new mexico

Andy Greenwood and fellow students at the Reclamation School for Boys in the New Mexico desert face an infestation of mutant ants.

In 1826 New Mexico, a mysterious stranger arrives at young Josefina's rancho, sparking her curiosity about the legendary gold and silver buried in the nearby hills and a weeping ghost rumored to haunt the countryside. Includes an informational section on this period in New Mexico's history.

". . . Flor and Grace, a Latinx outlaw and a trans runaway, . . . they team up to thwart a Confederate plot in the New Mexico Territory"--Provided by publisher.

"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.

Grace, a trans 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, as The Ghost Hawk is truly named, 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.

Josefina and her sisters distrust learning to read and write, as well as other changes their Ti? Dolores is bringing to the household, because they fear they will lose their memories of their mother.

Living in a neighborhood of drug dealers and gangs in New Mexico, high school junior Eddie Corazon, a juvenile delinquent-in-training, falls in love with a girl who inspires him to rethink his life and his choices.

In 1825 when Josefina trusts a trader in Santa Fe with an important deal, she makes a surprising discovery about this young American who leaves town without paying her.

Having ignored his mother's warnings about what will happen if he doesn't bathe after working on his family's New Mexican farm, Carlos awakens one morning to find a squash growing out of his ear.

The second Christmas after their mother has died, Josefina and her three sisters find that participating in the traditions of Las Posadas helps keep memories of Mama? alive.