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Set in the 1950s in the Bronx, this is the story of a girl with a dream. Emmy award-winning actress and writer Sonia Manzano plunges us into the daily lives of a Latino family that is loving--and troubled. She is a child living amidst the squalor of a boisterous home that is filled with noisy relatives and neighbors. Each day she is glued to the TV screen that blots out the painful realities of her existence and also illuminates the possibilities that lie ahead. But--click!--when the TV goes off, Sonia is taken back to real-life--the cramped, colorful world of her neighborhood and an...

Newton's laws aren't the easiest science topics to digest. Struggling readers likely find understanding them even harder. This volume breaks down the topics of force and motion to its most basic and understandable parts, perfect to introduce to readers having a hard time or students looking to review for class. Written in succinct language, each chapter contains fact boxes and graphic organizers to aid all readers as they move from speed, to velocity and on.

Intermediate Readers Learn About The Relationship Between The Earth, Sun, And Moon In Greater Detail.

El dueño de una empresa farmacéutica se enfrenta a una crisis de ventas. Un colaborador le propone un plan perfecto: robar una cepa de «gripe española», un virulento virus que causó la pandemia de gripe más mortífera de la historia. Cuando la OMS aprobara la creación de la vacuna, el laboratorio ya la tendría lista. Una operación que les permitiría no sólo salvar la situación, sino también hacerse inmensamente ricos.