nilki benitez's Videos (Book Trailers) - Book Trailers 2024-05-02T06:30:34Z http://booktrailers.ning.com/video/video/listForContributor?screenName=06s85zzdg5jnz&rss=yes&xn_auth=no Gringolandia by Lyn Miller-Lachmann tag:booktrailers.ning.com,2010-02-16:729507:Video:16470 2010-02-16T16:40:04.000Z nilki benitez http://booktrailers.ning.com/profile/nilkibenitez <a href="http://booktrailers.ning.com/video/gringolandia-by-lyn"><br /> <img alt="Thumbnail" height="135" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2773440798?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=135" width="240"></img><br /> </a> <br></br>Daniel Aguilar's papá, Marcelo used to play soccer, dance the cueca and drive his kidds to school in a beat-up taxicab--all while publishing an underground newspaper that exposed Chile's military regime. After Marcelo's arrest in 1980, Daniel's family fled to Wisconsin. Six years later, Daniel has a new life far from politics...When his father is released and rejoins the family, Daniel… <a href="http://booktrailers.ning.com/video/gringolandia-by-lyn"><br /> <img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2773440798?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=135" width="240" height="135" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />Daniel Aguilar's papá, Marcelo used to play soccer, dance the cueca and drive his kidds to school in a beat-up taxicab--all while publishing an underground newspaper that exposed Chile's military regime. After Marcelo's arrest in 1980, Daniel's family fled to Wisconsin. Six years later, Daniel has a new life far from politics...When his father is released and rejoins the family, Daniel sees what prison and torture in a brutal police state have done...Daniel dreams of a real father-son relationship, but he may have to give up everything to save his papá's life. The Throwaway Piece by Jo Ann Hernandez tag:booktrailers.ning.com,2009-12-31:729507:Video:15633 2009-12-31T06:34:24.000Z nilki benitez http://booktrailers.ning.com/profile/nilkibenitez <a href="http://booktrailers.ning.com/video/the-throwaway-piece-by-jo-ann"><br /> <img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2773439455?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />Even after entering the foster care system, Jewel is the one who takes care of her mother. Although most people can't see past her "State Kid" facade, her English teacher realizes there's more to Jewel than meets the eye. <a href="http://booktrailers.ning.com/video/the-throwaway-piece-by-jo-ann"><br /> <img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2773439455?profile=original&amp;width=240&amp;height=180" width="240" height="180" alt="Thumbnail" /><br /> </a><br />Even after entering the foster care system, Jewel is the one who takes care of her mother. Although most people can't see past her "State Kid" facade, her English teacher realizes there's more to Jewel than meets the eye.