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New FAFSA Guide Helps Latino Students Apply for College Financial Aid
College Bound, School
Latinos are the largest minority population on college campuses today. However, many still face barriers to higher education because they have unusual family circumstances. They may have lived outside the home, have divorced parents, have…
Should You Clean Your Teenager's Messy Bedroom?
Health, Parenting
UPDATED August 1st, 2016
You open the door and there it is—your teenager's bedroom. No matter how responsible, well-behaved and great your teen might be, you've probably happened upon this scene before: piles of laundry cover the carpet,…
Under the Mesquite
Books, Young-Adult-Books
Under the Mesquite
By Guadalupe Garcia McCall
Lee & Low • 2011 • 224 pages
Hardcover ($17.95)
ISBN: 978-1600604294
Ages 12 and up
No matter how bad things get,
I can always be found here,
planted firmly in what’s left
of…
The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba’s Greatest Abolitionist
Books, Young-Adult-Books
The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba’s Greatest Abolitionist
By Margarita Engle
Harcourt • 2013 • 192 pages
Hardcover ($16.99)
ISBN: 978-0-547-80743-0
Ages 12 and up
Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda was ahead of her times in many ways. A…
You Don't Have a Clue: Latino Mystery Stories for Teens
Books, Young-Adult-Books
You Don't Have a Clue: Latino Mystery Stories for Teens
Edited by Sarah Cortez
Piñata Books • 2011 • 320 pages
Paperback ($16.95)
ISBN: 978-1-55885-692-9
Ages 11 and up
The stories gathered here by editor and contributor Cortez…
5 Scholarship Tips for Latinos
College Bound, School
Going to college is not getting any cheaper and imminent financial aid budget cuts are not helping either. That is why Latinos must take advantage of scholarships to make their higher education endeavors a reality.
A recent study by NerdScholar…
Mentoring Program Serves Young Latinas in NYC
Resources, School
In the spring of 2003, Dr. Ellen Silber of Fordham University heard this from the superintendent of a school district outside New York City: ”Hispanic girls are a quiet problem; too many of them quietly drop out of school due to a growing…
Marcelo in the Real World
Books, Young-Adult-Books
Marcelo in the Real World
By Francisco X. Stork
Scholastic • 2011 • 320 pages
Paperback ($8.99)
ISBN: 978-0-545-05690-8
Ages 14 and up
Stork's novel introduces Marcelo Sandoval, one of the most remarkable characters in contemporary…
Who Really Has Access to Your Tweens' Emails?
Health, Parenting
Does your tween have an email account or are you considering allowing them to create one? Between the ages of 7 and 12, children become proficient readers, writers and technology users. It has become almost a given that tweens have email…