Introduction / María de la Luz Reyes
pt. I. Embracing biliteracy with conviction and purpose
1. On learning to tie a bow, and other tales of becoming biliterate / Sonia Nieto
2. Words were all we had : reflections on becoming biliterate / Josué M. González
3. A lifelong quest for biliteracy : a personal and professional journey / Carmen I. Mercado
pt. II. Novelas, revistas, fotonovelas, and prayer books: stepping stones to biliteracy
4. Literacy as comida : learning to read with Mexican novelas / Lilia I. Bartolomé
5. Prayer books and hymnals : textual stepping stones to biliteracy / María de la Luz Reyes
6. Border literacies : con-textos bilingües / María V. Balderrama
pt. III. Resistance, agency, and biliteracy
7. Obstinate child / John I. Halcón
8. Becoming a bilingual cross-cultural educator / Steven F. Arvizu
9. Saving La nena / Concepción M. Valadez
pt. IV. Island and mainland influences on biliteracy
10. Boriquen querido : growing up bilingual in a military family / María E. Fránquiz
11. Pedro, Peter, Pete, and Pito / Pedro Pedraza
Conclusion : overcoming the odds : lessons across generations / María de la Luz Reyes.
