http://loidagarciafebo.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/latino-ya-books-compilation-of-titles-posted-on-the-reforma-listserv/ Loida Garcia-Febo, a librarian and her views on the profession, access to information, and life Sat, 03 Jul 2010 15:58:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://loidagarciafebo.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/latino-ya-books-compilation-of-titles-posted-on-the-reforma-listserv/#comment-2673 BlogJunction » Blog Archive » GLBTQ Books in Spanish for Young Adults Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:51:18 +0000 http://loidagarciafebo.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/latino-ya-books-compilation-of-titles-posted-on-the-reforma-listserv/#comment-2673 [...] wanting to buy books for their young adult collections. Loida Garcia-Febo recently posted a list of books gleaned from a recent discussion on the REFORMA listserv of titles REFORMA members have [...] [...] wanting to buy books for their young adult collections. Loida Garcia-Febo recently posted a list of books gleaned from a recent discussion on the REFORMA listserv of titles REFORMA members have [...]

]]> http://loidagarciafebo.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/latino-ya-books-compilation-of-titles-posted-on-the-reforma-listserv/#comment-2665 Pancho Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:50:19 +0000 http://loidagarciafebo.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/latino-ya-books-compilation-of-titles-posted-on-the-reforma-listserv/#comment-2665 These are great titles. I use them with my latino students. But I wish we had more also IN Spanish for those who can handle it. Me quejo que mis hijos leen en inglés obras traducidas del castellano por pura flojera. Why do some people read translations when they know the original language well enough to read it. But it IS hard to get a barrio kid to try to read Spanish. Aside from any hangups they may have, they just don't have the time to tackle it the right way. But we gotta do what we gotta do. These are great titles. I use them with my latino students. But I wish we had more also IN Spanish for those who can handle it. Me quejo que mis hijos leen en inglés obras traducidas del castellano por pura flojera. Why do some people read translations when they know the original language well enough to read it. But it IS hard to get a barrio kid to try to read Spanish. Aside from any hangups they may have, they just don’t have the time to tackle it the right way. But we gotta do what we gotta do.

]]>