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Noumena volume 2
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
496 pages 25 cm.
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"The human race is at a crossroads; we know that we are not alone, but details about the alien presence on Earth are still being withheld from the public. As the political climate becomes more unstable, the world is forced to consider the ramifications of granting human rights to non-human persons. How do you define "person" in the first place? Cora Sabino not only serves as the full time communication intermediary between the alien entity Ampersand...
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"When Javier Zamora was nine, he traveled unaccompanied by bus, boat, and foot from El Salvador to the United States to reunite with his parents. This is his memoir of that dangerous journey, a nine-week odyssey that nearly ended in calamity on multiple occasions. It's a miracle that Javier survived the crossing and a miracle that he has the talent to now tell his story so masterfully. While Solito is Javier's story, it's also the story of millions...
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Wendy Lamb Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
241 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Description
After her mom is taken by ICE, seventeen-year-old Rania's hopes and dreams for the future are immediatly put on hold as she figures out how take care of her younger brother and survive in a country that seems to be closing around them.
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Harper Collins Español
Pub. Date
[2023].
Physical Desc
viii, 293 pages ; 21 cm
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Mientras crecía, los padres de Rafa no querían que se sintiera diferente porque, como su mamá le dijo: "Los sueños no deben tener fronteras". Pero cuando intentó sacar su licencia de conducir en su tercer año de preparatoria, sus padres se vieron forzados a revelarle su estatus migratorio. De pronto, el chico que moldeó todos sus estudios de preparatoria como en los programas de televisión estadounidenses, no tenía idea de que iba a hacer...
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Publisher
Wednesday Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
355 pages
Description
Nonbinary teen Ander is ready to leave their family's taquería and focus on their art, but when Santi, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, begins to work at the restaurant, the two teens spark a romance made complicated by immigration police.
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Publisher
Crooked Lane
Pub. Date
c2022.
Physical Desc
298 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
The Pacific Northwest lies in ruins in the aftermath of the 9.2 Cascadia earthquake. There is a tsunami at the coast, annihilated infrastructure in all the towns and cities, and failed dams in the Oregon river valley where 15-year-old Cielo lives with her mother, a fearful evangelical who's become caught up in a fearsome cult called The Collection of Redeemed Souls. Cielo and her mother, Mexican citizens without U.S. papers, have always had their...
7) Just say yes
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Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
312 pages ; 22 cm
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Jimena Ramos had no idea she was undocumented. Now she's seventeen, and she needs to figure out a way to stay in New York City, the only home she can remember. There's only one possibility that will get her a green card quickly enough: Jimena is going to find an American to marry her. She's got one excellent candidate: Vitaly, her next-door neighbor and friend, the only person she trusts with her secret. But Vitaly's got his own plans for the future....
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Publisher
Debate
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
217 pages : map ; 23 cm
Description
"Detras del primer muro habia mas muro, mas rejas, y camaras y reflectores y sensores de movimiento, ademas de soldados armados hasta los dientes y helicopteros de caza; no era solo cuestion de saltar y escabullirse en la tierra de la libertad. Esta frontera no era como las de America Central, tan endebles, ni como la que separa a Mexico de Guatemala. En pequenos grupos o tan grandes como para formar caravanas, personas originarias de Centroamerica,...
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"Five years ago, Cass barely survived a brutal attack that left her family dead. Now a scuba diving instructor in Thailand, she has spent years trying to build a new, anonymous life for herself as one of the Permanents, a group of expats who have claimed the beautiful Thailand destination as their own. The permanents are charming, they're close-knit, and they don't linger on who they were before the island--they're the perfect group for Cass to finally...
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Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
In Washington, DC, seventh grader Maritza Ochoa learns to lead on and off the soccer field as she organizes community support for her teammate Violeta whose family member is being detained by immigration officials and who has a secret of her own Maritza promises to keep
Publisher
HarperVia
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
311 pages
Description
"Introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen-- A unique collection of 44 groundbreaking essays, poems, and artwork by migrants, refugees and Dreamers-including award-winning writers, artists, and activists-that illuminate what it is like living undocumented today. A unique collection of 44 groundbreaking essays, poems, and artwork by migrants, refugees and Dreamers-including award-winning writers, artists, and activists-that illuminate...
Publisher
HarperCollins Espa�nol
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
343 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Description
A unique collection of 44 groundbreaking essays, poems, and artwork by migrants, refugees and Dreamers--including award-winning writers, artists, and activists--that illuminate what it is like living undocumented today. This anthology of essays, poetry,and art seeks to shift the immigration debate--now shaped by rancorous stereotypes and xenophobia--towards one rooted in humanity and justice. Through their storytelling and art, the contributors to...
13) American carnage
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After a governor issues an executive order to arrest the children of undocumented immigrants, the newly detained youth are offered an opportunity to have their charges dropped by volunteering to provide care to the elderly. Once inside the elder care facility, the volunteers discover the governor and the facility's supervisor have cooked up a horrifyingly depraved conspiracy that endangers the young and the old in this twisted thriller-comedy.
14) Parachute kids
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Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
281 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Description
After their two-week family tour of Los Angeles, ten-year-old Feng Li Lin and her older brother and sister learn they will remain in California while their parents return to Taiwan, forcing them to navigate a new school, a new language, bullies, racism, and the pressures of running a household.
15) Outies
Author
Series
Moties volume 3
Publisher
New Brookland Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
xiv, 386 pages : maps, score ; 21 cm.
Description
Sentient, capable, and even charming, the Moties nevertheless proved to be enemies of humankind-not by intent, but by dint of biology. Since first contact with the alien Mote civilization, expansion of the Second Empire of Man has slowed. The Fleet's attention has become consumed with blocking Motie access to human space-and holding that thin line now depends upon a shaky alliance with the horrifically prolific, technologically brilliant, three-armed...
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Publisher
American Bar Assocociation
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xxvi, 294 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), forms ; 24 cm
Description
"For the first time, noted New York immigration attorney Leon Wildes tells the incredible story of this landmark case ? John Lennon vs. The U.S.A. -- that set up a battle of wills between John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and President Richard Nixon. Although Wildes did not even know who John Lennon and Yoko Ono were when he was originally retained by them, he developed a close relationship with them both during the eventual five-year period while he represented...
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On a cold November evening, Guido Brunetti and Paola are up late when a call from his colleague Ispettore Vianello arrives, alerting the Commissario that a hand has been seen in one of Venice's canals. The body is soon found, and Brunetti is assigned to investigate the murder of an undocumented Sri Lankan immigrant. Because no official record of the man's presence in Venice exists, Brunetti is forced to use the city's far richer sources of information:...
19) I am not alone
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Alberto's life isn't easy: He's an undocumented immigrant from Mexico who lives with his sister's abusive boyfriend--but he'd always accepted his place in the world. Until he starts hearing the voice of a man called Captain America, a voice that wants him to achieve more, no matter the cost. Grace has it all: She has a supportive boyfriend, she's on track to be valedictorian, and she's sure to go to the college of her dreams. Still, nothing feels...
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The story of illegal aliens in California, told through the eyes of two very different couples, one well-off Anglos, the other illegal Mexicans living in a canyon. The novel chronicles their relationship against the background of growing hostility between immigrants and natives.
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