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"Because of our shared English language, as well as the celebrated origin tales of the Mayflower and the rebellion of the British colonies, the United States has prized its Anglo heritage above all others. However, as Carrie Gibson explains with great depth and clarity in El Norte, the nation has much older Spanish roots--ones that have long been unacknowledged or marginalized. The Hispanic past of the United States predates the arrival of the Pilgrims...
Publisher
Lions Gate Films
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
The Expendables are a tight-knit team of skilled combat vets turned mercenaries. Hired by a powerful covert operator, the team jets off to a small South American country to overthrow a ruthless dictator. Once there, they find themselves caught in a deadly web of deceit and betrayal. Using every weapon at their disposal, they set out to save the innocent and punish the guilty in this blistering action-packed thriller.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Follows a girl in the 1920s as she strives to become a drummer, despite being continually reminded that only boys play the drums, and that there has never been a female drummer in Cuba. Includes note about Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, who inspired the story, and Anacaona, the all-girl dance band she formed with her sisters.
8) Chiles
Author
Publisher
Editorial Buenas Letras
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This book discusses chiles, where they are grown, and their many uses.
Sumario en espanol: Este libro analiza los chiles, donde se cultivan, y sus usos multiples.
10) Chocolate
Author
Publisher
Editorial Buenas Letras
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This book discusses where chocolate comes from, how it is made, and its many uses.
Sumario en espanol: Este libro habla de donde viene el chocolate, como se hace, y sus multiples usos.
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English
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"A deeply reported, newsbreaking account the humanitarian crisis of our time by the journalist who has been at the center of the story: MSNBC correspondent Jacob Soboroff, winner of the 2019 Walter Cronkite Award, offers a chilling expose of the human cost of the Trump administration's border and immigration policies"--
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English
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The author chronicles his present-day journey to find Ciudad Blanca, the legendary White City rumored to exist in the rain forests of Nicaragua's and Honduras' Mosquito Coast, following in the footsteps of the explorer and World War II spy Theodore Morde, who set out on the same journey on April 6, 1940.
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Series
Treasure hunters (James Patterson) volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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Twins Bick and Beck Kidd and their family of professional treasure hunters race against mercenaries, rival treasure hunters, and a lumber baron through the jungles and mountains of Peru in search of Paititi, the legendary lost Inca city of gold, in hope of conserving the archaeological treasure and preventing deforestation of the rain forest.
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