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Cool salsa : bilingual poems on growing up Latino in the United States / edited by Lori M. Carlson ; introduction by Oscar Hijuelos.

Carlson, Lori M. (Added Author).

Record details

  • ISBN: 0805031359 :
  • Physical Description: xx, 123 pages ; 21 cm.
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : H. Holt and Co., 1994.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-123).
Formatted Contents Note:
English con salsa / Gina Valde*s -- Translating grandfather's house / Ed J. Vega -- Good hot dogs / Sandra Cisneros -- A Puerto Rico girl's sentimental education / Johanna Vega -- Learning English / Luis Alberto Ambroggio -- Where you from? / Gina Valde*s -- Pig roast / Sandra M. Castillo -- Take me down to the Mexican moon / Cristina Moreno -- Di*a de los muertos / Abelardo B. Delgado -- Domingo means scrubbing / Alicia Gaspar de Alba -- The changeling / Judith Orti*z Cofer -- My memories of the Nicaraguan revolution / Eugenio Alberto Cano Correa -- There's an orange tree out there / Alfonso Quijada Uri*as -- Memories of Uncle Pety / Claudia Quiro*z -- The secret / Pablo Medina -- Abuelito Who / Sandra Cisneros -- An unexpected conversation / Carolina Hospital -- The monster / Luis J. Rodri*guez -- Bato loco! / Ramo*n Del Castillo -- "Race" politics / Luis J. Rodri*guez -- Niggerlips / Marti*n Espada -- Excerpts from "Smokey": La Novia ; Smokey / Ricardo Means Ybarra -- Nothing but drums / Oscar Hijuelos -- Mango juice / Pat Mora -- Nothing more / Alfredo Chaco*n -- Brown girl, blonde Okie / Gary Soto -- Why do men wear earrings on one ear? / Trinidad Sa*nchez, Jr. -- For Ray / Ana Castillo -- Aquatic show / Daniel Ja*come Roca -- Why am I so brown? / Trinidad Sa*nchez, Jr. -- Solidarity / Amado Nervo -- We would like you to know / Ana Castillo -- Return / Berta G. Montalvo -- Love poem for my people / Pedro Pietri -- The calling / Luis J. Rodri*gues.
Subject: Children's poetry, American > Hispanic American authors.
Children's poetry, Hispanic American (Spanish)
Hispanic American children > Juvenile poetry.
American poetry > Hispanic American authors.
Hispanic Americans > Juvenile poetry.

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  • 2 of 2 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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