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Explore global traditions surrounding the arrival of a new year, including food, parties, finding good luck, and making resolutions.

"Dia de los Muertos, or 'Day of the Dead', may seem like a bleak name for a holiday. But this exciting occasion is actually a special time to remember loved ones and to celebrate life. Young readers discover how food, fun, and memories contribute to a festival that is more about rejoicing than mourning"--Provided by publisher.

An investigation into the notorious Mexican drug kingpin delves beyond the legends of his life to reveal the most dramatic and horrifying moments of his career, including his infamous prison escapes, brutal murders, and eventual downfall.

Two women who escaped the international drug trade and who are married to the highest level drug traffickers to become U.S. informants share never-before-revealed details about El Chapo, the Sinaloa Cartel, and the dangerous world of illicit drugs.

"James Knox Polk (1845-1849) was the first commander-in-chief to demand detailed knowledge of his administration's every action. He made audacious use of covert actions and was determined to keep these operations from the Congress. Polk authorized covert operations in both the Republic of Texas and Mexico to bribe and cajole the Texans into voting to join the Union and to cause the Republic of Texas to be at war with Mexico at the time of annexation. Secret agents were sent to Cuba; spies bribed Mexican officials not to resist the invading Americans. Mexican highwaymen were released from prison, recruited as spies, and known as 'the Mexican Spy Company.' This . . . study sheds light on all of these activities"--Back cover.

"Tells the story of women on both sides of the Mexican-American War as they were propelled by the bloody conflict to adopt new roles and expand traditionaly ones"--Provided by publisher.

A young boy named Miguel Rivera loves music, and wants to become an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz, but no music is allowed in his household, so he takes a journey to the Land of the dead to unlock the real story behind his family's history.

On the Texas-Mexico border, eighteen-year-old Grace's relationship with her older sister Mercy is fractured when Mercy's two-year-old son dies in an accident, bringing to the surface old family traumas and literal ghosts as the family struggles to heal.

"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"--.

"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"--Provided by publisher.