Mi Vida Loca - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Mi Vida Loca write by Johnny Tapia. This book was released on 2014-10-13. Mi Vida Loca available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. There is only one winner in boxing. Fighting against your opponent and fighting against your own inner demons become one in the same. Those who survive both in and out of the ring are beloved worldwide. Those who do not spiral downward into drugs, prison, and even murder. "[My] life's been pretty tragic," remarks Johnny. "But in the ring, it's been a blessing." Mi Vida Loca is not just a nickname for Johnny, but a legendary tale of a life lived over the edge and back.
Parrot in the Oven
Parrot in the Oven - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Parrot in the Oven write by Victor Martinez. This book was released on 2013-06-11. Parrot in the Oven available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Perico, or parrot, was what Dad called me sometimes. It was from a Mexican saying about a parrot that complains how hot it is in the shade, while all along he's sitting inside an oven and doesn't know it.... For Manuel Hernandez, the year leading up to his test of courage, his initiation into a gang, is a time filled with the pain and tension, awkwardness and excitement of growing up in a crazy world. His dad spends most of his time and money at the local pool hall; his brother flips through jobs like a thumb through a deck of cards; and his mom never stops cleaning the house, as though one day the rooms will be so spotless they'll disappear into a sparkle, and she'll be free. Manny's dad is always saying that people are like money--there are million- and thousand- and hundred-dollar people out there, and to him, Manny is just a penny. But Manny wants to be more than a penny, smarter than the parrot in the oven. He wants to find out what it means to be a vato firme, a guy to respect. In this beautifully written novel, Victor Martinez gives readers a vivid portrait of one Mexican-American boy's life. Manny's story is like a full-color home movie--sometimes funny, sometimes sad, but always intensely original.For Manuel Hernandez, the year leading up to his test of courage, his initiation into a gang, is a time filled with the pain and tension, awkwardness and excitement of growing up in a mixed-up, crazy world. Manny’s dad is always calling him el perico, or parrot. It’s from a Mexican saying about a parrot that complains how hot it is in the shade while all along he’s sitting inside the oven and doesn’t know it. But Manny wants to be smarter than the parrot in the oven—he wants to find out what it means to be a vato firme, a guy to respect. From an exciting new voice in Chicano literature, this is a beautifully written, vivid portrait of one Mexican-American boy’s life. 1998 Pura Belpre Author Award 1996 Americas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature 1997 Books for the Teen Age (NY Public Library) 1996 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature
Mi Voz, Mi Vida
Mi Voz, Mi Vida - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Mi Voz, Mi Vida write by Andrew C. Garrod. This book was released on 2012-12-17. Mi Voz, Mi Vida available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Amid the flurry of debates about immigration, poverty, and education in the United States, the stories in Mi Voz, Mi Vida allow us to reflect on how young people who might be most affected by the results of these debates actually navigate through American society. The fifteen Latino college students who tell their stories in this book come from a variety of socioeconomic, regional, and family backgrounds—they are young men and women of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, and South American descent. Their insights are both balanced and frank, blending personal, anecdotal, political, and cultural viewpoints. Their engaging stories detail the students' personal struggles with issues such as identity and biculturalism, family dynamics, religion, poverty, stereotypes, and the value of education. Throughout, they provide insights into issues of racial identity in contemporary America among a minority population that is very much in the news. This book gives educators, students, and their families a clear view of the experience of Latino students adapting to a challenging educational environment and a cultural context—Dartmouth College—often very different from their childhood ones.
Celia
Celia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Celia write by Celia Cruz. This book was released on 2005-07-05. Celia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This is the authorized, posthumous autobiography of the Queen of Salsa's extraordinary--and until now, largely private--life.
La historia de mi vida
La historia de mi vida - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook La historia de mi vida write by Helen Keller. This book was released on 2012-11-23. La historia de mi vida available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Autobiography of deaf and blind woman, and activist, Helen Keller.
