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3) Ramona
Author
Series
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Daughter of a Scottish merchant and Native American, Ramona's mixed-race ancestry make her a target for bigotry and abuse as the Southern California region transitions Spanish order to American statehood.
6) Displacement
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Description
"Kiku is on vacation in San Francisco when suddenly she finds herself displaced to the 1940s Japanese-American internment camp that her late grandmother, Ernestina, was forcibly relocated to during World War II. These displacements keep occurring until Kiku finds herself stuck back in time. Living alongside her young grandmother and other Japanese-American citizens in internment camps, Kiku gets the education she never received in history class. She...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
The renowned
California wine industry, famous for northern vintages, actually was born near
El Pueblo de Los Angeles. Spanish missionaries harvested the first vintage in
1782 at Mission San Juan Capistrano and then cultivated enormous vineyards at
Mission San Gabriel. Their replanted vine-cuttings took root on Jose Maria
Verdugo’s 1784 Spanish land grant in what became Glendale. Jean Louis Vignes
brought a Bordeaux winemaking experience to LA in...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Description
The New York Times bestselling graphic memoir from actor/author/activist George Takei returns in a deluxe edition with 16 pages of bonus material! Experience the forces that shaped an American icon — and America itself — in this gripping tale of courage, country, loyalty, and love. George Takei has captured hearts and minds worldwide with his magnetic performances, sharp wit, and outspoken commitment to equal rights. But long before
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