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2024 Summer Reading K-5 Challenge #18 - Reading is an Adventure - Realisitic Fiction
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2024 Summer Reading K-5 Challenge #18 - Reading is an Adventure - Realisitic Fiction
Indian Paintbrush Nominees 2023
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While his father works two jobs, seventh-grader Efrén Nava must take care of his twin siblings, kindergartners Max and Mia, after their mother is deported to Mexico. Includes glossary of Spanish words.
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"After the September 11th attacks the United States government sought a response to terrorism. The ensuing 'war on terror' brought sweeping new federal regulations and changes in immigration policy. Consequent changes in society's reaction to immigration and the degree to which immigrants have become criminalized are apparent. Hauptman reveals the effects of a moral panic toward immigration after 9/11, explaining social control initiatives like the...
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"What does it mean to be an illegal immigrant, or the child of immigrants, in this era of restrictive immigration laws in the US? In Everyday Illegal, Joanna Dreby recounts the stories of children and parents in eighty-one families to show what happens when a restrictive immigration system emphasizes deportation over legalization. Interweaving her own experiences, Dreby illustrates how crippling strains can arise in relationships when spouses have...
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"Today the United States is home to more unauthorized immigrants than at any time in the country's history. As scrutiny around immigration has intensified, border enforcement has tightened. The result is a population of new Americans who are more entrenched than ever before. Crossing harsher, less porous borders makes entry to the US a permanent, costly enterprise. And the challenges don't end once they're here. In The Border Within, journalist Kalee...
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This is the first academic book to address the subject of sanctuary cities in the United States. The topic is of immense saliency in the socio-political discourse in the United States, with events breaking practically every week concerning the fate of those who are undocumented in this country (including people with DACA statuses). The text provides a comprehensive and up-to-date view of the national issue that promises to continue to stay in the...
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"Escobar examines the criminalization of Latina (im)migrants, delving into questions of reproduction, technologies of power, and social justice in a prison system that consistently devalues the lives of Latinas."--Publisher's description
Today the United States leads the world in incarceration rates. The country increasingly relies on the prison system as a'fix'for the regulation of societal issues. Captivity Beyond Prisons is the first full-length...
14) Lupita Mañana
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To help her poverty-stricken family, 13-year-old Lupita enters California as an illegal alien and starts to work while constantly on the watch for "la migra."
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