Books with author Luis J. Rodriguez

Mom, Can I Have My Long Hair Back? Like some kids, Gibbons is nervous about his first haircut and his first day of school. Yet, once he enters an amazing hair salon, he quickly gets over the haircut jitters. The Hairific Journey starts at home when he refuses to play in short hair. What can I do? Gibbons thinks. He comes up with the most hilarious hair ideas! Find out who or what made his first day of school a success! Mrs. Cantus phrases are catchy and encourage children to read along. The question phrases will allow young readers to make predictions throughout reading. Pass it on! Promote family literacy!

Growing up on the streets of East L.A., Luis Rodriguez narrowly escaped a serious jail term and then struggled to overcome his powerful addiction to heroin and alcohol. Eventually, Rodriguez embarked on a career as a successful journalist and a highly regarded poet. In It Calls You Back, Rodriguez describes with heartbreaking honesty his challenges as a husband and a father and his difficulty leaving his criminal past completely behind. Most disturbing is the terrifying realization that he cannot save his own son from the deadly lure of gang life. Luis's emotional journey offers deep insight into barrio life and the embattled souls of those heroic men and women who risk everything to make it out - and return to help those left behind.

Theodore Da Baer, an adventure into the world of magic and wizardry, follows the mishaps of a German boy as he follows his dream to become a wizard. Just as his dream comes true, the king orders all wizards to be put to death. To save white magic, the great wizard Viz turns Theodore into the world's first teddy bear. Viz tells him in the future a great wizard will be born. This wizard will hold the key to his return to his human form. If by her 18th birthday, she had not returned Theodore to his human form, he would remain a stuffed bear forever. Satan sends an evil wizard into the future to stop Theodore from fulfilling his destiny. Theodore lives through many adventures while awaiting the birth of the new wizard. In 1993, the new wizard is born. During her training, Theodore and the new wizard share many wild adventures, until that fateful day when white and black magic clash. Will white magic survive? Will Theodore remain a stuffed bear? Only the book knows the answers. And it is waiting to share its secrets with you.

The Cycle of Life is a beautiful story about the friendship and love between Cal, the caterpillar and Ernest a bird. Share in this delightful story as this unlikely pair become friends. Laugh with them as they share in fun adventures. Cry with Earnest as he loses his best friend and searches for the answers to life. This book is a must read for anyone who has lost someone they love and is searching for answers.

Growing up on the streets of East L.A., Luis Rodriguez narrowly escaped a serious jail term and then struggled to overcome his powerful addiction to heroin and alcohol. Eventually, Rodriguez embarked on a career as a successful journalist and a highly regarded poet. In It Calls You Back, Rodriguez describes with heartbreaking honesty his challenges as a husband and a father and his difficulty leaving his criminal past completely behind. Most disturbing is the terrifying realization that he cannot save his own son from the deadly lure of gang life. Luis's emotional journey offers deep insight into barrio life and the embattled souls of those heroic men and women who risk everything to make it out - and return to help those left behind.