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Diane López
This biography recounts how Mexican American singer Selena Quintanilla faced racial and gender discrimination as well as divisions around musical genre. She learned Spanish to connect with her people and became a star in Tejano music. Illustrations add to the book's biographical details, presenting her path through prejudice, language, and a musical career.
This book appears on 1 reading list across 1 edition.
When Lola VisitsMichelle SterlingA Filipino American girl recalls a summer shaped by her grandmother Lola’s visit. She describes the season through familiar smells and tastes: sampaguita soap, mango jam, cassava cake, garlic and vinegar for lumpia, as well as pool chlorine, beach sunscreen, and tennis balls. Family food and memories join the summer’s everyday activities. When Lola returns to the Philippines, the signs of a new school year begin to replace summer, while the last of Lola’s mango jam remains.Five to NineLexile Text Measure 750LATOS Book Level 4.8On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Cicadas Are Coming!: Invasion of the Periodical CicadasDoug WechslerThis nonfiction book examines periodical cicadas, insects that emerge from the ground every seventeen years. It follows their unusual life cycle from eggs inside a twig through transformation into extremely noisy adults. When large numbers emerge, animals in the area feed on them; about a month later, the noise and feast stop. Photographs, additional facts, resources, and a map accompany the information.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
SkywatcherJamie Hogan, illustrated by Jamie HoganTamen wants to see the stars he has read about in comic books, but city lights hide them above his apartment fire escape and in the neighborhood park. A camping trip with his mother gives him the chance to see the night sky. The book contrasts his light-polluted urban surroundings with the stars he has long hoped to find.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details