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Author
Series
A la orilla del viento volume 187
Publisher
Fondo de Cultura Econm̤ica
Pub. Date
c2007
Edition
1. ed.
Language
Español
Description
"Miguel es un adolescente que no tiene oportunidades de crecimiento en Cuicatlǹ, su pueblo natal, as ̕que decide cruzar la frontera norte de Mx̌ico en bs︢queda de mejores condiciones de vida"--Publisher.
Miguel, a teenager from Cuicatlǹ, travels to northern Mexico in search of a better life, with his flute. On his way, he faces an uncertain future and an extraordinary adventure.
Author
Series
Petra Luna volume 1
Language
English
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Description
"Based on a true story, the tale of one girl's perilous journey to cross the U.S. border and lead her family to safety during the Mexican Revolution"--
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Description
Mariana is visiting her abuelita and extended family in Mexico for the first time. Her tummy does a flip as she and Mami cross the frontera. There are all new sights, smells, and sounds. And at Abuelita's house, Mariana is overwhelmed by new faces and Spanish phrases she doesn't understand. But with a story, some kindness, and a few new words from Abuelita, Mariana discovers that the love of family knows no cultural divide
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Lately, seventh grader Nizhoni Begay has been able to detect monsters, like that man in the fancy suit who was in the bleachers at her basketball game. Turns out he's Mr. Charles, her dad's new boss at the oil and gas company, and he's alarmingly interested in Nizhoni and her brother, Mac, their Navajo heritage, and the legend of the Hero Twins. Nizhoni knows he's a threat, but her father won't believe her. When Dad disappears the next day, leaving...
Author
Language
English
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Description
When Nathan goes to visit his grandma, Nali, at her mobile summer home on the Navajo reservation, he knows he?s in for a pretty uneventful summer, with no electricity or cell service. Still, he loves spending time with Nali and with his uncle Jet, though it?s clear when Jet arrives that he brings his problems with him. One night, while lost in the nearby desert, Nathan finds someone extraordinary: a Holy Being from the Navajo Creation Story?a Water...
Author
Series
Lucia the luchadora volume 1
Publisher
POW!, a division of Powerhouse
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 83
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
When Thea goes missing along with an ancient Mayan necklace, Geronimo Stilton is fast on the case, scouring Chichén Itzà for clues to find them.
11) The vaquita
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Ring and Asia Wild accompany their parents to the Sea of Cortez in Baja, Mexico to search for the endangered vaquita and uncover a dangerous conspiracy.
12) Migrant
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Anna, the daughter of migrant farm workers, feels like different animals as she follows her family as they travel looking for work.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A fictionalized account of a Nahua woman who grew up in Mexico during the early 1900s, became a model for artists, worked with scholars to preserve Nahuatl language and stories, and was known as the "soul of Mexico." Includes author's note, timeline, and glossary.
14) Horizon
Author
Series
Soul seekers volume 4
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
With the odds stacked against her and foes at every turn, will Daire, a Soul Seeker who can navigate the worlds between the living and dead, survive long enough to create the future she desires with Dace?
Author
Series
Eddie Red undercover volume 2
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"On vacation in Mexico, Eddie Red and his best friend Jonah must once again rely on Eddie's talent for drawing and his photographic memory to uncover clues to catch a crook when Eddie's father is falsely accused of a crime"--
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
Primera edición.
Language
Español
Description
"Growing up on a pineapple farm in Mexico, a girl discovers the true meaning of the word magic in this truly magical picture book about change and transformation of all kinds -- what we can’t control, such as natural disasters and loss, and what we can. Magic can transform dirt into pineapples, seeds into trees, wool into blankets, words into stories, blank pages into pictures -- a story into a picture book"--Provided by publisher.
17) Disappeared
Author
Series
Disappeared (Stork) volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Four months ago Sara Zapata's best friend, Linda, disappeared from the streets of Juarez, and ever since Sara has been using her job as a reporter to draw attention to the girls who have been kidnapped by the criminals who control the city, but now she and her family are being threatened--meanwhile her younger brother, Emiliano, is being lured into the narcotics business by the promise of big money, and soon the only way for both of them to escape...
Author
Publisher
Cinco Puntos Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Boli lives in a small pueblo near Mexico City, a landscape destroyed by drug crime, and when his parents leave town and are not heard from, Boli hopes to inspire a luchador to help him find them.
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