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"Pulga has his dreams. Chico has his grief. Peque?a has her pride. And these three teens have one another. But none of them have illusions about the town they've grown up in and the dangers that surround them. Even with the love of family, threats lurk around every corner. And when those threats become all too real, the trio knows they have no choice but to run: from their country, from their families, from their beloved home. Crossing from Guatemala...
64) Yo, Naomi León
Author
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
Español
Description
When Naomi's absent mother resurfaces to claim her, Naomi runs away to Mexico with her great-grandmother and younger brother in search of her father.
66) The black pearl
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Series
Language
English
Description
In Baja California, Mexico, sixteen-year-old Ramon is determined to claim the legendary black "Pearl of Heaven" lying at the bottom of the Vermilion Sea, but first he must outwit the notorious, and greatly feared, devil ray, Manta Diablo.
Author
Series
Choose your own adventure volume 11
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
The reader faces deadly dangers as a writer on assignment in Mexico to explore the ruins of the Mayan Indians and solve the mystery of why the ancient civilization collapsed.
Author
Series
Birthright volume 2
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
In 2083, seventeen-year-old Anya Balanchine seeks a way to make Balanchine Chocolate legitimate, and although a trip to Mexico gives her new insights and ideas, escaping her mobster family's legacy of violence may prove impossible.
69) Soccer cousins
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
When David visits his cousin in Mexico, he not only celebrates the Day of the Dead but he also plays a big part in Miguel's soccer tournament.
70) Like water
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
When her father is diagnosed with Huntington's disease, eighteen-year-old Vanni abandons her plan to flee her small New Mexico hometown after high school graduation and instead spends the summer keeping herself busy with part-time jobs and boys, but that changes after she meets Leigh, whose friendship dares Vanni to ask herself big questions and make new plans.
71) Saturday market
Author
Pub. Date
[1994]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Join Ana and Estela as they sell their handmade goods at a Saturday market in Mexico.
74) Fated
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Series
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First edition.
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English
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"Strange things are happening to Daire Santos. Crows mock her, glowing people stalk her, time stops without warning, and a beautiful boy with unearthly blue eyes haunts all her dreams. Fearing for her daughter's sanity, Daire's mother sends her to live with the grandmother she's never met, but who recognizes the visions for what they truly are-the call to her destiny as a Soul Seeker-one who can navigate the worlds between the living and dead."--Publisher's...
75) Tiger eyes
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English
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When Davey Wexler's father is killed in a holdup in Atlantic City, her mother moves Davey and her brother to Los Alamos to get away from the memories--but Davey is a girl frozen in fear and anger, until she meets an older boy called Wolf who can read her tiger eyes.
78) Pacho Nacho
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Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
After naming their firstborn son Pacho-Nacho-Nico-Tico-Melo-Felo-Kiko-Rico, Mama and Papa insist everyone use his full name, which causes trouble when their second son, Juan, says his brother needs help. Includes notes about the folktale on which the story is based and glossary of Spanish terms.
79) Days of the dead
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Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Glorieta Magdalena Davis Espinosa is happy that Papi married Alice. She's happy that he can smile again after years of mourning Mamá. But the urn containing Mamá's ashes disappeared into a drawer the day Alice moved in. If everything about Glorieta's life is going to change, then she wants one thing to go her way: She wants to hear stories about her mamá when the family gathers on the last night of los Días de los Muertos. And that can only...
80) Pedro's burro
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2007.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Pedro and his papa go to the market to look for the perfect burro.
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