In Cuidad Ju?rez, Mexico in 1999, where kidnapping of girls and women is common, a woman approaches thirteen-year-old Anamaria claiming to be her future self, offering advice and requesting help.
"Will young inventor Tiger and his neighbors Luna and Viola, the owner of the magical picture frame, finally find Viola's missing son when they enter Mexican artist Diego Rivera's painting 'The Flower Vendor (Girl with Lilies)?'"--OCLC.
riding the rails and dodging narcos on the migrant trail
Mart?nez, ?scar
2014
The author shares his account of the Mexico and Arizona migrant disappearances, including his stories from two years traveling up and down the migrant trail from Central America and across the US border.
Looks at the Aztecs, covering their language, innovation, mythology, and more. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.
A fictionalized account of a Nahua woman who grew up in Mexico during the early 1900s, became a model for artists, worked with scholars to preserve Nahuatl language and stories, and was known as the "soul of Mexico." Includes author's note, timeline, and glossary.
"Its market day in Barra de Navidad. Izzy and Patti discover a beautiful glass dolphin that Izzy wants more than anything. Unfortunately, it disappears before she can buy it. Even more unfortunate? It later reappears in Izzys bag. Izzy cant believe the trouble shes in!"--Back cover.
"Izzy's family sails into a quiet lagoon in Mexico and drops their anchor. Izzy can't wait to go explore the pretty little village, eat yummy tacos, and practice her Spanish. When she meets nine-year-old Patti, Izzy's thrilled. Now she can do all that and have a new friend to play with too. Life is perfect. At least it's perfect until they realize a midnight thief is on on the loose!"--Back cover.
Tom has been invited to spend spring break with his girlfriend and her family at an idyllic resort on the Mayan Riviera. But tragedy propels Tom into the dark side of paradise and headlong into the world of the Mexican drug cartel.
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.
