mexico

"After receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemi Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. She's not sure what she will find--her cousin's husband, a handsome Englishman, is a stranger, and Noemi knows little about the region. Noemi is also an unlikely rescuer: She's a glamorous debutante, and her chic gowns and perfect red lipstick are more suited for cocktail parties than amateur sleuthing. But she's also tough and smart, with an indomitable will, and she is not afraid: Not of her cousin's new husband, who is both menacing and alluring; not of his father, the ancient patriarch who seems to be fascinated by Noemi; and not even of the house itself, which begins to invade Noemi's dreams with visions of blood and doom. Her only ally in this inhospitable abode is the family's youngest son. Shy and gentle, he seems to want to help Noemi, but might also be hiding dark knowledge of his family's past"--Provided by publisher.

"A picture book biography of Ignacio (Nacho) Anaya, a waiter at the Victory Club in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, and the events surrounding the creation, in 1940, ofthe globally-popular tortilla chip, cheese, and jalape?o pepper snack that bears his name-nachos"--Provided by publisher.

Text and illustrations look at the lives of some of the most talented, reckless, curious, rebellious and enterprising women in Mexico.

"When a stray puppy goes in search of food and friends, he eventually meets a boy named Miguel and they become the best of friends"--OCLC.

Describes the ancient Maya city of Chich?n Itz? and its pyramids.

An introduction to Day of the Dead.

"The Underground Railroad to the North was salvation for many US slaves before the Civil War. But during the same decades, thousands of people in the south-central United States escaped slavery not by heading north but by crossing the southern border into Mexico. In [this book], [the author] tells the story of Mexico's rise as an antislavery republic and a promised land for enslaved people in North America. She describes how Mexico's abolition of slavery challenged US institutions and helped to set the international stage for the US Civil War"--Provided by publisher.

"Beginning at age twelve, Julia keeps a diary of her life in Juarez, Mexico, where life is always dangerous, until she joins her aunt and grandmother in El Paso, Texas, and faces new challenges"--Publisher.

"This beginning leveled reader follows the relationship between painter Frida Kahlo and her parrot, Bonito"--Provided by publisher.

After naming their firstborn son Pacho-Nacho-Nico-Tico-Melo-Felo-Kiko-Rico, Mama and Papa insist everyone use his full name, which causes trouble when their second son, Juan, says his brother needs help.