel's time finally comes to leave his poor Mexican village, cross the border illegally, and join his parents in California, his younger sister's determination to join him soon imperils them both.
13) 7 soles
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Español
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El Negro gets hired to smuggle a group of undocumented migrants into the United States. When he claims this will be his last trip because he wants out of the business, his superiors become suspicious and send a younger smuggler to keep an eye on him. The two fight during the troubled crossing, and eventually lose part of their human cargo. El Negro now finds himself on the run from his former associates and the law.
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2006.
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312 pages ; 22 cm
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Español
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"Recuerda que estamos en los Estados Unidos" le dicen a Dante Celestino cuando su hija se va de casa. Amigos y vecinos le advierten que en Estados Unidos no es raro que una joven de quince anos abandone la casa familiar y se fugue. Dante ya le habia aconsejado a Emmita que nunca se juntara con pandilleros o traficantes de drogas. Pero la joven ignora los consejos y, durante su mera quinceanera, se fuga con un latino vestido de negro, con tatuajes,...
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[2021]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 29 cm
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English
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"In the first picture book written by a DACA dreamer, Areli Morales tells her own powerful and vibrant immigration story of moving from a quiet town in Mexico to the bustling and noisy metropolis of New York City"--
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Pub. Date
2020.
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36 unnumbered pages : color illustrations, map ; 29 cm
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English
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"Four unaccompanied migrant children come together along the arduous journey north through Mexico to the United States border in this ode to the power of hope and connection even in the face of uncertainty and fear."--Publisher's description.
18) The fragile edge
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Pub. Date
2021.
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374 pages ; 22 cm.
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English
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"Jimmy Vega straddles two worlds-- the hardscrabble Bronx where he grew up as the child of a Puerto Rican single mother, and the upscale, mostly white, suburban county where he now serves as a police detective. Yet despite his sense of never belonging, he's a good and decent cop-even if the multi-million-dollar civil suit he's facing says otherwise. His own troubles take a back seat when Vega learns that a court officer has just been shot and killed...
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[2024]
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48 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
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"Learn how policy has shaped opportunity for American immigrants. Readers will understand what a "Dreamer" is and why they may hear that term in the news or their community. The Racial Justice in America: Latinx American series explores the issues specific to the Latinx community in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way. This series was written by Brenda Mendoza, an author, advocate, and winner of the 2022 Latinx Educator Impact Award from...
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Pub. Date
[2021]
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187 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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"Jessica Cruz has done everything right. She's a dedicated student, popular among her classmates, and has a loving family that has done everything they can to give her a better life in the United States. While Jessica is a part of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, allowing her to go to school and live in the U.S., her parents are undocumented. Jessica usually worries for her parents, but her fears and anxiety escalate as a mayoral...
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