Washoe County Library System

When she and her family move from Mexico to the United States, eight-year-old Ana helps her mother adjust to the new situation by encouraging her to learn English.

Maria tries on her mother's wedding ring while helping make tamales for a Christmas family get together, but panic ensues when hours later, she realizes the ring is missing.

In order to look more like his father, Ricky borrows a mustache from a school costume, but when he loses it on the way home his father comes up with a replacement.

When his family has to move again a few days before Christmas in order to find work, Panchito worries that he will not get the ball he has been wanting.

A young girl describes her feelings when her father decides to leave their home in Mexico to look for work in the United States.

Sophia knits a special hat for her elderly neighbor and knitting teacher, Mrs. Goldman.

As Lola helps her mother at the family's hotel, she learns about compassion, social injustice, and how one voice can lead to change. ''Una inspiradora historia de ficción sobre la activista de derechos civiles y líder sindical Dolores Huerta; un álbum ilustrado que nos recuerda que, incluso nuestros héroes más grandes, fueron pequeños. Su abuelo la llama "Lolita Siete Lenguas", siete lenguas peleando por ser escuchadas. Lola intenta no hacer...

Introduces the Mexican American boxer whose skills won him a gold medal in the Olympics.

A biography of the union activist who led the struggle of migrant farm workers for better working conditions.

Presents the life story of the Mexican American labor leader who achieved justice for migrant farm workers by creating a union to protect their rights.