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Luis J. Rodriguez
Book List in Order: 6 titles
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America Is Her Name
- Apr-1998
- / General Fiction
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Set in the Pilsen barrio of Chicago, this children's picture book gives a heartwarming message of hope. The heroine, América, is a primary school student who is unhappy in school until a poet visits the class and inspires the students to express the...
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Republic of East LA: Stories
- Apr-2002
- / Literary
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From the award-winning author of Always Running comes a brilliant collection of short stories about life in East Los Angeles. It is a life brimming with hope and vitality, the depiction of which reaffirms Luis J. Rodriguez as not only...
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Republic of East L.A.
- Mar-2003
- / General Fiction
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From the award-winning author of Always Running comes a brilliant collection of short stories about life in East Los Angeles. Whether hilariously capturing the voice of a philosophizing limo driver whose dream is to make the most of his rap-metal ...
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It Doesn't Have to Be This Way
- Sep-2004
- / General Fiction
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Monchi likes to write poems, hang out with his cousin, and tell stories to his uncle. Then one day, a member of the local gang tells him it's time to join up. Monchi is scared but excited. The older boys give him the handshake, girls talk to him, and...
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Music of the Mill
- Mar-2006
- / General Fiction
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In a stunning literary achievement -- with a power and scope reminiscent of John Steinbeck -- Luis J. Rodriguez captures the soul of a community in this epic novel about love, family, workers' rights, industrial strife, and cultural disloc... -
From Our Land to Our Land
- Dec-2019
- / General Fiction
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Luis J. Rodriguez writes about race, culture, identity, and belonging and what these all mean and should mean (but often fail to) in the volatile climate of our nation. His passion and wisdom inspire us with the message that we must come together if ...