The paper used in this publication meets the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials Z39.48-1984.This volume is made possible through grants from the National Endowment for the Arts (a federal agency), Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Fund and the City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance.
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Cover illustration and design by Gladys Ramirez
Hernández, Jo Ann Yolanda.
White bread competition / by Jo Ann Yolanda
Hernández.
p. cm.
Summary: When Luz, a ninth-grade Latina student in San Antonio, wins a spelling competition, her success triggers a variety of emotions among family, friends, and the broader community.
ISBN 978-1-55885-210-5 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Mexican Americans—Juvenile fiction. [1. Mexican Americans—Fiction. 2. Competition (Psychology)—Fiction. 3. English language—Spelling—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7,H43177Wh 1997 |
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The paper used in this publication meets the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials Z39.48-1984.
“Bleached Wheat” was previously published in Emrys Journal in Spring 1996, Volume 13. Reprinted with permission.
Copyright © 1997 by Jo Ann Yolanda Hernández
Printed in the United States of America
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