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"From the Carnival celebration in Ponce to El Yunque National Forest, there's a lot to see and do in Puerto Rico. This island territory lies in the Caribbean. Puerto Rico introduces the state's history, geography, climate, economy, people, and places."--Provided by publisher.

"A groundbreaking historical novel from a heralded author that explores the seldom discussed Puerto Rican Atlantic Slave Trade. At a time when importing humans from Africa had been prohibited by the Spanish Crown, Pola and other slave women provide their master with babies who are immediately taken away and sold on the auction block. Her serial rapes by a number of men are routine and often provided entertainment for the master and his friends. Understandably...

"A young man shares how he combated Puerto Rico's public health emergency after Hurricane Maria. Suffering heavy damage in the wake of Hurricane Maria in 2017, Puerto Rican communities lacked access to clean water and electricity. Salvador Gómez-Colón couldn't ignore the basic needs of his homeland, and knew that nongovernmental organizations and larger foreign philanthropies could only do so much. With unstoppable energy and a deep knowledge of...

"Whether you want to stroll the atmospheric streets of Old San Juan, lounge on the island's beautiful beaches, or escape to Vieques or Culebra, the local Fodor's travel experts in Puerto Rico are here to help! Fodor's Puerto Rico guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. This new edition has been fully-redesigned with an easy-to-read...

"antes que isla es volcán es un salto imaginativo hacia el futuro decolonial de Puerto Rico"-- "antes que isla es volcan is an imaginative leap into Puerto Rico's decolonial future"--

Spending the summer with his hotel-developer father in Puerto Rico, seventeen-year-old Lucas turns to a legendary cursed girl filled with poison when his girlfriend mysteriously disappears.

The true story of how José Andrés and World Central Kitchen’s chefs fed hundreds of thousands of hungry Americans after Hurricane Maria and touched the hearts of many more.
With a foreword by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Luis A. Miranda, Jr. 
Chef José Andrés arrived in Puerto Rico four days after Hurricane Maria ripped through the island. The economy was destroyed and for most people there

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"Marisel Vera emerges as a major voice of contemporary fiction with a heart- wrenching novel set in Puerto Rico on the eve of the Spanish-American War. It is 1898, and groups of starving Puerto Ricans, los hambrientos, roam the parched countryside and dusty towns begging for food. Under the yoke of Spanish oppression, the Caribbean island is forced to prepare to wage war with the United States. Up in the mountainous coffee region of Utuado, Vicente...

When Salom f̌inds herself in trouble, she happily accepts a kind stranger's hand...but her father and her people are far more wary. Despite the Taino warrior saving Salom'̌s life, he is forbidden from seeing her again and Salom ǐs stuck at a crossroad. This book is a retelling of a bittersweet Tiano legend about how love never fades and our choices define us. This is the third book in the Taino Tales series aims to educate about the Taino people...

Traces the life and accomplishments of the professional baseball player, from his heroics on the field to his humanitarian efforts and his untimely death.