By: Diane Gonzales Bertrand
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Product Description: Cousins are friends and rivals. Cousins are funny and frustrating. But the most important thing is that cousins are family. From the moment they get together, the fun begins.

Mother and daughter touch each other's hair
By: Sandra Cisneros
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"Everybody in our family has different hair," begins this loving celebration of diversity among family members. Papa's hair is like a broom, Nenny's hair is slippery, and Mama's hair looks like rosettes and smells like warm bread.

By: Tony Johnston
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When Tío Tomás speaks in Spanish and tells his nephew Carlos ancient stories from Mexico, he is animated and happy. When he has to speak in English, however, his bad mood makes him look like a rain cloud.

By: Tod Olson Marc Aronson
Another fictionalized account which brings to life westward expansion. As with ...California Gold Rush, fact is made distinct from fiction.
My Havana
By: Rosemary Wells Secundino Fernandez
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Product Description: "You're always drawing in that notebook of yours," Dino's friend teases. To the small boy, 1950s Havana is alive with color, music, and glamour, and he itches to capture it on paper.

...And Now Miguel
By: Joseph Krumgold
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Product Description: This is the story of a twelve-year-old Miguel Chavez, who yearns in his heart to go with the men of his family on a long and hard sheep drive to the Sangre de Cristo Mountains — until his prayer is finally answered, with a disturbi

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