Madrid, Mike

Summary: "An insightful investigation of how and why the two major political parties have failed to appeal to the Latino vote--the largest ethnic voting group in the country--and the impact it will have on American democracy and politics for decades to come. In 2020, Latinos became the second largest ethnic voting group in the country. They make up the largest plurality of residents in the most populous...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2024

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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 324.973 MAD

Arana, Marie

Summary: "A sweeping yet personal overview of the latino population of America, drawn from hundreds of interviews and prodigious research that emphasizes the diversity and little-known history of our largest and fastest-growing minority. LatinoLand is an exceptional, all-encompassing overview of Hispanic America based on personal interviews, deep research, and Marie Arana's life experience as a Latina....

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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2024

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 305.868 ARA

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.868 ARA

Summary: El coro offers proof that Latino/a poetry today is more complex and diverse, more beautiful and powerful, than had been previously acknowledged. Here we find the open expression of anger and grief, self-mocking humor, the music of protest, the quiet assertion of dignity, and the raucous celebration of survival. There are poems about stoop labor and welfare offices and housing projects, but also...

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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Massachusetts Press 1997

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 468.4 EL C

Anta, Julio

Summary: "As long as he remembers to stay smart and keep his eyes open, Mateo knows that he can survive the trek across the Sonoran Desert that will take him from Mexico to the United States. That is until he's caught by the Border Patrol only moments after sneaking across the fence in the dead of night. Escaping their clutches comes at a price and, lost in the desert without a guide or water, Mateo is...

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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023

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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 ANT

Franklin, Ashley Robin

Summary: "When college freshman Kat Fields receives a mysterious email urging her to visit a relatively unknown Texas town with a history of witchcraft, strange sightings, and "devil lights"--glowing red stars that appear above the town's hills every night--she ditches her plans for spring break and takes a solo road trip to Estrella Roja to investigate for her podcast, Paranormal Texas, catchphrase:...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, HarperAlley, imprints of HarperCollins Publishers 2023

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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA GRAPHIC FRA

Martínez, Ernesto Javier

Summary: A reclamation of the Mexican serenata tradition, follow the story of a young boy who asks his father if there is a song for a boy who loves a boy.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Reflection Press 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MAR

Summary: Tells the story of ninety-one-year-old Cuban-American singer-songwriter, Angela Alvarez.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MUSIC MIS