We hope you enjoy these books as much as we did:

The Memories of Ana Calderon	Born in tradition-bound Mexico, Ana Calderon comes to the United States in search of greater opportunity only to find that here, too, society, family, and religion conspire to hold her back. In order to succeed Ana must give up all that she holds dear. She must remake herself into a rootless and obsessed businesswoman. Ana Calderon has will, guts, and intelligence, but her battle against family, the church and the justice system will shake our belief in the ability to forge our own destinies.
Song of the Hummingbird	From Aztec princess to slave and concubine, Hummingbird - or Huitzitzilin in her native Nahuatl - recounts her life during the Spanish conquest of Mexico. Expressing a confidence and freedom that women have strived for centuries to attain, Huitzitzilin passionately relates her tale of Father Benito, the priest who seeks to confess and convert her, to offer her an absolution she neither needs nor wants. Instead, she forces him to see the conquest for the first time, through the eyes of the conquered. In this lyrical and mesmerizing tale, Limon pays homage to pre-Colombian woman, celebrates the endurance of the human spirit in the face of cataclysm and mourns our collective loss of treasures more valuable than all the plundered gold.
In Search of Bernabe	Against incredible odds, Luz Delcano is determined to find her son Bernabe, from whom she gets separated in the chaos that follows the assassination of Archbishop Romero. Her odyssey takes her through Mexico and into Southern California, then back again to El Salvador. There, all the pieces of this postmodernist novel come together in breathtaking final scenes in which brother is pitted against brother. In Search of Bernabe is a family saga that has repercussions of biblical dimension and resonates with international intrigue.
Intaglio : A Novel in Six Stories	Intaglio is a deftly-narrated novel made up of sensitive portraits of six extraordinary women of the Southwest. Fernandez examines the deep-rooted culture of women born at the turn of the century on the U.S./Mexico border. Her work considers the creative outlets available to women in pre-literate society and the manner in which their culture was transmitted to younger generations. Fernandez's style is riveting as she deftly, tenderly explores the art in these women's lives, and in the lives of all women.
	Singing to Cuba - Author Margarita Engle, shown here at a MANA event, told us: "I wrote this novel because outside of Cuba very few people know about the captive towns, and inside Cuba very few dare speak of them."
	Dr. Jane Delgado, is not only the author of ¡Salud! A Latinas Guide to Total Health -- Body, Mind, & Spirit, but she was also a 1994 Las Primeras award winner and presenter at our 1998 Leadership Conference.

BOOKS FOR KIDS

	A Birthday Basket for Tia (Aladdin Picture Books) - With the help of her cat, Chica, Cecilia prepares a special gift in honor of her great-aunt's ninetieth birthday, a celebration basket filled with things to remind Tia of the wonderful moments that she and Cecilia have shared.
	Confetti : Poems for Children - A joyful, spirited collection of poems for children celebrates the vivid landscape of the Southwest, depicting a day in the life of a Mexican-American girl, from the dawn of a beautiful morning to the cool dusk and star-gleam of the desert night.
Listen to the Desert/Oye Al Desierto	Pat Mora's simple, poetic text in English and Spanish visits the desert at nightfall, when many different voices are speaking. Young children who have Spanish as either their first or second language will delight in the repeated, rhythmic sounds of this fascinating habitat at night. Lively illustrations are rendered in the vibrant hues of the desert.
Opposites = Los Contrarios (Bilingual First Books)	This paperback has great illustrations as well as the phonetic and correct gender version of each word.
Fiesta!	An English/Spanish counting book that takes you shopping in a mercado to purchase ten things to make a piñata.

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