Ann Dickinson, a retired Pima County Public Library librarian, is an avid reader of books for children and teens. Here are her picks for Southwest Books of the Year 2021.
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Háng, a teenage Vietnamese girl, takes a harrowing journey to Texas to try to find her long-lost younger brother, who was torn from her arms as a baby six...Show more
Háng, a teenage Vietnamese girl, takes a harrowing journey to Texas to try to find her long-lost younger brother, who was torn from her arms as a baby six years ago. She finds him, now almost totally Americanized, and he doesn't want anything to do with her. Hàng carries memories of her parents being killed and seeing other kids murdered into life in a strange country where she is surrounded by people speaking an unknown language. Leroy, a young wanna-be cowboy, takes pity on her and tries to become friends. --Ann Dickinson
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Háng, a teenage Vietnamese girl, takes a harrowing journey to Texas to try to find her long-lost younger brother, who was torn from her arms as a baby six...Show more
Háng, a teenage Vietnamese girl, takes a harrowing journey to Texas to try to find her long-lost younger brother, who was torn from her arms as a baby six years ago. She finds him, now almost totally Americanized, and he doesn't want anything to do with her. Hàng carries memories of her parents being killed and seeing other kids murdered into life in a strange country where she is surrounded by people speaking an unknown language. Leroy, a young wanna-be cowboy, takes pity on her and tries to become friends. --Ann Dickinson
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Mules have been stolen from Owen's family ranch. He follows the thieves from New Mexico into southern Colorado to retrieve them. Owen chases the thieves b...Show more
Mules have been stolen from Owen's family ranch. He follows the thieves from New Mexico into southern Colorado to retrieve them. Owen chases the thieves by foot, by rail, and by horse to Telluride, the City of Gold. He finds the mules, their brands having been changed, working in the mines. The Butch Cassidy Gang is involved in this theft. Owen works tirelessly to save the mules and return home safely. --Ann Dickinson
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Mules have been stolen from Owen's family ranch. He follows the thieves from New Mexico into southern Colorado to retrieve them. Owen chases the thieves b...Show more
Mules have been stolen from Owen's family ranch. He follows the thieves from New Mexico into southern Colorado to retrieve them. Owen chases the thieves by foot, by rail, and by horse to Telluride, the City of Gold. He finds the mules, their brands having been changed, working in the mines. The Butch Cassidy Gang is involved in this theft. Owen works tirelessly to save the mules and return home safely. --Ann Dickinson
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Jayden, a young boy, does not want to move from New York City to New Mexico. Once he arrives in the Southwest, he finds mountains, flowers, red rock pilla...Show more
Jayden, a young boy, does not want to move from New York City to New Mexico. Once he arrives in the Southwest, he finds mountains, flowers, red rock pillars, and an endless turquoise sky. He wonders where this sky was in New York City. He spends a day exploring, then thinks maybe this place could become home after all. This book won the Children's Literature Legacy Award. --Ann Dickinson
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Jayden, a young boy, does not want to move from New York City to New Mexico. Once he arrives in the Southwest, he finds mountains, flowers, red rock pilla...Show more
Jayden, a young boy, does not want to move from New York City to New Mexico. Once he arrives in the Southwest, he finds mountains, flowers, red rock pillars, and an endless turquoise sky. He wonders where this sky was in New York City. He spends a day exploring, then thinks maybe this place could become home after all. This book won the Children's Literature Legacy Award. --Ann Dickinson
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Julia's father is a drunk who works for El Gringo, a gang leader in Juarez, Mexico. At night the family is awakened by gunfire, bomb explosions, missing p...Show more
Julia's father is a drunk who works for El Gringo, a gang leader in Juarez, Mexico. At night the family is awakened by gunfire, bomb explosions, missing people, and bodies lying in the streets. One day her father arrives home badly beaten up. Julia's friend tells her that Los Narcos did it. She goes to stay with her tía in El Paso for a while, and her father deteriorates and dies. This terrifying story was previously written in Spanish by the author. --Ann Dickinson
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Julia's father is a drunk who works for El Gringo, a gang leader in Juarez, Mexico. At night the family is awakened by gunfire, bomb explosions, missing p...Show more
Julia's father is a drunk who works for El Gringo, a gang leader in Juarez, Mexico. At night the family is awakened by gunfire, bomb explosions, missing people, and bodies lying in the streets. One day her father arrives home badly beaten up. Julia's friend tells her that Los Narcos did it. She goes to stay with her tía in El Paso for a while, and her father deteriorates and dies. This terrifying story was previously written in Spanish by the author. --Ann Dickinson
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Pulga, Pequeña and Chico are three friends who live in Guatemala. Pulga's father was killed in a crash, Chico's mother was also killed, and Pequeña is unw...Show more
Pulga, Pequeña and Chico are three friends who live in Guatemala. Pulga's father was killed in a crash, Chico's mother was also killed, and Pequeña is unwillingly pregnant by a gang member. After much violence and fear, the three decide to ride La Bestia, a train that can take them north to Mexico and further. They have to ride on top of the train or cling to railings on the outside of the train. It's a perilous journey, and when other riders yell, "Jump!" because Los Narcos or La Migra are approaching, all three jump from the top of the train, severely hurting Chico. This is a heart-breaking story inspired by true events. --Ann Dickinson
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Pulga, Pequeña and Chico are three friends who live in Guatemala. Pulga's father was killed in a crash, Chico's mother was also killed, and Pequeña is unw...Show more
Pulga, Pequeña and Chico are three friends who live in Guatemala. Pulga's father was killed in a crash, Chico's mother was also killed, and Pequeña is unwillingly pregnant by a gang member. After much violence and fear, the three decide to ride La Bestia, a train that can take them north to Mexico and further. They have to ride on top of the train or cling to railings on the outside of the train. It's a perilous journey, and when other riders yell, "Jump!" because Los Narcos or La Migra are approaching, all three jump from the top of the train, severely hurting Chico. This is a heart-breaking story inspired by true events. --Ann Dickinson
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