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"Yossel, along with his family, flees anti-Jewish Russian pogroms in the late nineteenth century and settles in the American Southwest where he forges a friendship with Thomas, a Native American Navajo boy"--Provided by the publisher.

""Engaging images accompany information about New Mexico. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--Provided by publisher"--.

Presents information for the general reader on the Pubelo Indian's Chaco culture and ruins including information on the canyon's cultural system, its archaeology, and the collapse of Chaco society.

A collection of articles that examines the history and customs of the Pueblo Indians of nineteenth-century New Mexico.

Before she decides whether to accept her stepfather's proposal of adoption, twelve-year-old Adela Ram?rez reaches out to her estranged biological father--who is in the midst of a career comeback as a luchador--and the eccentric extended family of wrestlers she has never met, bringing Adela closer to understanding the expansive definition of family.

Examines the life of Deb Haaland, the first confirmed Native American Cabinet secretary.

Grace, a transgender runaway escaping Georgia and the threat of conscription during the Civil War, is kidnapped by the notorious outlaw The Ghost Hawk, who means to hold Grace for ransom. Learning of her plight, Flo, The Ghost Hawk's real identity, realizes that Grace won't make much of a hostage, and instead, the two ladies come up with a clever scheme to infiltrate a Confederate gala.

Seventeen-year-old New Mexico high school senior Vanessa Shingle learns that she is destined to be a monster-hunter like her Van Helsing ancestor, and that the gorgeous janitor she is dating, Jean-Paul, is there to help even though he, himself, is a vampire.

"At first, twelve-year-old Carol is not happy to be spending the summer helping her parents move her grandfather to an assisted living home, but as the summer wears on, she finds herself drawn to him, fascinated by his amazing stories."--Provided by OCLC.

Cody is worried when his family on a New Mexico Navajo reservation runs out of water, but Darlene Arviso, called "The Water Lady," is on the way with her tanker truck. Includes glossary of Navajo terms and notes about Arviso and life on a reservation.