Separated from her best friend in Broolyn, thirteen-year-old Marisol spends a year with her grandmother in Panama where she secretly searches for her real father.
Separated from her best friend in Brooklyn, thirteen-year-old Marisol spends a year with her grandmother in Panama where she secretly searches for her real father.
In 1977, twelve-year-old Lane, living with her family on an army base in the politically tense Panama Canal Zone, tries to cope with the aftermath of a fatal car crash.
A travel guide to Panama that provides information on its history, cities and towns, wildlife, festivals, activities, attractions, cuisine, and beaches.
When the pirate Henry Morgan attacks Panama, Brother John succeeds not only in hiding the church's gold altar from the pirates but also in begging gold from them.
Presents a comprehensive history of Central America beginning with the early native civilizations, European conquest, Spanish rule, and the development of independent nations.