[ola] Re: Literature Recommendations

  • From: Jessica Bencosme <bencosmejessica@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: ola@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 21:48:43 -0400

Hi,

Just did a basic search

Just Like Us The True Story of Four Mexican Girls Coming of Age in America.

The Devil's Highway: A True Story
[*Book*]<http://www.google.com/shopping/product/9830760472336280695?q=latino+immigration+books&safe=off&client=safari&rls=en&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.67229260,d.cWc,pv.xjs.s.en_US.gRoiL82AyiQ.O&biw=1024&bih=699&tch=1&ech=1&psi=NQN8U-fjENa1sASiqYDADw.1400636244321.5&ei=dQN8U8WYL_DLsASR84DADw&ved=0CI4BEKYrMAI4FA>
<http://www.google.com/shopping/product/9830760472336280695?q=latino+immigration+books&safe=off&client=safari&rls=en&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.67229260,d.cWc,pv.xjs.s.en_US.gRoiL82AyiQ.O&biw=1024&bih=699&tch=1&ech=1&psi=NQN8U-fjENa1sASiqYDADw.1400636244321.5&ei=dQN8U8WYL_DLsASR84DADw&ved=0CI4BEKYrMAI4FA>Rosa
Takes a Chance: Mexican *Immigrants* in the Dust Bowl Years
[*Book*]<http://www.google.com/shopping/product/10655030986084903224?q=latino+immigration+books&safe=off&client=safari&rls=en&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.67229260,d.cWc,pv.xjs.s.en_US.gRoiL82AyiQ.O&biw=1194&bih=699&tch=1&ech=1&psi=NQN8U-fjENa1sASiqYDADw.1400636244321.9&ei=7wN8U_bhPMvMsAT2voDIAw&ved=0CHsQpiswATg8>
<http://www.google.com/shopping/product/10655030986084903224?q=latino+immigration+books&safe=off&client=safari&rls=en&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.67229260,d.cWc,pv.xjs.s.en_US.gRoiL82AyiQ.O&biw=1194&bih=699&tch=1&ech=1&psi=NQN8U-fjENa1sASiqYDADw.1400636244321.9&ei=7wN8U_bhPMvMsAT2voDIAw&ved=0CHsQpiswATg8>I
Don’t Cry, But I Remember: A Mexican *Immigrant’s* Story of
...<http://www.google.com/shopping/product/5817519942156682955?q=latino+immigration+books&safe=off&client=safari&rls=en&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.67229260,d.cWc,pv.xjs.s.en_US.gRoiL82AyiQ.O&biw=1194&bih=699&tch=1&ech=1&psi=NQN8U-fjENa1sASiqYDADw.1400636244321.13&ei=qQR8U8ufEs_LsQS4w4GgDA&ved=0CPgBEKYrMAg4ZA>
<http://www.google.com/shopping/product/5817519942156682955?q=latino+immigration+books&safe=off&client=safari&rls=en&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.67229260,d.cWc,pv.xjs.s.en_US.gRoiL82AyiQ.O&biw=1194&bih=699&tch=1&ech=1&psi=NQN8U-fjENa1sASiqYDADw.1400636244321.13&ei=qQR8U8ufEs_LsQS4w4GgDA&ved=0CPgBEKYrMAg4ZA>Sol
de Texas 
[*Book*]<http://www.google.com/shopping/product/12698859794528223587?q=latino+immigration+books&safe=off&client=safari&rls=en&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.67229260,d.cWc,pv.xjs.s.en_US.gRoiL82AyiQ.O&biw=1194&bih=699&tch=1&ech=1&psi=NQN8U-fjENa1sASiqYDADw.1400636244321.17&ei=EwV8U5TBDsibyATL0oGwBg&ved=0CLkDEKYrMBM4jAE>
<http://www.google.com/shopping/product/12698859794528223587?q=latino+immigration+books&safe=off&client=safari&rls=en&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.67229260,d.cWc,pv.xjs.s.en_US.gRoiL82AyiQ.O&biw=1194&bih=699&tch=1&ech=1&psi=NQN8U-fjENa1sASiqYDADw.1400636244321.17&ei=EwV8U5TBDsibyATL0oGwBg&ved=0CLkDEKYrMBM4jAE>
*Latin* Moon in Manhattan: A Novel
[*Book*]<http://www.google.com/shopping/product/14166487923036390293?q=latino+immigration+books&safe=off&client=safari&rls=en&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.67229260,d.cWc,pv.xjs.s.en_US.gRoiL82AyiQ.O&biw=1194&bih=699&tch=1&ech=1&psi=NQN8U-fjENa1sASiqYDADw.1400636244321.19&ei=TwV8U8pT2K3IBJy4gtgC&ved=0CJUCEKYrMAo4oAE>


On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 6:19 PM, Tess Siemer <tess.siemer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Hello all!
>
> Happy almost-end-of-the-year to you!  A colleague and I will be teaching a
> junior / senior block class next year focusing on three themes: Tourism,
> The Immigrant Experience, and Poverty and Inequality.  It will include
> credits in English, Econ and Government, Spanish and International Studies.
>  It will also feature an annual international trip for the seniors.  We are
> looking for literature recommendations dealing with these topics.  No
> suggestions are too big or too small.
>
> Any thoughts for us?  We are looking for a variety of fiction and
> non-fiction from 7th grade - 12+ reading levels.  We especially need books
> for the immigrant experience as we are doing literature circles with 70
> kids which means we need 10-12 distinct and awesome options.
>
> Thanks so much!
> Tess
>
>

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