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Peer reviewedSchon, Isabel – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 1999
Offers brief descriptions of 16 books in English (published in 1997 and 1998) about Latino people and cultures. Arranges these noteworthy books into five broad areas: fiction, history, literature, poetry, and sociology. (SR)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Cultural Awareness, Hispanic American Culture, Latin American Culture
Peer reviewedSchon, Isabel – Journal of Reading, 1986
Discusses how Scott O'Dell's books that deal with pre-Columbian Hispanic cultures reveal his limited views of those cultures and his use of stereotypes in describing the pre-Columbian, Mexican, and Spanish people.
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Credibility, Cultural Awareness, Ethnic Bias
