Annotated Bibliography
Acevedo, Elizabeth. The Poet X. HarperCollins Publishers, 2018. Highly useful for excerpts that will help the students in the line of inquiry and identification of themes.
Acosta-Belén, Edna, and Carlos Enrique Santiago. Puerto Ricans in the United States: A Contemporary Portrait. Latinos. L. Rienner publ, 2006. Excellent resource for recent statistics on Puerto Rico.
Beck, Isabel L., Margaret G. McKeown, and Linda Kucan. Bringing Words to Life: Robust Vocabulary Instruction. 2nd ed (Online-Ausg.). Guilford Press, 2013. Infinitely informative regarding vocabulary instruction in the classroom. Helpful for formative assessment of students.
Blyde, Juan S., Matías Busso, and Ana María Ibáñez. The Impact of Migration in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Review of Recent Evidence. Inter-American Development Bank, 2020. https://doi.org/10.18235/0002866.
Bowles, David. They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid’s Poems. First edition. Cinco Puntos Press, 2018.
Bush, Elizabeth. “Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers’ Strike of 1909 by Michelle Markel (Review).” Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books 66, no. 6 (2013): 303–303. https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2013.0095.
Bush, Elizabeth. “Lupe Wong Won’t Dance by Donna Barba Higuera.” Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books 74, no. 1 (2020): 23–23. https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2020.0563.
Bush, Elizabeth. “Sofía Acosta Makes a Scene by Emma Otheguy.” Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books 75, no. 4 (2021): 132–33. https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2021.0656.
Colato Laínez, René. My Shoes and I / Mis Zapatos y Yo: Crossing Three Borders / Cruzando Tres Fronteras. With Fabricio Vanden Broeck. Arte Publico Press, 2019.
Coy, John, and Wing Young Huie. Their Great Gift: Courage, Sacrifice, and Hope in a New Land. Lerner Publishing Group, 2016.
Diaz, Alexandra. The Only Road. Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 2016.
Donato, Katharine M., and Blake Sisk. “Children’s Migration to the United States from Mexico and Central America: Evidence from the Mexican and Latin American Migration Projects.” Journal on Migration and Human Security 3, no. 1 (2015): 58–79. https://doi.org/10.1177/233150241500300103.
Durand, Jorge, Douglas S. Massey, and René M. Zenteno. “Mexican Immigration to the United States: Continuities and Changes.” Latin American Research Review 36, no. 1 (2001): 107–27. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0023879100018859.
González, Juan. Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America. Revised edition. Penguin Books, 2011. One of the most thorough and explanatory books I’ve read. Provides a deep and first-hand account of its topic.
Henderson, Timothy J. Beyond Borders: A History of Mexican Migration to the United States. 1st ed. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2011.
Lamme, Linda Leonard, Danling Fu, and Ruth Mckoy Lowery. “Immigrants as Portrayed in Children’s Picture Books.” The Social Studies 95, no. 3 (2004): 123–30. https://doi.org/10.3200/TSSS.95.3.123-130.
Macia-Vergara, Laura. Dealing with Grievances: The Latino Experience in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. With University of Pittsburgh. Dissertations Abstracts International. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2012. An important resource for looking intonthe mysteries of the Latin population in the city of Pittsburgh specifically.
Mauleón, Rebeca. Salsa Guidebook: For Piano and Ensemble. Sher Music Co, 1993. A useful tool for learning the roots and inner workings of Salsa.
Michaels, Sarah, Catherine O’Connor, and Lauren B. Resnick. “Deliberative Discourse Idealized and Realized: Accountable Talk in the Classroom and in Civic Life.” Studies in Philosophy and Education 27, no. 4 (2008): 283–97. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11217-007-9071-1.
Pérez, Amada Irma, and Maya Christina Gonzalez. My Diary from Here to There: = Mi Diario de Aquí Hasta Allá. Children’s Book Press, 2002.
Prieto, Yolanda. “Lourdes Casal and Black Cubans in the United States: The 1970s and Beyond.” Cuban Studies 46, no. 1 (2018): 51–62. https://doi.org/10.1353/cub.2018.0004.
Quealy-Gainer, Kate, ed. “Call Me Roberto! Roberto Clemente Goes to Bat for Latinos by Nathalie Alonso (Review).” Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books 77, no. 11 (2024): 387–387. https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2024.a930551.
Sepúlveda Iii, Enrique. “Toward a Pedagogy of Acompañamiento: Mexican Migrant Youth Writing from the Underside of Modernity.” Harvard Educational Review 81, no. 3 (2011): 550–73. https://doi.org/10.17763/haer.81.3.088mv5t704828u67.
Stevenson, Deborah. “Dreamers by Yuyi Morales.” Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books 72, no. 2 (2018): 82–82. https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2018.0690.
Stevenson, Deborah. “Mango Moon by Diane de Anda.” Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books 72, no. 9 (2019): 384–384. https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2019.0316.
Stevenson, Deborah. “Undocumented: A Worker’s Fight by Duncan Tonatiuh.” Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books 72, no. 2 (2018): 97–97. https://doi.org/10.1353/bcc.2018.0721.
Tienda, Marta, and Susana M. Sánchez. “Latin American Immigration to the United States.” Daedalus 142, no. 3 (2013): 48–64. https://doi.org/10.1162/DAED_a_00218.
Tonatiuh, Duncan. Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant’s Tale. Abrams, 2013.
Triantafyllídou, ’Anna. Routledge Handbook of Immigration and Refugee Studies. Second edition. Routledge International Handbooks. Routledge, 2023.
Villalobos, Jose Pablo, and Juan Carlos RamÃrez-Pimienta. “Corridos and La Pura Verdad: Myths and Realities of the Mexican Ballad.” South Central Review 21, no. 3 (2004): 129–49. https://doi.org/10.1353/scr.2004.0050.
Zamora, Javier. Solito: A Memoir. Paperback edition. Hogarth, 2023. Written by a noted author and praised for its honest intensity, this story thoroughly addressed the theme of struggle, along with love and longing for one’s home and family, no matter where they are located.
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