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Journey of Hope, Memoirs of a Mexican Girl    by Rosalina Rosay
Price: $12.95 USD. 40680 words. Published by Claude Rosay on February 28, 2010. .

Journey of Hope, Memoirs of a Mexican Girl is the autobiography of a Mexican girl who immigrates illegally to Los Angeles, California in the 1970's. Rosalina recounts her early childhood memories in a small town surrounded by farms in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. Follow along the journey taken by one Mexican girl whose love for learning and appreciation for America will touch your heart.
Like We Care    by Tom Matthews
Price: $7.99 USD. 82260 words. Published by Bancroft Press on March 11, 2010. .

What if they just stopped? What if in a grand, scruffy stab at corporate disobedience, teenagers en masse simply stopped spending their money on the cynical crap that’s relentlessly mainlined to them? Like We Care is a biting, clever, and hilarious satire in which two endearingly subversive high school seniors set out to monkey wrench the recording industry, big tobacco, and junk food.
Lock Up Diaries-Drug Debts (A California Pelican Bay Prison Story)    by Glenn Langohr
Price: $2.99 USD. 18210 words. Published on September 20, 2011. .

As seen on LOCK UP- A depiction of life inside of prison and a look at the political landscape between races who are segregated by cell after being released from the Pelican Bay SHU in California. The amazing details of prison life - code words that prisoners use, explanations of how they commuicate from cell to cell - really make you feel you have entered a different world.
Gladiator (A California Pelican Bay Prison Story)    by Glenn Langohr
Price: $0.99 USD. 8860 words. Published on September 20, 2011. .

AS SEEN ON LOCK UP- Mexican mafia in action. The gun tower guard Hernandez has a hit out on him for staging gladiator wars and killing Mexicans and B.J is faced with the problem of a race war in between. Relentless action from the inside of the criminal justice system out.
It Ain't Flat: A Memorizable Book of Countries    by Karl Beckstrand
Price: Free! 420 words. Published on November 25, 2011. .

It Ain't Flat is a fun list of countries meant to be read aloud to facilitate easy memorization (or just entertaining reading).
Simple Study Skills That Work Like Magic    by Charlene Becerra
Price: $4.99 USD. 8050 words. Published on November 27, 2011. .

Learn to study smarter, not longer, with this simple study skills system. Improve your grades in no time, whether you are in high school, college, or other higher education. Get better scores with less time with these simple inexpensive study tips.
Striker Jones Teacher's Companion    by Maggie M. Larche
Price: $6.99 USD. 23440 words. Published on January 22, 2012. .

Striker Jones doesn't need a magnifying glass to solve the crime, and neither will your students! Written for children ages 7-10, Striker teaches kids basic economics, including concepts like supply and demand, trade-offs, prices, and risk. Each story comes with a lesson plan for you to use to draw out the economic lessons with your class, including vocabulary, fun activities, and assignments.
Revolución en el recreo * Recess Revolution    by Pat Alvarado
Price: $0.99 USD. 21990 words. Published by Piggy Press Books  on April 14, 2012. .

Changing schools is not so pleasant for Eric when he meets up with Hank ‘the Tank’ Granger. Find out how Eric and his friends solve their problem. Bilingual juvenile novel in Spanish and English, with Ideas to Think About. Approved by Panama's Ministry of Education.