Download or read book Vincent Ventura and the Curse of the Dancing Devil Vincent Ventura y la maldicion del diablo bailarin written by Xavier Garza and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2023-05-31 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Loud music wakes Vincent up in the middle of the night, and he sees a red pickup truck pull in at the house across the street. A red-headed girl and a man decked out in a sparkly western shirt and cowboy hat get out, and he proceeds to two-step up and down the driveway before they go inside. Through the windows, Vincent can see them dancing in unison, the man downstairs and the girl upstairs. Their movements are virtually identical and they begin spinning faster and faster. Suddenly, he sees what looks like horns begin to sprout from the man’s head! It seems there’s another monster mystery begging to be solved! The next day at the library, Vincent reads about a border urban legend involving a handsome stranger who is really a dancing devil! He also meets a new student, Lilith del Diablo, who he saw the night before! Soon Vincent and his friends have gained Lily’s trust and she tells them her biological father, Luciano del Diablo, is intent on forcing her to become his partner in crime terrorizing girls at dance halls along the US-Mexico border. Meanwhile, Vincent finds his mother’s trunk in the garage and is shocked to find it’s full of monster-fighting tools—silver coins, a slingshot, wooden stakes—and a journal with information on the various beasts. Why would she have this information? Does he come from a long line of ancestors who fight unnatural demons? Is that why evil creatures are constantly moving in across the street?! With help from his mother’s diary, Vincent concocts a plan to save Lily from the dancing devil, but it’s going to take all his friends’ and cousins’ wits to make it work. This bilingual book for intermediate readers, the fifth installment in Garza’s Monster Fighter Mystery series, follows the dangerous battle between a seasoned devil and one unsure of her powers, a witch owl and several very determined kids!
Download or read book Clues A Journal of Detection Vol 42 No 1 Spring 2024 written by Caroline Reitz and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2024-05-17 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over two decades, Clues has included the best scholarship on mystery and detective fiction. With a combination of academic essays and nonfiction book reviews, it covers all aspects of mystery and detective fiction material in print, television and movies. As the only American scholarly journal on mystery fiction, Clues is essential reading for literature and film students and researchers; popular culture aficionados; librarians; and mystery authors, fans and critics around the globe.
Download or read book Vincent Ventura and the Curse of the Dancing Devil Vincent Ventura Y La Maldici n del Diablo Bailar n written by Xavier Garza and published by Piñata Books. This book was released on 2023-05-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Loud music wakes Vincent up in the middle of the night, and he sees a red pickup truck pull in at the house across the street. A red-headed girl and a man decked out in a sparkly western shirt and cowboy hat get out, and he proceeds to two-step up and down the driveway before they go inside. Through the windows, Vincent can see them dancing in unison, the man downstairs and the girl upstairs. Their movements are virtually identical and they begin spinning faster and faster. Suddenly, he sees what looks like horns begin to sprout from the man's head! It seems there's another monster mystery begging to be solved! The next day at the library, Vincent reads about a border urban legend involving a handsome stranger who is really a dancing devil! He also meets a new student, Lilith del Diablo, who he saw the night before! Soon Vincent and his friends have gained Lily's trust and she tells them her biological father, Luciano del Diablo, is intent on forcing her to become his partner in crime terrorizing girls at dance halls along the US-Mexico border. Meanwhile, Vincent finds his mother's trunk in the garage and is shocked to find it's full of monster-fighting tools--silver coins, a slingshot, wooden stakes--and a journal with information on the various beasts. Why would she have this information? Does he come from a long line of ancestors who fight unnatural demons? Is that why evil creatures are constantly moving in across the street?! With help from his mother's diary, Vincent concocts a plan to save Lily from the dancing devil, but it's going to take all his friends' and cousins' wits to make it work. This bilingual book for intermediate readers, the fifth installment in Garza's Monster Fighter Mystery series, follows the dangerous battle between a seasoned devil and one unsure of her powers, a witch owl and several very determined kids!
Download or read book Creepy Creatures and Other Cucuys written by Xavier Garza and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2004-05-31 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the author's retellings of fifteen traditional tales heard during his childhood in southern Texas.
Download or read book Zulema and the Witch Owl Zulema y la bruja lechuza written by Xavier Garza and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nine-year-old Zulema, the meanest girl in school, decides to change her wicked ways after receiving a visit from the witch owl.
Download or read book George Washington G mez written by Américo Paredes and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 1990-06-30 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1930s, Américo Paredes, the renowned folklorist, wrote a novel set to the background of the struggles of Texas Mexicans to preserve their property, culture and identity in the face of Anglo-American migration to and growing dominance over the Rio Grande Valley. Episodes of guerilla warfare, land grabs, racism, jingoism, and abuses by the Texas Rangers make this an adventure novel as well as one of reflection on the making of modern day Texas. George Washington GÑmez is a true precursor of the modern Chicano novel.
Download or read book Maximilian and the Lucha Libre Club written by and published by Cinco Puntos Press. This book was released on 2016-10-10 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fights still rage on in the third installation of Max's Lucha Libre Adventures series. Max seems like any other nerdy kid until he's asked to join the Lucha Libre Club. The super-secret club admits only the offspring of wrestling royalty. And Max is a prince, descended through his mother from royal blood, his uncle the very king of lucha libre: The Guardian Angel. Trouble is, the club is so secret that Max can't tell his best friend or girlfriend what he is up to. Just that vexing girl, Paloma. Xavier Garza lives in San Antonio, Texas.
Download or read book The Future of U S Mexico Relations written by Tony Payan and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2020 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The editors of this collection of sixteen articles argue the relationship between the United States and Mexico is at its most tenuous in recent memory. Each article explores the future of US-Mexico relations, focusing on relevant topics such as trade, water, drugs, health, immigration, environmental issues and security. Employing a strategic foresight methodology, the authors use past trends and identify pivotal drivers to predict, based on indicators, at least three possible outcomes for the next few decades: a baseline or continuity scenario, an optimistic version and a pessimistic one. They also articulate the implications each forecast has for both nations. Most chapters are co-written by a scholar from the United States and another from Mexico. While acknowledging it is impossible to predict the future, they nonetheless describe what could occur. Ultimately, the authors of the articles in this fascinating volume make recommendations to achieve a peaceful, integrated and prosperous North America that will drive the world economy. The book is required reading for anyone interested in the binational relationship and the well-being of citizens in both countries--
Download or read book Tom s Rivera written by Tomàs Rivera and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 1995-06-30 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tomàs Rivera quite possibly has been the most influential voice in Chicano literature. Besides his masterpiece, y no se lo tragÑ la tierra / And the Earth Did Not Devour Him, included here is the sum total of his published works, in English and Spanish, as well as many that never made print in his lifetime.
Download or read book The Art of Acting written by and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Who s Buried in the Garden written by Ray Villareal and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2009-05-31 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even though he knows his best friend Artie is a liar, when the coincidences start to add up, seventh-grader Joshua starts to believe that there might be merit to his friend's idea of a body buried in the neighbor's yard.
Download or read book Pacho Nacho written by Silvia López and published by Capstone Editions. This book was released on 2020 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mama and Papa could not agree on a name for their first baby, and everyone in the family had an opinion. That's how the name Pacho-Nacho-Nico-Tico-Melo-Felo-Kiko-Rico came to be, and Pacho's parents insisted that everyone use his full name. But when Pacho finds himself in trouble, his younger brother, Juan, must quickly find help, which isn't easy when you have to keep saying Pacho-Nacho-Nico-Tico-Melo-Felo-Kiko-Rico. Author Silvia Lopez highlights family values, community connections, and brotherly love in this interactive, energetic, and silly picture book. Pacho Nacho is based on an old Japanese folktale and includes Spanish words and phrases and multicultural settings.
Download or read book Not a Bean written by Claudia Guadalupe Martínez and published by Charlesbridge Publishing. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Mexican jumping bean isn't a bean at all. It's a fascinating home and food source for a special kind of caterpillar! With Spanish vocabulary and a clever counting concept, this poetic story shares the life cycle of a Mexican jumping bean. This curious jumping insect is actually a seedpod from a shrub called yerba de la flecha, into which a caterpillar burrows, living inside the pod until it builds a cocoon and breaks out as a moth. Perfect for preschoolers and prereaders, this creative picture book explores the Mexican jumping bean's daily life and eventual transformation and escape from the pod.
Download or read book Portrait of an Artist Frida Kahlo written by Lucy Brownridge and published by Wide Eyed Editions. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautifully told art story for children, looking at Frida Kahlo's life through her masterpieces. Accompanied by stunning original illustrations from the award winning Sandra Dieckmann. â??â??â??â??â?? - absolutely stunning â??â??â??â??â?? - perfect for budding artists â??â??â??â??â?? - A wonderful resource for parents and teachers. â??â??â??â??â?? - the perfect amount of girl power Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter and today is one of the world's favourite artists. As a child, she was badly affected by polio, and later suffered a terrible accident that left her disabled and in pain. Shortly after this accident, Kahlo took up painting, and through her surreal, symbolic self portraits described the pain she suffered, as well as the treatment of women, and her sadness at not being able to have a child. This book tells the story of Frida Kahlo's life through her own artworks, and shows how she came to create some of the most famous paintings in the world. Learn about her difficult childhood, her love affair with fellow painter Diego Rivera, and the lasting impact her surreal work had on the history of art in this book that brings her life to work. 'A thoughtful and colourful biography of one of Mexico’s most prolific artists.' - Kirkus
Download or read book A Gift from Abuela written by Cecilia Ruiz and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2023-09-05 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her first book for children, Ruiz ("The Book of Memory Gaps") draws from her own history to share a deeply personal tale about remembering what's most important when life starts to get in the way. Full color.
Download or read book Mario and the Hole in the Sky written by Elizabeth Rusch and published by Charlesbridge Publishing. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story of how a scientist saved the planet from environmental disaster. Mexican American Mario Molina is a modern-day hero who helped solve the ozone crisis of the 1980s. Growing up in Mexico City, Mario was a curious boy who studied hidden worlds through a microscope. As a young man in California, he discovered that CFCs, used in millions of refrigerators and spray cans, were tearing a hole in the earth's protective ozone layer. Mario knew the world had to be warned--and quickly. Today Mario is a Nobel laureate and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. His inspiring story gives hope in the fight against global warming.
Download or read book The Poet Upstairs written by Judith Ortiz Cofer and published by Arte Publico Press. This book was released on 2012-11-30 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a poet moves into the apartment above hers, young Juliana asks to meet her and together they write poems of tropical birds and a river that flows to the sea, typing out words that change the world, if only for a while.
