Paola Mendoza
1) Sanctuary
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In 2032, when sixteen-year-old Vali's mother is detained by the Deportation Forces, Vali must flee Vermont with her little brother, Ernie, hoping to reach their Tía Luna in the sanctuary state of California.
2) Entre Nos
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Newly arrived to New York City and deserted by her husband Gabriel, Mariana must find a way, in a strange city where she barely speaks the language, to provide for her family, financially and emotionally.
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Este intimo y epico relato comienza en el principio de los anos 1970, con Mariana, la hija de 17 anos de una de las mas ricas y poderosas familias en Buga, Colombia, que se encuentra profundamente enamorada de Antonio, el humilde hijo de un pescador. Marginados por sus familias, la joven pareja y sus dos pequenos hijos dejan atras un pais devastado por una guerra interminable por una mejor vida en los Estados Unidos, pero el sueno americano se transforma...
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This gritty, sweeping novel follows a burgeoning political activist in the early twentieth century: a "precious, priceless book" (Alice Walker).
"We owe our world to women like Agnes Smedley, who worked without peace or resolution toward a future they could not see." —Paola Mendoza
First released in 1929, Daughter of Earth remains a seminal work of American socialist literature. This semiautobiographical account
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Tells the story of Africa's last absolute monarch, the Kingdom of Swaziland. King Mswati III, perceived by many to be out of touch with his country, lives in luxury with his 13 wives, while his subjects suffer from crushing poverty and the world's highest HIV rate. Meet headstrong first wife Queen LaMbikiza; eldest child and teen rapper, Princess Pashu; and the king himself. Includes comments by those who are plotting the King's downfall. Witness...
7) On the outs
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The lives of three young girls from the same neighborhood intersect briefly in prison. Based on the lives of real girls from the streets and juvenile jail who lent their voices to the filmmakers about the struggles kids have everywhere.
8) Entre nos
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Mariana brings her two children from Colombia to New York to reunite with her husband, only to be abandoned by him. Desperate and alone, Mariana must find a way to survive and care for her family.