Huitzitzilin, or Hummingbird, is an old woman who tells her life story to Father Benito, a Spanish priest. She tells him of her life from being an Aztec princess to being a slave during the Spanish conquest of Mexico. In retelling her story, she forces Father Benito to see the conquest through the point of view of the conquered.
Uploaded Dec 01, 2020This is a collection of poems by Langston Hughes, an African American poet during the Harlem Renaissance. The editors give thoughtful insight and interpretation of Hughes' poems and Andrews' illustrations beautifully complement the poems.
Uploaded Feb 04, 2021Gabi is navigating her way through her senior year in high school...being there for her best friend during her pregnancy and her other best friend's coming out all while balancing her own life...her family, school work, crushes, identity.
Uploaded Mar 16, 2021This is a collection of rhythmic poems in English and Spanish...side by side! In his poems, Juan Felipe Herrera writes about what it's like to live in the inside out, upside down world two cultures, two homes.
Uploaded Apr 13, 2021