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(0)Luis J Rodriguez
Author
Publisher
Dreamscape Media
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Growing up on the streets of East L.A., Luis Rodriguez narrowly escaped a serious jail term and then struggled to overcome his powerful addiction to heroin and alcohol. Eventually, Rodriguez embarked on a career as a successful journalist and a highly regarded poet. In It Calls You Back, Rodriguez describes with heartbreaking honesty his challenges as a husband and a father and his difficulty leaving his criminal past completely behind. Most disturbing...
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Description
Reluctantly a young boy becomes more and more involved in the activities of a local gang, until a tragic event involving his cousin forces him to make a choice about the course of his life.
6) From our land to our land: essays, journeys, and imaginings and musings from a native Xicanx writer
Author
Publisher
Seven Stories Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Luis J. Rodriguez writes about race, culture, identity, and belonging and what these all mean and should mean (but often fail to) in the volatile climate of our nation. Rodriguez has a distinctly inspiring passion and wisdom in his approach. Ultimately, the book carries the message that we must come together if we are to move forward. As he reminds us in the first essay, "The End of Belonging," "I'm writing as a Native person. I'm writing as a poet....
Author
Publisher
Cinco Puntos Press
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Carlitos's mother and the other cleaners go on strike for higher wages, Carlitos cannot think of a way to support his mother until he sees her on television making a speech, and then he gets his class to help him make a sign to show his pride.
