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Tomás and the Library Lady is a children's picture book written by Mexican-American writer Pat Mora and illustrated by Raúl Colón; it was published in 1997. [1] Based on a true story, it details the circumstances behind Tomás Rivera, the son of a migrant farm worker during the 1940s in the Midwest United States. Feeling a little out of ...
This category is for articles on books for children and young adults written or published in 1997. ... Tomás and the Library Lady; Tru Confessions (novel) Twilight ...
The book opens with a section called "El año perdido" (The Lost Year) told from the perspective of an anonymous Chicano child, the son of two migrant workers. The unnamed child narrates some of the sections with his thoughts, memories and impressions while other people connected to his life narrate the remaining sections.
In 2006 the district turned the book Tomás and the Library Lady by Pat Mora into a world premiere stage play adapted and performed by a professional children's theater company that toured schools and reached over 70,000 children. First Lady Laura Bush saw the play on invitation from the district. [22] The theater company toured it nationally ...
Children's books set during World War II (2 C, 68 P) Pages in category "Children's books set in the 1940s" The following 75 pages are in this category, out of 75 total.
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The Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award recognizes authors and illustrators whose literary work depict the Mexican American experience. [1] This award was established in 1995 by the Texas State University College of Education in honor of distinguished alumnus, Tomás Rivera [2] an educator, poet and author of literary works depicting the difficulties experienced by Mexican ...
On Sunday night's episode of "Pawn Stars," shop owner Rick Harrison had one of his most intense negotiations yet. And it was over this copy of "Jay's Treaty" owned by Thomas Jefferson. "$50,000," the