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Indigenous Own Voices
Indigenous People's Day: Adult Fiction
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Indigenous Own Voices
Indigenous People's Day: Adult Fiction
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Kali Fajardo-Anstine's magnetic story collection breathes life into her Latina characters of indigenous ancestry and the land they inhabit in the American West. Against the remarkable backdrop of Denver, Colorado--a place that is as fierce as it is exquisite--these women navigate the land the way they navigate their lives: with caution, grace, and quiet force.
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Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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"An instant American icon--the first Hispanic on the U.S. Supreme Court--tells the story of her life before becoming a judge in an inspiring, surprisingly personal memoir. With startling candor and intimacy, Sonia Sotomayor recounts her life from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench, a progress that is testament to her extraordinary determination and the power of believing in oneself. She writes of her precarious childhood and the refuge she...
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[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Details the surprising and unforeseen events that take place in the life of Jane Villanueva, a hard-working, religious young Latina whose family tradition and a vow to save her virginity until her marriage to a detective is shattered when a doctor mistakenly artificially inseminates her during a checkup.
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Publisher
Vintage Español, una división de Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
Español
Description
"Somos María, Linda, Martita, Astrid, Gladys, Victoria, Yamila, Zulma, Elisa y Cecilia: diez mujeres, un camino... En este honesto (#nofilter) y humorístico relato nos damos cuenta lo distintas que somos y cómo, al mismo tiempo, queremos lo mismo: simplicidad, amor, paz, balance, celebrar nuestra feminidad, y saber que todo va a estar bien. Que sólo podemos controlar nuestras intenciones, mas nunca los resultados. Aunque a veces nos cueste reconocer...
7) Sonoma Rose
Author
Series
Elm Creek Quilts volume 19
Language
English
Description
Struggling with a meager existence on a Prohibition-era farm in Southern California and devastated by the losses of four of her children to a wasting disease, Rosa flees with her surviving children after a shattering act of violence.
Publisher
CBS DVD
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Jane Villanueva, a hard-working devout young woman committed to saving her virginity until marriage, has her life turned upside down when she discovers she was accidentally artificially inseminated. With a baby now on board, Jane's telenovela-esque life continues as she adapts to motherhood, being courted by both the baby's father Rafael and her first love Michael, and the trials and tribulations of her close-knit family."--Container.
Publisher
CBS Studios
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Jane Villanueva (Gina Rodriguez) does a lot of growing up in the third season of this drama-comedy, both through the circumstances she finds herself in and through retracing Alba's (Ivonne Coll) roots. A cousin Jane has never met turns up out of the blue, but she may not be as trustworthy as Jane would like to believe. After being shot on his and Jane's wedding night, Michael (Brett Dier) has a long road to recovery and must face the fact that he...
Publisher
CBS DVD
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Jane Villanueva is Jane The Virgin no more! She's married! But briefly. Unfortunately her new husband Michael gets shot on their wedding night and dies from complications. We pick up on Jane's life as a widow three years later and follow her on a new journey of being a published author, the twists and turns within her family and her stuggles [sic] to manage her little bundle of joy, her son Mateo."--Container.
Publisher
CBS DVD
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Jane struggles to cope with the fact that Michael, who now goes by the name of Jason and suffers from amnesia, has returned from the dead. Petra tries to be a better person for the sake of her relationship with JR. Jane and Michael relive their past trying to trigger his memory, only making it harder for Jane, as she feels like she was erased from his life. Jane agrees to move in with Rafael because of his unselfishness. Luisa tells Rafael that she...
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English
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"An adaptation for middle graders based on the bestselling adult memoir, My Beloved World, in which the Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor's details her achievements, which serve as a true testament to the fact that no matter the obstacles, dreams can come true. Includes an 8-page photo insert"--
"In this adaptation for middle graders based on her bestselling adult memoir, My Beloved World, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court...
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