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"Outlaw twin sisters Ava and Mira Goodwin were born to defy Texas's tyrannical and oppressive Governor Roth. They inspired millions across the country to liberate themselves and fight to live free under the new Common rule. But an enemy still endangers their fragile vision for the future. Ava and Mira's mission: hunt the man down. The once-mighty Governor Roth has fled Dallas. Holding a hostage beloved by Ava and Mira, Roth has a mission, too: regroup his Loyalists, wreak vengeance, and reclaim his power. With the help of a savvy programmer turned rebel warrior, Ava and Mira brave a journey more uncertain than they've ever attempted before. As they forge southward into foreign territory--against a ruthless cartel, Roth's aggressive Texas Guard, and a formidable new foe--courage, alliances, and trust will be tested. Now, in the most unlikely and treacherous of places, the sisters must finish what they started. Before they--and the Common--are erased from history forever"--OCLC.

Eleven-year-old crafter Jubilee Johnson's assumptions about her vagabond life, her estranged mother, and her idol, television's perfect crafter Arletta Paisley, start to change after Jubi and her grandmother move to a small Texas town.

Uli and his brother are both undocumented immigrants living in Texas just hoping to get by, when their plane crash lands them back in Mexico. With drug cartels and the militia between them and freedom, Uli and his brother must navigate the dangerous landscape while fighting to survive.

Upon moving to small-town Texas part-way into her junior year of high school, Serena sees parallels between the novel her class is studying, "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," and the two men in her life: boyfriend Lance, the quarterback, and outsider Cam.

Upon moving to small-town Texas part-way into her junior year of high school, Serena sees parallels between the novel her class is studying, "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," and the two men in her life: boyfriend Lance, the quarterback, and outsider Cam.

Seventh grader Quijana is ashamed when her Guatemalan cousins move to town and her father shows his disappointment in her cultural ignorance. Meanwhile, school grows more complicated when she meets two new friends, Zuri and Jayden, and realizes she might like Jayden as more than just a friend. At home, Quijana spends her nights Skyping with her ailing grandmother and her younger brother is withdrawing more all the time.

In 1986, siblings Elena and Joaquin Finney struggle with their manipulative, alcoholic mother and look for any way to escape Mariposa Island. Elena starts babysitting for a visiting family and sneaking off with a new boyfriend while Joaquin dreams of finding his estranged father in California. Meanwhile, their mother reflects on life in the 1950s as the daughter of wealthy white Cubans who sent her to the United States during the Cuban revolution where she experienced the turmoil of being an outcast immigrant in Texas. After Joaquin makes a startling discovery, the lies and secrets that have defined their family come to light.

Eighteen-year-old Bea runs from her small-town Texas home and meets Lou, who is taking a road trip to cope with the grief of losing her mother. Along the way they pick up a mysterious stray cat and vow to bring it home--to a Texas town that may not even exist. They are soon chased through strange places by menacing men who are after the cat and its hidden powers. As the two grow to trust one another, personal truths are revealed.

In an adventure reminiscent of Homer's "Odyssey," fifteen-year-old Odilia and her four younger sisters embark on a journey to return a dead man to his family in Mexico, aided by La Llorona, but impeded by a witch, a warlock, chupacabras, and more.