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1	House on Mango Street more books like this by Sandra Cisneros The story of a young girl growing up in the Hispanic quarter of Chicago. Capturing her thoughts and emotions in poems and stories, she is able to rise above hopelessness and create a quiet space for herself in the midst of her oppressive surroundings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.83! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Bless Me, Ultima more books like this by Rudolfo A Anaya A bildungsroman about a young Mexican-American boy, Antonio, in a New Mexican village during the 1940s. He faces a choice that will determine the course of his entire life: to follow his father's family's nomadic lifestyle, or to settle down to agriculture as his mother's family has done. Anaya draws on the Spanish-American folklore with which he ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Rain of Gold more books like this by Victor Villasenor An epic novel about two families and their two countries: Mexico and the U.S. This tale of a bootlegger and his beautiful wife is based on Villaseñor's own family history. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Woman on the edge of time more books like this by Marge Piercy Consuelo Camacho Ramos, hospitalized after killing her lover, has been released, but her prospects look bleak. She receives telepathic visits from a genderless individual from the year 2137, who introduces her to a utopian world. Considered mad, she is returned to Bellevue, where she finds the strength to fight her captors and win. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.97! \| first editions
5	Baseball in April and Other Stories more books like this by Gary Soto This collection of 11 short stories features mostly Latino characters facing universal challenges associated with growing up. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Hunger of Memory: An Autobiography more books like this by Richard Rodroquez, Richard Rodriguez Hunger Of Memory is the story of a Mexican-American Richard Rodriguez, who begins his schooling in Sacramento, California, knowing just 50 words of English and concludes his university studies in the stately quiet of the reading room of the British Museum. Here is the poignant journey is a "minority student" who pays the cost of his social ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Breaking Through more books like this by Francisco Jimenez 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 ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Buried Onions more books like this by Gary Soto Nineteen-year-old Eddie is a Mexican American living in Fresno, California. A recent college dropout, Eddie spends his days trying to scrap together enough money to survive while avoiding the gangs and criminals who populate his neighborhood. Although Eddie has seen his father, two uncles, and his best friend all die violently, he has a hard time ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.85! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Milagro Beanfield War more books like this by John Nichols A small community in New Mexico is threatened by speculation, property developers, and politics. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Pocho more books like this by Jose Antonio Villarreal Villarreal illuminates here the world of "pochos, " Americans whose parents come to the United States from Mexico. Set in Depression-era California, the novel focuses on Richard, a young pocho who experiences the intense conflict between loyalty to the traditions of his family's past and attraction to new ideas. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.61! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Becoming Naomi Leon more books like this by Pam Munoz Ryan From the award-winning author of "Esperanza Rising" comes a riveting novel about family and identity, drawn from the warmth, wisdom, and love of Ryan's own Mexican and Oklahoman heritages. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Too Many Tamales more books like this by Gary Soto While helping her parents prepare tamales for a Christmas celebration, Maria notices her mother taking off her diamond ring. Unable to resist temptation, Maria slips the ring on her finger and continues with her work. It is only after the tamales are cooked and ready to be served that she realizes that she has lost the ring--probably in one of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Day's Work more books like this by Eve Bunting, Ronald Himler (Illustrator) In this story set in California a boy named Francisco tries to help his grandfather, newly arrived from Mexico, find some day work. Knowing that the family needs money, and knowing his grandfather can't understand him when he speaks English, Francisco assures a man looking for a gardener that he and his grandfather are experts. However, Francisco ... see all copies from $2.28! new only from $4.52! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Trino's Choice more books like this by Diane Gonzales Bertrand Frustrated by his poor financial situation and hoping to impress a smart girl, seventh grader Trino falls in with a bad crowd led by an older teen with a vicious streak. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	So Far from God more books like this by Ana Castillo SOFIA AND HER FATED DAUGHTERS, Fe, Esperanza, Caridad, and la Loca, endure hardship and enjoy love in the sleepy New Mexico hamlet of Tome, a town teeming with marvels where the comic and the horrific, the real and the supernatural, reside. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida more books like this by Victor Martinez Manuel Hernandez faces a time of many changes during the year leading up to anticipated initiation into a gang. Manny's alcoholic father calls him "el perico," or parrot, comparing him to the Mexican saying about a parrot that complains about how hot it is in the shade while all along he's sitting inside the oven and doesn't know it. Will Manny ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Occupied America: A History of Chicanos more books like this by Rodolfo Acuna, Rodolfo Acuuna Occupied America was the first textbook to be published for the growing number of Chicano History courses developing across the country and remains the bestseller. The Fourth Edition has been completely updated, containing a significant amount of new material on Mexican American history. In addition, the Fourth Edition contains a new introductory ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $49.95! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez more books like this by Richard Rodriguez "Hunger Of Memory" is the first memoir of Mexican-American Rodriguez, who began his schooling in Sacramento, California knowing just 50 words of English. Here is the poignant journey of a "minority student" who pays the cost of his social assimilation and academic success with a painful alienation--from his past, his parents, and his culture. see all copies from $8.66! new only from $8.66! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Cajas de Carton: Relatos de la Vida Peregrina de un Nino Campesino more books like this by 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. see all copies from $2.14! new only from $2.46! \| SVS
20 view cover	Wild Steps of Heaven more books like this by Victor Villasenor Following his brilliant bestseller Rain of Gold, Mexican-American author Villasenor continues the moving saga of his family, including his father Juan, who finds the courage to overcome poverty and persecution through the inspiration of his brave brother Jose, and his spirited mother, who had a magical way of seeing beauty in each new day. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.66! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Esperanza Renace more books like this by Pam Munoz Ryan For the first 12 years of her life, Esperanza Ortega is pampered by servants and sheltered by her doting parents on their ranch in Aguascalientes, Mexico. But a sudden tragedy shatters that world of wealth and privilege. Homeless and destitute, she and her mother emigrate to California to work in the fields and start a new life. see all copies from $2.25! new only from $2.48! \| SVS
22 view cover	Circuit more books like this by Francisco Jimenez This autobiographical novel explores the life of a family of migrant workers living in California. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.35! \| signed copies \| SVS
23 view cover	Mexicanos: A History of Mexicans in the United States more books like this by Manuel G Gonzales "Mexicanos" tells the rich and vibrant story of Mexicans in the United States. Emerging from the ruins of Aztec civilization and from centuries of Spanish contact with indigenous people, Mexican culture followed the Spanish colonial frontier northward and put its distinctive mark on what became the southwestern United States. Shaped by their ... see all copies from $4.40! new only from $22.90! \| SVS
24 view cover	George Washington Gomez: A Mexicotexan Novel more books like this by Americo Paredes This first novel written in the 1930s by the dean of Mexican-American folklore charts the coming of age of a young Mexican American on the Texas-Mexico border set against the background of guerrilla warfare, banditry, land grabs, abuses by the Texas Rangers and the overpowering pressures to disappear into the American melting pot. see all copies from $4.52! new only from $8.98! \| SVS
25 view cover	Jesse more books like this by Gary Soto In his first novel for young adults, Gary Soto paints a moving portrait of two sweet, ambitious Mexican American brothers who hope junior college will help them escape their heritage of tedious physical labor. Their struggles are humorous, true to life, and deeply affecting, and young adults will sympathize with them as they work through their ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.20! \| first editions \| SVS

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