New Releases by Nicholasa Mohr

These 3 stories depict the rich ancestral traditions of Puerto Rican cultures. There is a tale of the indigenous Tainos, of the African population of Puerto Rico, & of the Spaniards there. 1. In the beginning there was no sound. Until the great god Huracan is awakened by a noise like a raindrop, a sound that goes coqui, coqui. Huracan looks & looks, but where does the sound come from? 2. Trying to escape the bullets of African slave traders, La Guinea becomes a stowaway. The people of Puerto Rico have never seen anything like her & are afraid -- but the mask-maker Don Elias knows she is beautiful. 3. La Mula is worked to near exhaustion by Spanish bandits, until she is befriended by the slave Otilio. Together, they plan their escape.

Felita''s parents promise she will love their new neighborhood. Only Abuelita, her grandmother, understands how much Felita will miss her old block, and her best friend Gigi. But her new neighbors taunt and tease Felita and her family because they are from Puerto Rico. First published twenty years ago, Felita''s compelling story has resonance for kids today. "An honest, realistic view of an important aspect of contemporary American life." --The Horn Book

In this sequel to Felita, Felita''s going to Puerto Rico! It''s like a dream to her, although she''ll miss her friends. But Felita''s summer isn''t at all what she expected. Her uncle''s small village is boring, and none of the girls wants to be friends with an outsider. Felita desperately wants to go home. But she gradually finds a way to fit in, and by summer''s end, Felita knows she will miss her new friends and her homeland.

An anthology of stories featuring Hispanic protagonists. In one story, a New York woman on holiday in Puerto Rico is given a lesson in being a good wife by tolerating a mistress, another story chronicles the effect on a family of a son who sells drugs.

To end the devastation of a small Puerto Rican town, Old Letivia and her friends use her magic to conquer the evil forces of the Mountain of Sorrows.

A collection of three folktales which reflect the diverse heritage within the Puerto Rican culture.

When her father brings home a new mother, Isabel is very rude and resentful to her until she realizes how much hurt she has caused her.

When his family moves from the Dominican Republic to New York City, Jaime uses his uncle''s magical shell to call up happy memories.

The three stories included in this book, describe the richness of the colorful Puerto Rican heritage. The stories relate to the indios Tainos, the African population of Puerto Rico & the Spaniards who immigrated to the island. Full of wonderful, bright, color illustrations, this book presents the vibrating country of Puerto Rico & its culture.

The author recounts her youth in Spanish Harlem and her overwhelming desire to succeed as an author.

In a city called New York ... In a neighborhood called El Bronx ... The Fernandex children own a very special pet: A white hen named after their favorite Hollywood movie star. A new girl comes to school - a gypsy child who can read palms and foretell the future. A young boy must face the humiliation of wearing his uncle''s orange roach-killer shoes to his high school graduation. In the South Bronx - or El Bronx, as it''s known to the people who live there - anything can happen. A migrant "fresh off the boat" from Puerto Rico can be somebody on the mainland, pursue the American Dream ... and maybe even make it come true. Here are stories that capture the flavor and beat of El Bronx in its heyday, from 1946-1956. A New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year Finalist, 1976 National Book Award for Children''s Literature A Notable Children''s Trade Book in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)

In Nueva York is Nicholasa MohrÕs contribution of pathos and humor to the traditionally bleak depiction of life in New YorkÕs Puerto Rican barrio.

When 11-year-old Evelina leaves Puerto Rico to live with an aunt in New York City, she must make many adjustments in her life.

Nicholasa Mohr writes from the heart of her cultural circumstances, that of being a New York Puerto Rican female, and she succeeds in universalizing the struggles and triumphs of the characters that share her background reality. MohrÍs many books have been distinguished by some of the most coveted awards of the publishing world: The New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year, Library Journal Best Book of the Year, American Book Award, National Book Award Finalist, and Jane Adams ñCitation of Merit.î Rituals of Survival: A WomanÍs Portfolio is Nicholasa MohrÍs testimonial to the indomitable women who face urban blight, poverty and most of all, the limiting roles that men try to create for them. MohrÍs characters demand our support and respect for their declarations of independence and the domestic and social revolutions they pursue.

A young girl growing up in Spanish Harlem in the 1940''s watches the secure world of her childhood years slowly erode away.