san antonio (tex.)

Isabel helps her family plan her sister Elena Maria's quincean?era at her uncle's ranch in San Antonio.

Isabel helps her family plan her sister Elena Maria's quincean?ra at her uncle's ranch in San Antonio.

When James Baker earns a starting spot on the Churchill High football team, he knows he has a lot to live up to. So when he gets a head injury during an early scrimmage, he keeps his concussion hidden from everyone.

Traces the Alamo's history, from the Native American peoples who lived in the area when the mission was first built through the continuing efforts to preserve the historic site.

"In graphic novel format, follows the adventures of Nickolas Flux as he travels back in time and must survive the Battle of the Alamo"--Provided by publisher.

Seventh-grader Jesse Baron not only misses his father, a popular professonal wrestler who is often on the road, he faces simple family outings that turn into fan-frenzy events, teachers who contrive excuses for parent-teacher conferences, and friendships that are all suspect.

When thirteen-year-old Erica "Chia" Montenegro finds out her mother has breast cancer, she makes a promise to God to raise money for breast cancer awareness and discovers that when family and friends work together, miracles can happen.

Attorney Chris Sinclair vows to find justice for a former client who was murdered by a fellow teacher, but when a key witness loses her job and her family after testifying for Chris's case, Chris's case begins to fall apart.

Presents a brief history of the Battle of the Alamo written in graphic comic format.

Traces the history of Texas's bid for independence from Mexico in 1835-36, outlining the key conflicts of Texian unrest, and following the escalating course of events that led to the Alamo and beyond.