CRRL Picks: Hispanic American Poetry for Young PeopleLike this list

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• Bravo!

  Poems About Amazing Hispanics

  Engle, Margarita

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  Bold, graphic portraits and beautiful poems present famous and lesser-known Hispanics from varied backgrounds who have faced life's challenges in creative ways.

• Canto Familiar

  Soto, Gary

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  Twenty-five poems about the pleasures and woes that Mexican American children experience growing up. Simple poems, many involving Mexican Americans, celebrate experiences at school, home, and in the street. From our children's collection.

• Cool Salsa

  Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Latino in the United States

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  Poems celebrating Latino culture are the focus of this volume from our young adult collection.

• The Dream on Blanca's Wall

  Poems in English and Spanish = El Sueño Pegado En La Pared De Blanca : Poemas En Inglés Y Español

  Medina, Jane

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  Poems describe the life of an immigrant family's young daughter who dreams of being a teacher. Estos poemas describen la vida de la hija de una familia inmigrante. Ella sueña en hacerse maestra.

• Dreams From Many Rivers

  a Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems

  Engle, Margarita

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  A middle grade verse history of Hispanics in the United States, told through the voices of many and varied individuals ranging from Juan Ponce de León to modern-day sixth graders.

• A Fire in My Hands

  Poems

  Soto, Gary

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  In direct and vivid poems, he draws from his own youth in California's Central Valley to portray the joys and sorrows of young people. His writing focuses on Latino characters, yet speaks to readers of all ethnicities in this book from our…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Gathering the Sun

  An Alphabet in Spanish and English

  Ada, Alma Flor

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  A book of poems about working in the fields and nature's bounty, one for each letter of the Spanish alphabet. Un libro de poemas sobre el trabajo en el campo y la generosidad de la naturaleza, uno por cada letra del alfabeto español.

• Imagine

  Herrera, Juan Felipe

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  When Juan Felipe Herrera was very young, he picked flowers, helped his mama feed the chickens, slept under the starry sky, and learned to say goodbye to his amiguitos each time his migrant family moved on. When he grew up, Juan Felipe…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Love to Mama

  a Tribute to Mothers

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  Fourteen Latino poets pay tribute to their mothers and grandmothers in this touching volume for children.

• Red Hot Salsa

  Bilingual Poems on Being Young and Latino in the United States

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  A new collection of bilingual poems for young adults from the bestselling editor of Cool Salsa

• They Call Me Güero

  a Border Kid's Poems

  Bowles, David (David O.)

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  Life is tough for a border kid, but Güero has figured out how to cope. He writes poetry. From our young adult collection.