Rough and tough Jalapeno Hal finds a way to bring rain to a dry Texas town

Jalapeno Hal

Children's Books

Harper, Jo

Literature & Fiction

Simon&Schuster

Wilma Rudolph: Olympic Runner (Childhood of Famous Americans)

Biographies

Demco Media

An inspiring story of the first American female athlete to win three gold medals at a single Olympic Games shares her triumphs over childhood illnesses to become a high school basketball player. A Childhood Of Famous Americans title

Wilma Rudolph: Olympic Runner (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

Rebound by Sagebrush

Arriving late at school day after day, Boliver Boggs keeps himself out of trouble by spinning incredible yarns about what transpired to cause his tardiness and finds his ultimate excuse when a huge monster follows him to school one day.

Outrageous, Bodacious Boliver Boggs!

Humor

Simon&Schuster Children's Publishing

An inspiring story of the first American female athlete to win three gold medals at a single Olympic Games shares her triumphs over childhood illnesses to become an outstanding basketball player in high school and continue on to compete in the Olympics. Original.

Aladdin

I Could Eat You Up!

Animal parents (as well as human parents) describe how much they love their children by comparing them to food, in an endearing tribute to the love of babies by parents.

Animals

Holiday House

Jo Harper’s exquisite tale of an Aztec youth who crosses the Rio Grande with Salvador, his simple but intuitive cousin, weaves Aztec legend, culture, and tonali (fate) into a poignant tapestry of illegal immigration, indomitability, and the precarious promise of a new life.Besides his native Nahuatl, sixteen-year-old Delfino speaks Spanish, which he learned working in Mexico City. He is driven to help his married sister, who at eighteen seems too small and frail to survive her pregnancy. Teresa has lost one child, and Delfino knows Teresa’s chance to have her baby in a hospital depends upon his crossing the river from Mexico into Texas, the land of promise.Achingly drawn, Harper’s characters fill a harsh world with loving and gentle sensibilities. A masterful story of suspense and triumph.

Delfino’s Journey

Mysteries & Detectives

Texas Tech University Press

In this, the exciting sequel to Delfino’s Journey, Delfino’s sister Teresa attempts to defy the odds and reunite with her brother and cousin. Already widowed at age nineteen, Teresa knows that the only way she will be able to provide a good life for her infant son Antonio is by making the long trek to Texas from her home in Mexico.The grueling journey is filled with adventure and danger. Forced to flee an erupting volcano, Teresa encounters an old granicera—a prophetess—who warns her of a terrible fate awaiting her in Texas. In spite of her fear, Teresa becomes more determined than ever to reach Texas when she witnesses a murder committed by the Delgado Cruz, a dreaded group of organized criminals. Later, to save her baby, Teresa must call upon her Aztec heritage to unravel the meaning of the granicera’s advice: “Follow the caged quetzal.”

Teresa’s Journey

Teen & Young Adult

Many of these seventeen short tales deriving from Mesoamerican mythology are traditional and have traveled through time among the indigenous peoples of Mexico and Central America. A few are contemporary and seem to originate with Nahuatl-speaking descendants of the Aztecs. All of them, however, grace the pages here in lively fashion for young readers nine and up.Many middle schools include Aztec and Mayan myths in their curricula, but the selection is narrow, the sources scattered, and the stories themselves usually undeveloped, even fragmentary. Most of the stories are found only in scholarly works far beyond the grasp of young readers. Now, enlarging upon the mythology that frames the decision making of her young adult hero and heroine in Delfino’s Journey and Teresa’s Journey, Jo Harper fleshes out tales of Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca for fourth through sixth graders. Young readers will also meet the Jaguar Sun, the Snake Woman, and the Pepper Man.To be as faithful as possible to the pre-Columbian, Mesoamerican worldview and humor of the original tales, Harper consulted closely with indigenous Nahuatl speakers and cultural anthropologists, yet her delivery has all the freshness and polish of a practiced storyteller who knows her audience. Here then for young readers and their teachers is an engaging introduction to Mesoamerican mythology and to an oral tradition worth preserving well beyond the classroom.Part One: Quetzalcoatl and TezcaBirth of the Fifth SunWho Will Be the People?Corn MountainWho Can Teach the People?Music Is BornQuetzalcoatl FallsTezca Shows His PowerMaster LogThe Pepper ManTezca’s MusicPart Two: Tricks and MistakesThe Thunder Spirits’ New CookThe Buzzard HusbandRafael Outsmarts the NahualLalito and the NahualThe Devil’s CaveThe Possum’s TaleChioconejo Rabbit and Coyote

Birth of the Fifth Sun: And Other Mesoamerican Tales

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

This cowboy’s whistle packs a wallop!
Everybody knows that the Texas Rangers are the roughest, toughest, meanest, leanest good guys around. Willie knows he can be just like them, but all the Texas Rangers see is someone who smiles too much, whistles all the time, and has a belly that’s just too big. Dejected, Willie covers his sadness with a smile and looks for a way to prove himself to the Texas Rangers. His opportunity comes on a July 4th that’s hot enough to fry an egg on a sidewalk. When no-good varmints rustle the town’s cold, refreshing ice cream and soda pop, the Texas Rangers are stumped. But Willie and his whistle just might save the day!

Whistling Willie from Amarillo, Texas

Harper, Josephine

Pelican Publishing

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Jalapeno Hal

Wilma Rudolph: Olympic Runner (Childhood of Famous Americans)

Wilma Rudolph: Olympic Runner (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

Outrageous, Bodacious Boliver Boggs!

Wilma Rudolph: Olympic Runner (Childhood of Famous Americans)

I Could Eat You Up!

Delfino’s Journey

Teresa’s Journey

Birth of the Fifth Sun: And Other Mesoamerican Tales

Whistling Willie from Amarillo, Texas