"Rooted in Gloria Anzaldúa's experience as a Chicana, a lesbian, an activist, and a writer, the essays and poems in this volume profoundly challenged, and continue to challenge, how we think about identity. Borderlands / La Frontera remaps our understanding of what a "border" is, presenting it not as a simple divide between here and there, us and them, but as a psychic, social, and cultural terrain that we inhabit, and that inhabits all of us. This...

A collection of eight short stories by well-known American authors.

Contents: Being a kid.--Parents.--Brothers and sisters.--Friends.--School days.--Disasters.--Monsters.--Strange stories.--Advice.

A collection of humorous poems about such subjects as pickles, dragons, and mothers.

A latest nonsense tale, the author applies a lighthearted spooky theme to his signature whimsical illustrations while introducing youngsters to the fun-filled activities of a "Hallowilloween" night.

Presents a collection of poems about loving oneself the way one is, friendship, family life, exploring things, wearing a dress on a windy day, living in the city or the country, music, and other aspects of an African American girl's life.

An illustrated collection of twenty-six poems and excerpts from longer poems by the renowned nineteenth-century poet.

""A beautiful, fiercely honest, and nevertheless deeply empathetic look at those who police the border and the migrants who risk - and lose - their lives crossing it. In a time of often ill-informed or downright deceitful political rhetoric, this book is an invaluable corrective."--Phil Klay For Francisco Cant�u the border is in the blood: his mother, a park ranger and daughter of a Mexican immigrant, raised him in the scrublands of the Southwest....

A collection of humorous stories featuring a teenaged mummy, a homicidal turkey, and the world's largest pool of chocolate milk.