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Author
Publisher
Arte Publico Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
Español
Description
El autor salvadoreño Mario Bencastro examina temas de guerra, separación y nostalgia en esta colección bilingue de cuentos, poemas y una novela breve. Muchos de sus personajes son forzados a dejar su patria a causa de la violencia y la pobreza. Pero al encontrarse en la tierra prometida, lejos de su familia y amigos en un país cuya lengua y cultura no comprenden, se sienten abrumados por sentimientos de pérdida. En 'El Niño Dragón,' un grupo...
2) Zipitio
Author
Series
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Rufina's mother helps her deal with Zipitio when he falls in love with her.
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press
Pub. Date
c1990
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When the magic dogs who live on the volcanoes of El Salvador and protect the villagers from harm are pursued by wicked lead soldiers, they are aided by two ancient volcanoes.
Author
Publisher
Piñata Books, an imprint of Arte Público Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
Ten-year-old Jimena loves El Salvador but when gangs threaten to force her to join, she and her mother immigrate to the United States, but are separated at the border.
Author
Publisher
MCD, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In The Last Great Road Bum, Héctor Tobar turns the peripatetic true story of a naive son of Urbana, Illinois, who died fighting with guerrillas in El Salvador into the great American novel for our times. Joe Sanderson died in pursuit of a life worth writing about. He was, in his words, a 'road bum,' an adventurer and a storyteller, belonging to no place, people, or set of ideas. He was born into a childhood of middle-class contentment in Urbana,...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Clive Cussler, "The Grand Master of Adventure," sends his intrepid heroes Dirk Pitt and Al Giordino on their wildest, boldest mission into the ancient world, unlocking extraordinary secrets and solving hideous crimes. Another fabulous read from the most beloved series from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author. The murders of a team of United Nations scientists in El Salvador. A deadly collision in the waterways off the city of Detroit. An attack...
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