Summary: "With contributions from seven of Mexico's finest journalists, this is reportage at its bravest and most necessary - it has the power to change the world's view of their country, and by the force of its truth, to start to heal the country's many sorrows. Supported the Arts Council Grant's for the Arts Programme and by PEN Promotes. Veering between carnival and apocalypse, Mexico has in the last...
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Publisher / Publication Date: MacLehose Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 972.0.84 SORHernández, José M.
Summary: In this bilingual picture book, astronaut Jose M. Hernandez recounts his childhood as the son of Mexican migrant workers and his life-long dream to travel to the stars.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Piñata Books, an imprint of Arte Público Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J 921 SPANISH HERHernández, Anabel
Summary: "Este libro forma parte del largo recorrido periodístico de Anabel Hernández en su incesante búsqeuda por entender el complejo imperio del crimen organizado y los cárteles de la droga en México, los cuales desde hace décadas tienen sumida a la nación en una espiral de violencia en la que todos los días son explotadas, desaparecidas o asesinadas decenas de personas inocentes, muchas de ellas del...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grijalbo 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 468.4 HERHernández, Daisy
Summary: "Growing up in a New Jersey factory town in the 1980s, Daisy Hernández believed that her aunt had become deathly ill from eating an apple. No one in her family, in either the United States or Colombia, spoke of infectious diseases, and even into her thirties, she only knew that her aunt had died of a rare illness called Chagas. But as Hernández dug deeper, she discovered that Chagas--or the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tin House 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.9 HERLuzzatto, Sergio
Summary: A historical appraisal of the life of the controversial twentieth-century saint examines the miracles he is believed to have performed, as well as detracting reports, offering insight into the relationship between modern Catholicism and politics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Co. 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 PIO, SAINT LUZCámara, Sergi.
Summary: "This book instructs in cartoon drawing and animation techniques and practices for aspiring professionals who plan to work in film and video production. It's also valuable for artists who prefer to work on their own using traditional cartooning methods, 3D, or computer programs that allow frame-by-frame sequences of images"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barron's 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 741.2 CAMPaganelli, Sergio.
Summary: A survey of the evolution of the design and decoration of musical instruments over a period of 400 years.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hamlyn 1970
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.91 PAGSergio, Lisa
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lippincott 1978
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 684.12 SERCariello, Sergio
Summary: Retells the stories of the Bible in graphic novel format, including the stories of Noah, Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Jonah, and the life and death of Jesus Christ.
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Publisher / Publication Date: David C. Cook 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 220.9 CARRuzzier, Sergio
Summary: Rather than fulfill the expectations of his persistent companion, an animal chooses to live as himself.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE RUZGarcía Hernández, César Cuauhtémoc
Summary: "An in-depth look at the imprisonment of immigrants addressing the intersection of immigration and the criminal justice system"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The New Press 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 325.73 GARThompson-Hernández, Walter
Summary: In Compton, California, ten black riders on horseback cut an unusual profile, their cowboy hats tilted against the hot Los Angeles sun. They are the Compton Cowboys, their small ranch one of the very last in a formerly semirural area of the city that has been home to African-American horse riders for decades. To most people, Compton is known only as the home of rap greats NWA and Kendrick...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 979.4004 THOPamplona, Alberto Hernández.
Summary: "All students are familiar with the concept of energy, but never before will it have come alive for them the way it will with this illustration-packed title. Informative diagrams and colorful illustrations bring the concepts of energy and motion to life, engaging even science-adverse readers with these core curricular concepts. Furthermore, this title presents some of the natural resources most...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Publishing 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 531 PAMThompson-Hernández, Walter
Summary: The Compton Cowboys are a group who grew up in the city where Kendrick Lamar and Serena Williams were raised; a city portrayed in the media as ground zero for gang violence. But in 1988, with the creation of the Compton Junior Posse, a youth program set on a horse ranch in the middle of Compton, these men and women found a safe space. In this young readers' edition, kids will witness how the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 979.4004 THOÁlvarez Hernández, David Daniel
Summary: "Ancient Night is a twist on two Nahua traditions: the rabbit which the Feathered Serpent placed on the moon, and the Lord Opossum who ruled the earth when humans were first created, who stole fire from the gods to keep them warm."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Levine Querido 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 ALVCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ALVSerrin, Judith.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Press 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306 SERSerpico, Peter
Summary: "A "wildly inventive" (Food & Wine) James Beard Award-winning chef interprets one of Asia's greatest cuisines for the everyday eater. The best Korean food is Korean home cooking. The cornerstones of every meal are kimchi and white rice, and once you unlock that perfect marriage of flavor, the universe of wholesome, vegetable-centric cooking will inspire healthy eating, every day. In this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.59519 SERFernandez, Carmen
Summary: Unlock the power of Reiki with this beautiful and informative guide, with step-by-step photographs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lorenz Books, an imprint of Anness Publishing Limited 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.8528 FERFernandez, Rafi.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hermes House 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.595 FERHernandez, Gilbert.
Summary: "A beloved ensemble player in Gilbert Hernandez's earlier Central American 'Palomar' cycle from the pages of Love and rockets, the imposing Luba (along with her ever-expanding family) takes center stage in this omnibus collection--over 100 individual stories ranging from one-page blackout gags to graphic novellas chronicling Luba's life as an immigrant in turn-of-the-millennium Southern...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fantagraphics Books 2009
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Summary: "A collection of three Latin American folktales retold in graphic novel form"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: TOON Books 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 HERHernandez, Jaime.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fantagraphics 2005
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 HERPlokhy, Serhii
Summary: A major new history of the eight days in February 1945 when FDR, Churchill, and Stalin decided the fate of the world. Harvard historian Serhii Plokhy goes against conventional wisdom--cemented during the Cold War--and argues that an ailing Roosevelt did better than we think. Much has been made of FDR's handling of the Depression; here we see him as wartime chief.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5314 PLORudenko, Serhiĭ
Summary: "Three years after the political novice Volodymyr Zelensky was elected to Ukraine's highest office, he found himself catapulted into the role of wartime leader. The former comedian has become the public face of his country's courageous and bloody struggle against a brutal invasion by Russia. Born to Jewish parents in central Ukraine, Zelensky campaigned for the presidency in the 2019 election...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Polity Press 2022