Uno de los nuestros/ One of Ours

Grandma Vladimira was always fun and full of energy until she became ill. Her grandchildren remember her fondly and appreciate the legacy she left them.

Besides oil, Texas has long been associated with cattle and agriculture. Learning about these industries will allow readers understand how valuable their development is to the growth of the state of Texas, as well as America's economy.

The second edition of Cinema for Spanish Conversation includes the same stimulating exercises and conversation materials that have made the first edition a success among students and instructors alike. The text is designed to be used in courses in which outstanding films from the Spanish-speaking world are used as springboards for classroom Spanish-language discussion. Using high-interest feature films, students hear Spanish as it is spoken in different countries and in a wide variety of situations and are encouraged to listen to and converse about the social and cultural aspects of...

Asturias, 1934. Amaya vive con sus hermanos y sus padres, maestros republicanos, en la apacible Gijón. A la revolución del 34 le sucede la Guerra Civil, los continuos cambios de domicilio, el racionamiento, el miedo a la derrota, la decisión de sus padres de enviar a los hijos varones a Rusia, la emotiva despedida... Una novela narrada en primera persona por la protagonista de quince años, como si de su diario se tratara. Amaya deja testimonio, con una mirada lúcida, de unos años difíciles en los que el miedo, la incertidumbre, la lucha por unos ideales y la pérdida tiñen su juventud.

With humor and stories collected over decades of working with teens, McFarland encourages adolescents to build a well-grounded faith which will allow them to have stability in their life and stand firm in Christ.