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Hispanic Fiction Bibliography
J Hur
Hurwitz, Johanna. Class president. New York: Morrow Junior Books, [1990].
Julio hides his own leadership ambitions to help another candidate win the nomination for class president.
F San
Santiago, Danny. Famous all over town. New York: New American Library, [1983].
F Sot
Soto, Gary. Baseball in April and other stories. 1st ed. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, [1990].
A collection of eleven short stories focusing on the everyday adventures of Hispanic young people growing up in Fresno, California.
398.21 Bru
Brusca, Maria Cristina. The blacksmith and the devils. 1st ed. New York: H. Holt, [1992].
In this Argentine version of a Hispanic folktale, a blacksmith makes a deal with the devil to extend his youth and good fortune.
J Dor
Dorros, Arthur and Kleven, Elisa. Abuela. New York: Dutton Children's Books, [1991].
While riding on a bus with her grandmother, a little girl imagines that they are carried up into the sky and fly over the sights of New York City.
J Zap
Zapater, Beatriz McConnie and Collazo Llorens, Nayda. Three Kings' Day. Cleveland: Modern Curriculum Press, [1992].
Story about Puerto Rican children in New York City getting ready for the visit of the Three Kings. Encourages awareness and appreciation of Hispanic American cultures.
398.2 Vig
Vigil, Angel. The corn woman : stories and legends of the Hispanic Southwest = La mujer del maiz : cuentos y leyendas del sudoeste hispano. Englewood, Colo: Libraries Unlimited, [1994].
J Sot
Soto, Gary. Crazy weekend. New York: Scholastic, [1994].
After their photograph of a robbery is published in the newspaper, Hector and Mando find themselves pursued by two goofy thieves.
J Ger
Gershator, David and Shaw-Smith, Emma. Bread is for eating. 1st ed. New York: Holt, [1995].
Mamita explains how bread is created in a song sung in both English and Spanish.
J Ten
Tenorio-Coscarelli, Jane. The tortilla quilt. Murrieta, CA: 1/4 Inch Pub, [1996].
J Ada
Ada, Alma Flor and Silva, Simon. Gathering the sun : an A B C in Spanish and English. 1st ed. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, [1997].
A book of poems about working in the fields and nature's bounty, one for each letter of the Spanish alphabet.
J Ros
Rosa-Casanova, Sylvia and Roth, Robert. Mama Provi and the pot of rice. 1st ed. New York, N.Y: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [1997].
Mama Provi takes chicken and rice to her sick granddaughter Lucy who lives upstairs.
J Car
Carlson, Lori M and Martinez, Ed. Hurray for Three Kings' Day. New York: Morrow Junior Books, [1999].
A Hispanic family enjoys the traditional celebration of El Diá de los Reyes, or Epiphany, by reenacting the long walk of the three wise men bringing gifts to baby Jesus.
Ahmanson Library
August 2001