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2) Che
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Che Guevara, el joven idealista y revolucionario que luchó por los pobres y oprimidos, ha inspirado a una tras otra generación. Fascinante historia acerca de la intrépida vida del Che líder de una sangrienta rebelión socialista que sacudiría al mundo entero.
Rebel. Hero. Lover. Legend. Che has inspired generation after generation as the young idealist and revolutionary who fought for the poor and oppressed. A story about Che's fearless life...
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Using their magic tree house, Jack and Annie travel back to the time of the American Revolution and help General George Washington during his famous crossing of the Delaware River.
George Washington prepara su ejército para atacar al enemigo por sorpresa. Debido al mal tiempo, el general duda si debe continuar con sus planes. ¿Podrán Annie y Jack lograr que la historia siga su curso? ¡El destino de Estados Unidos está en manos de ellos dos!
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A Chinese American lawyer shares his memories of growing up in rural China during Mao's Cultural Revolution, describing how he struggled to overcome persecution and adversity to achieve an education, both in China and the United States. Colors of the Mountain is a classic story of triumph over adversity, a memoir of a boyhood full of spunk, mischief, and love, and a welcome introduction to an amazing young writer. Da Chen was born in 1962, in the...
5) La soldadera
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Lázara lo sigue a su nuevo esposo hasta que él muere en un combate durante la Revolución Mexicana en 1910. Lázara anhela volver a su pueblo pero cuando la tropa pasa por el pueblo lo encuentra todo en ruinas comprendiendo que el destino de ella es siempre seguir de soldadera.
Lázara follows her new husband, Juan, to a battlefield during the Mexican Revolution in 1910. When her husband is mortally wounded, she replaces him and becomes aptly named...
6) Persepolis
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In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family. Their long dream is realized when the hated Shah is defeated in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. Now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, Marji grows up to witnesses first hand how the new Iran has become a repressive tyranny on its own. With Marji dangerously refusing to remain silent at this injustice, her parents send her abroad to Vienna to study....
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"Every journey has to come to a close at some point, and while it's not a perfect exit for Katniss, it's one where she gets to put her bow, arrow and big heart to good use."--USA Today.
"The acting and production values are still well above grade, and Lawrence skillfully holds the center, letting everything the skeletal dialogue doesn't say play across her face."--Entertainment Weekly.
"Counters the meager helpings offered by most teen-driven entertainment...