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Breaking Through
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Fourteen-year-old Francisco Jimenez and his family leave Mexico and arrive at the U.S. and Mexican border in Nogales, Arizona. In the months and years that follow, Francisco, his mother and father, and his seven brothers and sisters not only struggle to keep their family together, but also face crushing poverty, long hours of labor, and blatant ...
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Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child
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Francisco Jimenez
A collection of 12 short stories presented from the perspective of a young boy, in which the author narrates his childhood experiences growing up in a family of Mexican migrant farm workers.
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Circuit
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Francisco Jimenez
This autobiographical novel explores the life of a family of migrant workers living in California.
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Cajas de Carton: Relatos de la Vida Peregrina de un Nino Campesino
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Francisco Jimenez
Without sentiment or melodrama, this wonderful book perfectly portrays an immigrant child's view of leaving Mexico for California in the 1940s to pursue a better life.
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La Mariposa
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Francisco Jimenez, Simon Silva (Illustrator)
Young Francisco just moved to the United States from Mexico, and doesn't speak any English. During his first year of school, he's unable to understand the words that pour from his teacher's lips. Confused and isolated, he finds comfort in a creature that lives in the classroom--a caterpillar kept in a jar. In order to understand how it transforms ...
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Reaching Out
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Francisco Jimenez
From the perspective of the young adult he was then, Jimnez describes the challenges he faced in his efforts to continue his education, in this absorbing, tender, and honest sequel to his award-winning "Breaking Through" and "The Circuit."
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Senderos Fronterizos
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F Jimenez
The author relates the true story of what life was like for him and the rest of his Mexican family when they were forced to immigrate to the United States when he was 14 years old. While living in California, the Jiménez family had to face such things as poverty, prejudice, and long, difficult working days.
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The Christmas Gift/El Regalo de Navidad
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Francisco Jimenez, Claire B Cotts (Illustrator)
Based on the author's own childhood memories, this is the story of a special Christmas shared by a family of migrant workers. The text appears in both English and Spanish and is illustrated with acrylic paintings.
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Cajas de Carton
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Francisco Jimenez
This autobiographical novel explores the life of a family of migrant workers living in California.
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Cajas de Carton: Relatos de la Vida Peregrina de un Nino Campesion
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Journey Home and Other Routes to Belonging
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Et. Al. Mary Riskind Francisco Jimenez
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Hispanics in the United States: An Anthology of Creative Literature, Volume I
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Gary D Keller (Editor), Francisco Jimenez (Editor)
These anthologies present examples of some of the finest fiction, drama, and poetry by and/or about U.S. Hispanics being written today. These volumes include selections written in English or Spanish by major writers as well as many new voices. Volume I includes works by Rudolfo Anaya, Leroy V. Quintana, and Rolando Hinojosa. Volume II includes ...
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Poverty and Social Justice: Critical Perspectives
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Francisco Jimenez (Editor)
This volume contains a thorough, comprehensive, and up-to-date analysis of poverty in the United States and abroad by renowned social scientist, statesmen, humanists, and theologians. Includes Julian Bond, "Politics and Poverty"; Cesar Chavez, "Poverty and the Plight of the Farm Worker"; Michael Harrington, "Causes and Effects of Poverty and ...
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Mosaico de La Vida: Prosa Chicana, Cubana y Puertorrique~na
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Francisco Jimenez
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The Identification and Analysis of Chicano Literature
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Francisco Jimenez (Editor)
A coherent and systematic overview of Chicano literature. All the major aspects of Chicano literature are treated: the themes and myths of Chicano literary expression, the dramatic principles of its theater, the literary recuperation of its history, Chicano bilingualism and code switching, and much more.
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Misterio En La Vuelta de Rocha: Con Intervencion de Sherlock Holmes, Arsene Lupin, Joseph Rouletabille
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Francisco Garcia Jimenez
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Memorias y fantasmas de Buenos Aires
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Francisc Garcia Jimenez
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Domino a Companeros / Dominoe at Partners
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Francisco Gaspar Jimenez
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Hormigon Armado: Basada en la EHE Ajustada al Codigo Modelo y al Eurocodigo
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Pedro Jimenez Montoya, Alvaro Garcia Meseguer, Francisco Moran Cabre
Este libro, ya un clasico en su genero, constituye la obra de mayor tirada en Europa sobre hormigon armado. Es un libro imprescindible, no solo para los proyectistas y constructores sino tambien para los alumnos de las escuelas de ingenieria y arquitectura. La presente edicion esta totalmente reformada y se adapta a la nueva instruccion espanola ...
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Ethnic Community Builders: Mexican-Americans in Search of Justice and Power
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Francisco Jimenez, Alma M Garcia, Richard A Garcia
This book consists of fourteen interviews with Mexican-American community activists of various stripes in San Jose.
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Mas Alla de Mi
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Francisco Jimenez
From the perspective of the young adult he once was, Francisco Jimenez describes the challenges he faces when continuing his education. During his college years, the very family solidarity that allows Francisco to survive as a child is tested. Not only must he leave his family when his goes to Santa Clara University, but while Francisco is there, ...
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Dermatology: Just the Facts
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Francisco A Kerdel, Francisco Jimenez-Acosta
"Just The Facts" presents all of the key concepts physicians and residents need to know for board certification, re-certification, and general review. It will also function as a quick synopsis of the most important skin conditions for non-dermatologists. The book follows the design of "Just The Facts in Emergency Medicine" with emphasis on key ...
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Cartas de Los Secretarios del Cardenal D. Fr. Francisco Jimenez de Cisneros
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Francisco Jimenez De Cisneros
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Approximation and Optimization
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Juan A Gomez-Fernandez (Editor), Francisco Guerra-Vazquez (Editor), Miguel A Jimenez-Pozo (Editor)
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Viva La Lengua
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Francisco Jimenez, Rose M Sune Beebe, Gary D Keller
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