Kids Book Index
Ada, Alma Flor; Illustrated by Antonio Martorell
These true autobiographical tales from renowned Hispanic author and educator Alma Flor Ada are filled with family love and traditions, secrets and deep friendships, and a gorgeous, moving picture of the island of Cuba, where Alma Flor grew up.
I Am Jackie RobinsonMeltzer, Brad; Illustrated by Christopher EliopoulosA young boy grows up to become a baseball legend and a civil rights icon, breaking barriers and inspiring a nationBiography and AutobiographyLexile 610LATOS 3.4On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A MemoirMargarita EngleIn this poetic memoir, which won the Pura Belpré Author Award, was a YALSA Nonfiction Finalist, and was named a Walter Dean Myers Award Honoree, acclaimed author Margarita Engle tells of growing up as a child of two cultures during the Cold War.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Taking Hold: From Migrant Childhood to Columbia UniversityJiménez, FranciscoThis final book in Francisco Jiménez’s memoir cycle that began with The Circuit begins with his arrival at graduate school at Columbia University in the late 1960s.Biography and AutobiographyOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details