Habia una vez una quinceañera

I am reading the book Habia una vez una quinceañera by Julia Alvarez. I chose this book because I like to read books that are by Julia Alvarez. I'm reading this book because it is an example of multicultural literature and we are studying about that in class. This book is about this woman that interviews girls that have had their quince or are going to or did not have their quince. She writes about the quinces to see if they're different from the ones that have money.

Esperanza Rising

I am reading Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan, because Mrs. Kohtala asked me to for our multicultural literature unit. I am in the middle of the book and I like it. It is about a girl called Esperanza. Her dad was the owner of a ranch of grapes, El Rancho De Las Rosas in Aguascalientes, Mexico. But one night he got killed by bandits. Her uncle Luis asks her mother if she wants to marry him but she says no so he burns down their house. They have no money so they flee to Arvin, California to work. But her mother gets a really dangerous disease and she can die from it, so Esperanza has to work to buy her mom's medicine. If you want to know if she dies then read it.

Return To Sender

Hi! my name is Lili. I'm reading Return To Sender by Julia Alvarez. I'm reading this book because Mrs. Kohtala told us to read a book about multicultural literature for Hispanic Heritage month. I choose this book because the cover looked cool. Here is a little summary about the book: Main Characters: Tyler and Mari setting: In Tyler's house, farm, and in Mari's house Problem: Mari and his uncles and dad are Mexicans without papers Mari's sisters (Ofie and Luby) were born in America so they're safe but, if other people find out that Mari and her uncles, and dad don't have papers they will get sent back to Mexico but if they do what will happen to Ofie and Luby? Mari's mom went to Mexico she was coming back but it's been a year now and nobody knows anything about her. Will she come back? Events:Tyler lives on a farm. This summer was not a real good one for Tyler. His grandpa died and his dad got in an accident, so he can't milk the cows because he needs to heal. So he had to hire Mexicans. One of Mari's uncles went to a party with Ben, Tyler's older brother and Ben got stopped for speeding and Mari's uncle got nervous and ran and migration got him and locked him up. I really like it so far, because it's a book with feeling and sadness and action. That is my kind of a book. I recommend it to people who want a book full of sadness, action and feeling.

Antes de ser Libres

I am reading the book Antes De Ser Libres by Julia Alvarez. I choose this book because the title and the cover looked interesting to me. The main character so far is Anita. Anita and her family are in Republica Dominicana in their home. Most of her family moved to the United States except her parents and her brother and sister. After they were alone the SIM came and asked for the Garcia family but they weren't there. The SIM looked in Anita's house but they did not find anything. The SIM stayed in the entrance for the parking lot for two weeks. The SIM left because the Washburn family moved into the house of the Garcia's. I like the book so far because the book is interesting. I would recommend it to people that are from the Republica Dominicana. This is a good example of multicultural literature because it gives true information of the culture. MARCO

The Tequila Worm

The Tequila Worm 

 By: Viola Canales 

 I am reading this book because Mrs.Kohtala told us we have to read this book because we are studying multicultural literature.  I chose this book because the cover looked interesting because it shows a lot of cool looking things on the cover.  This book starts of in Mc Alen, Texas with a girl named Sofia and her friend Berta.  There is a problem because Sofia wants to go to a school called Saint Luke's Episcopal School in Austin.   Some of the events on this book are when Sofia and Berta get in a fight over a chocolate or when Sofia and Berta go to the movies with their parents and Berta is acting mature while Sofia acts like a little kid.  I like this book because it is very interesting learning about Sofia's life while she grows up with her challenges.  I would recommend this book to my friends or my parents.

The Circuit

I am reading a book in Miss. Larson's class named The Circuit. The author of the book is Francisco Jimenez. It is about a Mexican kid and his family that moved to California to find a job so they can support their family. I like the book because I am Mexican. And the book is part of multicultural literature.   Jesus

Crazy Loco

Right now I just finished reading a book called Crazy Loco by David Rice. It was for my language arts class about our multicultural unit. I wasn't to fond of the idea of reading this book, but it was more interesting than the other books that were there. I thought it was a book about a dog at first since there was a dog on the front cover. But the mini summary at the beginning of the book was talking about a dog then about a girl in high school and then about two guys helping at a church. It got me quite confused. After a few chapters I understood that this book was about a lot of stories put together. (Each chapter was a different story.) I kinda liked this book. Each story had a problem and a some what solution. Each one had a meaning. Like this one story talked about a girl and her aunt, they were really close and the aunt gave the girl a plane ticket to travel anywhere she wants to go. Her parents didn't agree but in the end it had an emotional ending. Your gonna have to read this book to find out the end of this mini story and the other stories too. There are 9 mini stories in this book. Crazy Loco is a mini story in there. I recommend this book, its pretty good and it has some Spanish words in there by the way. Yecenia

Parrot in the Oven.

I am reading the book Parrot in the Oven by Victor Martinez. I am reading this book for our multicultural literature unit in my language arts class. So far my book is about a boy named Manuel Hernandez and his brother Bernardo or Nardo. Its summer and Nardo was looking for jobs. First he was a dishwasher then a busboy, then a parking attendant, then he worked at a hamburger stand. He got fired from all of them. School was about to start and Manuel needs money for clothes and school supplies. So he thought of an idea, to go work on the field and pick some chili peppers. Manuel asked his brother if he would go with him and he said yes. They were working and then white vans stopped by the fields. Then people started running. The immigration police had come. Some of the workers got caught and some didn't. That's what's going on so far in my book. So far I like the book. I recommend this book for people who are interested in the Hispanic culture or are part of the Hispanic culture. Amanda.

I am reading Breaking Through by Francisco Jimenez. The main characters are Francisco, Roberto, Trampita and Torito. An event is when Francisco and his brother imigrated to California. Another event is when they're in school and the border patrol comes and takes them to they're home in Mexico. I like the book because it tells you how francisco imigrated and all he went through. I would recommend this book because its a pretty good story.