Hispanic Star: Bad Bunny

Hispanic Star: Bad Bunny
Author: Claudia Romo Edelman
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Total Pages: 77
Release: 2024-09-03
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1250339642
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Read about Bad Bunny, known as the King of Latin Trap, who is among the most groundbreaking and iconic Latinx heroes to have shaped our culture and the world in the latest installment of the Hispanic Star’s series of engaging, illustrated biography for young readers. Meet Grammy Award Winner Bad Bunny—once just a kid called Benito from the Almirante Sur barrio of Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. The oldest of three brothers, Benito grew up in a family that valued music, charity, and being true to oneself—beliefs he carries with him to this day. Following his rise to fame in 2017, Bad Bunny was recognized as the King of Latin Trap and became the first non-English-language act to be Spotify’s most-streamed artist of the year, leading the list from 2020 to 2022. An emblem of his generation, Bad Bunny shows that you can be exactly who you are and follow your passions wherever they may lead you. If you can see it, you can be it. Hispanic Star proudly celebrates Hispanic and Latinx heroes who have made remarkable contributions to American culture and have been undeniable forces in shaping its future.

FAME: Bad Bunny

FAME: Bad Bunny
Author: Eric Esquivel
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021-10-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9781955712279
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A QUICK BACKGROUND, FOR THE UNINITIATED: Bad Bunny is, without a doubt, the most popular entertainer in the world. In 2020, Spotify revealed that Bad Bunny was the most popular artist on their service- and that's BEFORE the release of his THIRD album of that year, "El Ultimo Tour Del Mundo." In the month of December, fans streamed Bad Bunny's songs more than 600 million times on Spotify, and another 500 million times on YouTube. Bad Bunny is currently a featured character in the WWE universe, who is currently UNDEFEATED at Wrestlemania-- the franchise's most-watched event. This biographical graphic novel explores how a nerdy grocery store clerk from Vega Baja, Puerto Rico became a cross-cultural sensation.

Hispanic Star: Sylvia Rivera

Hispanic Star: Sylvia Rivera
Author: Claudia Romo Edelman
Publisher: Hispanic Star
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-03-07
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1250828147
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ANOTHER EXCITING AND IMPORTANT TITLE FROM THE HISPANIC STAR SERIESA veteran of the 1969 Stonewall uprising, Sylvia Rivera was an influential activist who fought tirelessly for gay liberation and transgender rights, especially for transgender people of color who were excluded from the larger gay rights movement. Sylvia fought hard against the exclusion of transgender people from the Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act in New York, and was a powerful and persistent advocate for the rights of LGBTQ+ people of color. Along with Marsha P. Johnson, Rivera started the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR), a group devoted to providing services and advocacy for homeless LGBTQ+ people. Her legacy continues to be an inspiration for marginalized queer people everywhere, and her impact on the LGBTQ+ rights movement is still felt to this day.Hispanic Star brings a new set of role models and heroes to the limelight, celebrating the Hispanic and Latinx community by showcasing the remarkable contribution of our community not only as an integral part of American culture, but also as an undeniable force in shaping its future, inspiring young readers to feel pride over their heritage.

Contemporary Criminological Issues

Contemporary Criminological Issues
Author: Carolyn Côté-Lussier
Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages: 396
Release: 2020-05-05
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0776628720
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Contemporary Criminological Issues tackles some of today’s most pressing social issues, from the criminalization of Indigenous peoples to interpersonal violence, border control, and armed conflicts. This book advances cutting-edge theories and methods, with the aim of moving beyond the scholarship that reproduces insecurity and exclusion. The breadth of approaches encompasses much of the current critical criminological scholarship, serving as a counterpoint to the growth of managerial and administrative criminologies and the rise of explicitly exclusionary and punitive state policies and practices with respect to ‘crime’ and ‘security.’ This edited collection featuring two books, one in English and one in French, includes important contributions to knowledge and public policy by eminent experts and emerging scholars. This book is published in English.

Latinitas

Latinitas
Author: Juliet Menéndez
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2021-02-23
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1250234638
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Dream big with the Latinitas in Latinitas: Celebrating 40 Big Dreamers. Discover how 40 influential Latinas became the women we celebrate today! In this collection of short biographies from all over Latin America and across the United States, Juliet Menéndez explores the first small steps that set the Latinitas off on their journeys. With gorgeous, hand-painted illustrations, Menéndez shines a spotlight on the power of childhood dreams. From Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to singer Selena Quintanilla to NASA’s first virtual reality engineer, Evelyn Miralles, this is a book for aspiring artists, scientists, activists, and more. These women followed their dreams—and just might encourage you to follow yours! The book features Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Juana Azurduy de Padilla, Policarpa Salavarrieta, Rosa Peña de González, Teresa Carreño, Zelia Nuttall, Antonia Navarro, Matilde Hidalgo, Gabriela Mistral, Juana de Ibarbourou, Pura Belpré, Gumercinda Páez, Frida Kahlo, Julia de Burgos, Chavela Vargas, Alicia Alonso, Victoria Santa Cruz, Claribel Alegría, Celia Cruz, Dolores Huerta, Rita Moreno, Maria Auxiliadora da Silva, Mercedes Sosa, Isabel Allende, Susana Torre, Julia Alvarez, Sandra Cisneros, Sonia Sotomayor, Rigoberta Menchú Tum, Mercedes Doretti, Sonia Pierre, Justa Canaviri, Evelyn Miralles, Selena Quintanilla, Berta Cáceres, Serena Auñón, Wanda Díaz-Merced, Marta Vieira da Silva, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Laurie Hernandez. Godwin Books

Honey Bunny Funnybunny

Honey Bunny Funnybunny
Author: Marilyn Sadler
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 49
Release: 1997-01-21
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0679881816
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A hopping good "tail" about the ups and downs siblings face! It's not easy being Honey Bunny Funnybunny—P.J. Funnybunny's little sister. Like most big brothers, P.J. loves to tease and play jokes on his little sister. Poor patient Honey Bunny puts up with almost everything. But the jokes stop short when P.J. paints the sleeping Honey Bunny's face bright green. Mr. and Mrs. Funnybunny are hopping mad...From now on, things are going to be different in the Funnybunny household! But does Honey Bunny really want something different? Beginner Books are fun, funny, and easy to read! Launched by Dr. Seuss in 1957 with the publication of The Cat in the Hat, this beloved early reader series motivates children to read on their own by using simple words with illustrations that give clues to their meaning. Featuring a combination of kid appeal, supportive vocabulary, and bright, cheerful art, Beginner Books will encourage a love of reading in children ages 3–7.

The Storyteller's Death

The Storyteller's Death
Author: Ann Dávila Cardinal
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2022-10-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 172825079X
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International Latino Book Award Gold Medal Winner! "A beautiful book about family, memories, and the power of stories." —BuzzFeed "Mystical, masterful storytelling." —Ms. Magazine A gorgeously written family saga about a Puerto Rican woman who finds herself gifted (or cursed?) with a strange ability. There was always an old woman dying in the back room of her family's house when Isla was a child... Isla Larsen Sanchez's life begins to unravel when her father passes away. Instead of being comforted at home in New Jersey, her mother starts leaving her in Puerto Rico with her grandmother and great-aunt each summer like a piece of forgotten luggage. When Isla turns eighteen, her grandmother, a great storyteller, dies. It is then that Isla discovers she has a gift passed down through her family's cuentistas. The tales of dead family storytellers are brought back to life, replaying themselves over and over in front of her. At first, Isla is enchanted by this connection to the Sanchez cuentistas. But when Isla has a vision of an old murder mystery, she realizes that if she can't solve it to make the loop end, these seemingly harmless stories could cost Isla her life. BuzzFeed's 20 Highly Anticipated Thrillers of 2022 BookRiot's 15 Best New Mystery Books of 2022 Goodreads' Books to Read for Hispanic Heritage Month Apartment Therapy's One Book to Read in October 2022 Paste Magazine's Best New Fantasy Books of October 2022 BuzzFeed's Best New Books of October 2022 BookRiot's Best New Mysteries, Thrillers, and True Crime of October 2022 CrimeReads' Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2022 The Nerd Daily's Most Anticipated Book Releases SheReads' Best Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books Coming In 2022 Hasty Book List's Best Books of October

It's Better Being a Bunny

It's Better Being a Bunny
Author: Marilyn Sadler
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 49
Release: 2022-01-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0593434706
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Perfect for Easter or celebrating bunnies all year round. A charming follow-up to the classic Beginner Book It’s Not Easy Being a Bunny! P.J. Funnybunny is back and more lovable than ever in this sweet, funny sequel. P.J. Funnybunny is not having a good day. His mom won't let him eat ice cream for breakfast. She won't let him hang upside down from a tree. She won't even let him watch a scary movie! P.J. visits Potts Pig, whose mom lets them do all those things. But when he gets a stomachache and has a bad dream, P.J. Funnybunny realizes that—while it's fun to be a pig—it's better being a bunny! This new tale of self-discovery is the perfect Easter treat for beginning readers and bunny fans of all ages! Beginner Books are fun, funny, and easy to read! Launched by Dr. Seuss in 1957 with the publication of The Cat in the Hat, this beloved early reader series motivates children to read on their own by using simple words with illustrations that give clues to their meaning. Featuring a combination of kid appeal, supportive vocabulary, and bright, cheerful art, Beginner Books will encourage a love of reading in children ages 3–7.

Finding Latinx

Finding Latinx
Author: Paola Ramos
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2020-10-20
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1984899104
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Latinos across the United States are redefining identities, pushing boundaries, and awakening politically in powerful and surprising ways. Many—Afrolatino, indigenous, Muslim, queer and undocumented, living in large cities and small towns—are voices who have been chronically overlooked in how the diverse population of almost sixty million Latinos in the U.S. has been represented. No longer. In this empowering cross-country travelogue, journalist and activist Paola Ramos embarks on a journey to find the communities of people defining the controversial term, “Latinx.” She introduces us to the indigenous Oaxacans who rebuilt the main street in a post-industrial town in upstate New York, the “Las Poderosas” who fight for reproductive rights in Texas, the musicians in Milwaukee whose beats reassure others of their belonging, as well as drag queens, environmental activists, farmworkers, and the migrants detained at our border. Drawing on intensive field research as well as her own personal story, Ramos chronicles how “Latinx” has given rise to a sense of collectivity and solidarity among Latinos unseen in this country for decades. A vital and inspiring work of reportage, Finding Latinx calls on all of us to expand our understanding of what it means to be Latino and what it means to be American. The first step towards change, writes Ramos, is for us to recognize who we are.

The Houseguest: And Other Stories

The Houseguest: And Other Stories
Author: Amparo Dávila
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2018-11-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0811228223
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The first collection in English of an endlessly surprising, master storyteller Like those of Kafka, Poe, Leonora Carrington, or Shirley Jackson, Amparo Dávila’s stories are terrifying, mesmerizing, and expertly crafted—you’ll finish each one gasping for air. With acute psychological insight, Dávila follows her characters to the limits of desire, paranoia, insomnia, and fear. She is a writer obsessed with obsession, who makes nightmares come to life through the everyday: loneliness sinks in easily like a razor-sharp knife, some sort of evil lurks in every shadow, delusion takes the form of strange and very real creatures. After reading The Houseguest—Dávila’s debut collection in English—you’ll wonder how this secret was kept for so long.