Ligiah Villalobos
Author
Series
Go Diego go!) ; 5
Publisher
Simon Spotlight/Nick Jr
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Diego is headed to Africa for a safari, but someone has turned all of the elephants into rocks. He undertakes an exciting safari rescue mission to save the elephants and meets all kinds of other animals along the way.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
Español
Description
Tells the parallel stories of nine-year-old Carlitos and his mother, Rosario. In the hopes of providing a better life for her son, Rosario works illegally in the U.S. In Mexico, her mother cares for Carlitos. Unexpected circumstances drive both Rosario and Carlitos to embark on their own journeys in a desperate attempt to reunite. Along the way, mother and son face challenges and obstacles but never lose hope that they will one day be together again....
6) Firelight
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
"Cuba Gooding, Jr. plays Dwayne Johnson (D.J.), a counselor at a women's correctional center who dedicates his professional life to helping young people reclaim their own self-respect through selfless service to others. The incarcerated young women in the center come from troubled, often violent, backgrounds. Many of them belong to gangs and have been involved with illegal drugs. In the words of D.J., 'They come in here so broken. These are girls...
