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Boston Public Library LatinoLife2006: BOOKS | ABOUT THE HISPANIC — EXPERIENCE Booklists for Adults FICTION * Accidental Love The Finishing School by Gary Soto. by Michele Martinez. When fourteen-year-old “tough girl” New York City prosecutor Melanie Marisa falls in love with geeky chess Vargas investigates the deaths of two player Rene, she is inspired to teenage prep school students while improve her grades and her attitude. trying to resist the temptation of FBI agent Dan O'Reilly. Becoming Latina in 10 Easy Steps by Lara Rios. The House of Paper Shocked to discover she’s only half- by Carlos Maria Dominguez. Mexican, Marcela sets out to prove she After his friend is killed while holding can be just as Latina as the next chica. an inscribed book, the narrator jour- neys through Argentina and Uruguay + Captain of the Sleepers to find the book’s sender who seems by Mayra Montero. to have disappeared. Andrés finally learns the truth about J.T. Bunker, the man who had an affair + Isle of Passion with his mother during the Puerto by Laura Restrepo. Rican Independence Movement. When the residents of a small Pacific island are abandoned after the Cellophane: A Novel Mexican Revolution, they are left to the by Marie Arana. mercies of nature and each other. Don Victor discovers the recipe for cellophane at his paper factory in Peru; La Perdida shortly thereafter his family develops a by Jessica Abel. strange compulsion for truth-telling. In this graphic novel, Carla, an Ameri- can estranged from her Mexican father, Divas Don’t Yield: Four Chicas, One heads to Mexico City to find herself. Car, Tons of Baggage--: A Novel by Sofia Quintero. Last Evenings on Earth Four college-age friends en route to a by Roberto Bolafio. women’s conference must deal with These short stories set in Chilean com- car trouble, overbearing mothers, and munities in Latin America and Europe their own feelings for each other. are connected by themes ofe xile, alienation and failed relationships. + The Eagle’s Throne: A Novel by Carlos Fuentes. + Make Him Look Good In 2020 Mexico, the White House cuts by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez. off Mexico’s telecommunications, forc- The life of Latin pop star Ricky Bis- ing politicians and others to resort to cayne is dominated by six women: his communication through letter writing. publicist, business partner, wife, lover, childhood sweetheart, and illegitimate daughter. The Man Who Could Fly and Saving the World: A Novel Other Stories by Julia Alvarez. by Rudolfo A. Anaya. Latina writer Alma becomes obsessed These mystical and spiritual folktales with the true story of a 19th-century by an award-winning Chicano are mission to eradicate smallpox in rooted in the New Mexican plains. Central America. Massacre River * Sister Chicas: A Novel by René Philoctéte. by Lisa Alvarado. Dominican Republic, 1937: The lives While working on their Chicago of Pedro and his Haitian wife, Adéle, high school’s newspaper, three change abruptly when Generalissimo teenage girls form close friendships Trujillo orders the slaughter ofa ll “Hai- that help them travel the rocky road tian devils.” of adolescence. + Memories of My Melancholy Whores: Sunstroke A Novel by Jesse Kellerman. by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Gloria Mendez secretly loves her boss. In 1950’s Colombia, on the eve of his When he disappears on a Mexican goth birthday, a journalist decides his vacation, she searches for him and dis- gift to himself will be a night with an covers his hidden, not-so-pretty past. adolescent prostitute. Night of Sorrows by Frances Sherwood. HISTORY AND Malintzin, an Aztec princess, is sold as CONTEMPORARY ISSUES a slave to Hernan Cortés and becomes his lover and translator while he at- Betrayed: The Assassination of tempts to conquer Tenochtitlan. Digna Ochoa by Linda Diebel. Our Lives Are the Rivers: A Novel In 2001 Mexican human rights lawyer by Jaime Manrique. Ochoa was shot dead. The govern- This fictional portrayal of Manuela ment ruled it a suicide. This book Saenz details her fight for South Amer- exposes the depth oft he cover-up. ica’s independence, her love affair with HV6535.M43M483 2006x Simé6n Bolivar, and her eventual exile to Peru. Brutal Journey: The Epic Story of the First Crossing of North America Pursuit: An Inspector Espinosa Mystery by Paul Schneider. by L. A. Garcia-Roza. Account oft he eight-year ordeal of In Brazil, a psychiatrist’s daughter the Narvaez expedition. Nearly 400 disappears with one ofh is patients, started the journey, only four survived. a somewhat unstable man. Is ita E125.N3S36 2006 kidnapping or something else? Empire’s Workshop: Latin America, the Pedro, Carlos, and Omar: The Story United States, and the Rise of the New of a Season in the Big Apple and the Imperialism Pursuit of Baseball’s Top Latino Stars by Greg Grandin. by Adam Rubin. This study explores the significance of This in-depth look at the 2005 baseball the relationship between Latin America season focuses on the Mets and the and the U.S. and reveals its effect on influence of the team’s Latino general the current administration’s foreign manager and players. policy. F1418.G66 2006 GV865.A1R83 2006x + Enrique’s Journey Tropicana Nights: The Life and Times by Sonia Nazario. of the Legendary Cuban Nightclub Enrique’s mother left him years ago by Rosa Lowinger and Ofelia Fox. in Honduras to find work in the U.S.; The Tropicana was a destination for the author retraces his difficult and celebrities, mobsters and tourists dangerous trip to find her. looking for excitement. This history of E184.H66N397 2006 the club covers its last days before the revolution. PN1968.C9L68 2005 Gordito Doesn’t Mean Healthy: What Every Latina Mother Needs to Know to The Venezuelan Revolution: 100 Ques- Raise Fit, Happy, Healthy Kids tions—1oo Answers by Claudia Gonzalez and Lourdes by Chesa Boudin, Gabriel Gonzalez, Alcafiiz. and Wilmer Rumbos. Written by a nutritionist and a health Presented in topical chapters, this reporter, this book gives diet and life- book offers answers to political, style guidance for mothers confronting economic and social questions about the growing epidemic of childhood Venezuela. F2328.B68 2006x obesity. RJ206.G56 2006 Whispering in the Giant’s Ear: A Front- The Man Who Invented Fidel: Castro, line Chronicle from Bolivia’s War on Cuba, and Herbert L. Matthews of The Globalization New York Times by William Powers. by Anthony DePalma. An aid worker recounts the struggle Reporter Matthews, who for years between Bolivia’s indigenous peoples wrote in favor of Castro’s revolution, and the interests of a changing global ultimately became a scapegoat economy and corrupt government. when Castro revealed his true political HC185.E5P69 2006 affiliations. PN4874.M4836D47 2006 eo books — jing the or bi‘ lvineg u¥a i BIOGRAPHY Between Worlds: The Making ofa n American Life Porfirio Rubin by Bill Richardson with Michael Ruby. by Shawn Levy. — This biography of t Raised in Mexico City, this son of an American father and Mexican mother is now the governor of New Mexico and an important figure in the Demo- cratic Party. F801.4.R53A3 2005 oe + Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball’s Last Hero by David Maraniss. This biography details the iea nd the reality of the Puerto Rican native. considered by many to be the great- eGsVt8 6La5t.iCn4o 5Mpl3a5y5e r 2i0n 0t6h e major leagues. clim|n bf or ae five miles of fre i Confessions of a Berlitz-Tape Chicana TL553.9.P37 2006 by Demetria Martinez. Author Martinez reveals her deeply personal views on many topics, includ- by Deborah Santana. ing religion, political activism, poetry A memoir of self-dis« writing, and the Spanish language and its place in her America. PS3563-A733333724260905 Tania: Undercover \ Farmworker’s Daughter: Growing Up Mexican in America . in Bolivia — by Rose Castillo Guilbault. by Ulises Estrada. The memoir of a young girl who left Written by an organize Mexico with her mother to build a new life in a California farming community in the 1960s. E184.M5G84 2005 + Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant ’Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big by Jose Canseco. When Cuban-born Canseco became a Major League Baseball player in the 1980s, his glamorous life as a rising star was based on an open secret: steroids. GV865.C313A3 2005 _ x EXPRESSIONS Chicken Soup for the Latino Soul: Fiesta Latina: Fabulous Food for Celebrating La Comunidad Latina Sizzling Parties compiled by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor by Rafael Palomino with Hansen, and Susan C. Sanchez. Arlen Gargagliano. These inspirational stories highlight This collection of sixty Latin-inspired common cultural experiences, spiri- recipes offers taste-tempting appe- tuality, and wisdom while focusing on tizers, main courses, and desserts. _ sacrifice and struggle for American TX716.A1P353 2006 identity. E184.S75C485 2005 Mambo Mixers: Recipes for 50 Luscious Consideration of the Guitar: New and Latin Cocktails and 20 Tantalizing Selected Poems, 1986-2005 Tapas by Ray Gonzalez. by Arlen Gargagliano. Southwestern desert landscapes, This collection of “south of the border ” conflicts between border cultures, and cocktails instructs readers on how to ~ animal mythology are all themes in prepare such drinks as the Kiwi Caipir- this collection of poetry. inha, Classic Cuban Daiquiri, and Peru- -PS3557.0476C66 2005 vian Winter Wine. TX951.G25 2005 Crafty Chica’s Art de la Soul My Nature is Hunger: New @ Selected by Kathy Cano-Murillo. Poems, 1989-2004 A variety of creative craft projects by Luis J}. Rodriguez. are introduced, ranging from color- This Mexican-American poet portrays ful jewelry and elegant candles to hip the tough life of the barrio in his first Mexican coffee coasters. collection in five years. W57 C2183 2006 PS3568.034879M9 2005 Daly Cooks! Latin Flavors that Will Pomegranate Seeds: Latin American Rock Your World Jewish Tales by Daisy Martinez with Chris Styler. by Nadia Grosser Nagarajan. This collection of more than 200 These thirty-four folktales span the recipes showcases the flavors, tex- 500 years of Jewish presence in Latin tures, and ingredients of Latin dishes. America and the Caribbean. TX716.A1M385 2005x GR98.N27 2005 Dish Tel: Life, Love, and Secrets Watercolor Women, Opaque Men: _ by the Miami Bombshells and A Novel in Verse Patricia San Pedro. by Ana Castillo. Six high-powered women provide These stories dramatize the real-world counsel for today’s women heroine’s struggle through poverty. on everything from sex and marriage PS3553.A8135W38 2005 to careers and spirituality. HQ1439.M45S35 2005 Cordelia East Bosto i 700 Boylston Street Boston MA’G2116