Meléndez Badillo, Jorell A.
Summary: "How did Puerto Rico end up in its current situation? A Spanish-speaking territory controlled by the United States and populated by the descendants of conquistadors, enslaved Africans, and indigenous inhabitants, this island (or rather archipelago) has a unique history. Jorell Meléndez-Badillo begins the book with an overview of the pre-Columbian societies and cultures that first inhabited...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A journey with Karenlie Riddering and local guides through Puerto Rico's finest attraction and idyllic countryside. See the many historic sights of Old San Juan, El Yunque (the tropical rainforest), the beaches, golf courses, the Bacardi Rum Factory, and the nightlife where casinos, night clubs and fine restaurants abound.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Kaleidoscope 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.2 INSSummary: "Puerto Rico Strong is a comics anthology that explores what it means to be Puerto Rican and the diversity that exists within that concept, from today's most exciting Puerto Rican comics creators" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lion Forge 2018
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 PUEEchenique, Sara E.
Summary: A girl in Puerto Rico copes with the aftermath of a hurricane, including her family's temporary blue tarp roof and her brother's refusal to speak. Includes notes about the author's life in Puerto Rico and the yearly ritual of preparing for hurricanes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Rothman, Joshua D.
Summary: "In The Ledger and the Chain, prize-winning historian Joshua D. Rothman tells the disturbing story of the Franklin and Armfield company and the men who built it into the largest and most powerful slave trading company in the United States. In so doing, he reveals the central importance of the domestic slave trade to the development of American capitalism and the expansion of the American...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books, Hachette Book Group 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.3 ROTWeatherford, Carole Boston
Summary: "On August 28, 1963, a quarter of a million activists and demonstrators from every corner of the United States convened for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. It was there that they raised their voices in unison to call for racial and economic justice for all Black Americans, to call out inequities, and ultimately to advance the Civil Rights Movement. Every movement has its unsung...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 RUSLong, Michael G.
Summary: "This powerful and triumphant picture book biography tells the story of Bayard Rustin, an openly gay civils rights leader, who, with the support of Dr. King and future congressman John Lewis, led 250,000 people to the doorstep of the U.S. government demanding change"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bee Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 RUSSantiago, Wilfred.
Summary: A graphic depiction of the life of Roberto Clemente that discusses his childhood, success in baseball, mission off the field, death, and other related topics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fantagraphics Books 2014
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA Fiction SantiagoDi Duca, Marc
Summary: Lonely Planet's Puerto Rico is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for popular and lesser-known experiences. Follow Old San Juan's labyrinthine laneways, laze on the sand at Playa Flamenco, or kayak into the bioluminescent bay at Vieques; all with your trusted travel companion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet Global 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Aikens-Nuñez, Talia
Summary: "Learn about Puerto Rico's 65th Regiment, one of the US Army's most decorated regiments. Author Talia Aikens-Nuñez shares the history of these soldiers and the discrimination they faced as they served their country during the largest court martial of the Korean War"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zest Books 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 951.904 AIKCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 951.904 AIKSantiago, Esmeralda.
Summary: "Even as a young girl in nineteenth-century Spain, Ana Cubillas is drawn to the exotic island of Puerto Rico by the diaries of an ancestor who traveled there with Ponce de Leon. And in twin brothers Ramon and Inocente, both in love with Ana, she finds a way to get there: she marries Ramon and convinces the brothers that their destiny is in the remote sugar plantation they have inherited on the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SANLlanos-Figueroa, Dahlma
Summary: "A groundbreaking historical novel from a heralded author that explores the seldom discussed Puerto Rican Atlantic Slave Trade. At a time when importing humans from Africa had been prohibited by the Spanish Crown, Pola and other slave women provide their master with babies who are immediately taken away and sold on the auction block. Her serial rapes by a number of men are routine and often...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amistad 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LLATieck, Sarah
Summary: Explore Puerto Rico in this comprehensive title! Informative, easy-to-read text and oversized photos showcase the beauty and diversity of this state. Readers learn about the state's history, cities, land features, animals, industries, sports, famous people, and more! A Tour Book spread highlights kid-friendly things to do in Puerto Rico. Other features include a table of contents, fun facts, a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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Summary: "The music on this recording draws from various musical and cultural traditions from ... [the composer's] native Puerto Rico"--Container.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ ZENVan Atten, Suzanne
Summary: "Embrace the adventurous spirit and vibrant cultural life of the Island of Enchantment. Spend a week seeing the best of Puerto Rico or follow iteneraries for road-trippers, sun seekers, and more. Immerse yourself in lush tropical beauty on a hike in El Yunque National Forest or kayak across bioluminescent bays. Stroll the cobblestone streets of Viejo San Juan, learn about the Indigenous Taíno...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avalon Travel 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.295 PUESalach, Paulina
Summary: "Whether you want to stroll the atmospheric streets of Old San Juan, lounge on the island's beautiful beaches, or escape to Vieques or Culebra, the local Fodor's travel experts in Puerto Rico are here to help! Fodor's Puerto Rico guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fodor's Travel, a division of MH Sub I, LLC, dba Internet Brands 2023
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 910 TRAVEL PUERTO RICOCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.295 PUESummary: The seventeen oral histories collected here are stories of surviving the storm and its long aftermath as people waited for relief and aid that rarely arrived. The book offers a multivocal peoples' history of disaster that fosters a greater understanding of the failures of governmental disaster response and the correlating perseverance of the people impacted by these failures, highlighting the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Haymarket Books 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Anuel AA
Contents: disc 1. No llores mujer (with Travis Barker) (3:33) ; Somo o no somos (3:56) ; Reggaetonera (3:32) ; Jangueo (with Tego Calderón) (3:51) ; Hasta que dios diga (with Bad Bunny) (4:06) ; Futbol y rumba (3:41) ; Que se joda (feat. Enrique Iglesias) (3:46) ; Ferrari (with Farruko, Zion) (3:08) ; El manual (with Lil Wayne) (3:30) -- disc 2. Estres Postraumatico (4:17) ; Los hombres no lloran (3:10)...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Real Hasta la Muerte, Inc. 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Players travel to the capital city of Puerto Rico and compete to build palaces, poor houses, silver smelters, gold mines and many other features.
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: Ravensburger Spieleverlag 2014
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Summary: "Rafi and Rosi, two curious tree frogs, explore Puerto Rico's El Morro Fort, where they pretend to be pirates in battle, find pirate treasure, and discover a haunted sentry box"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc. 2017
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE DELPérez, Elba Iris
Summary: In the 1950s, 9-year-old Andrea Rodriguez and her brother leave Woronoco, Massachusetts, for the mountain villages of Puerto Rico and then, months later, are brought back to the tiny factory town where everything has changed and must navigate the rifts between their family's values and all-American culture as they journey into adulthood.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Anuel AA
Contents: Los dioses (4:38) -- 100 (3:35) -- Antes (3:26) -- Dime tú (2:58) -- RD (3:18) -- Nena buena (3:32) -- Contra el mundo (2:53) -- Perreo (3:18) -- Perfecto (4:16) -- La Maria (3:14) -- Nunca (3:52) -- Municiones (2:55).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Dávila 666 (Musical group)
Contents: Tan Bajo -- Obsesionao -- Yo Seria Otro -- Los Cruces -- Si Me Vez -- Mala -- Robacun A -- Esa Nena Nunca Regreso -- Eso Que Me Haces -- Patitas -- ¡Diablo! -- Ratata -- Noche De Terror -- De Verdad.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: In The Red 2011