Gringolandia by Lyn Miller-Lachmann
The story of a family from Chile who oppose the Chilean dictatorship and flee to the United States in 1980.
Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez
A story about a girl named Anita de la Torre and her family from the Dominican Republic. Much of her family leaves for the United States due to Trujillo's dictatorship while Anita struggles with her life in the DR and deciding what to do.
Cinnamon Girl: letters found inside a cereal box by Juan Felipe Herrera
A narrative about a young girl struggling with family tragedy set within the context of the 9/11 attacks as told through her poetry.