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62) In Rosa's Mexico
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Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
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In separate encounters with a rooster, a burro, and a wolf, a young Mexican girl is able to magically make things better. Each story uses some Spanish words, which are listed in the brief "Spanish-English dictiorary."
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
Español
Description
19th Century, in a country shaken by war, conflicts between political and ecclesiastical powers, and foreign invasions, a woman, widowed under suspicious circumstances, moves to Guadalajara to start a new life. 21st Century, after living in Paris and suffering a bitter disappointment, S. returns to Guadalajara to research 19th Century literary societies and rebuild her life. In this passionate and gripping love story, two strong women separated by...
67) Armored
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Joshua Duffy is a Close Protection Agent-a professional bodyguard- and, as such, he's one of the world's elite operatives. That is he was until his last mission in Lebanon. Against all odds, Josh got his primary out alive, but the cost was high-the loss of Josh's lower left leg. There's not much call for a high-end guardian with such an injury. So, Josh has to support his family working as a mall cop in Virginia. For a man like Josh, this is purgatory...
68) Skinwalkers
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Language
English
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Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn and Officer Jim Chee investigate three murders that show signs of Navajo witchcraft.
69) A new home
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Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Moving to a new city can be exciting. But what if your new home isn't anything at all like your old home? Will you make friends? What will you eat? Where will you play? In a shared voice, a boy moving from New York City to Mexico City and a girl moving from Mexico City to New York City express their fears about leaving home to live in a new and unfamiliar place. Tania de Regil offers a heart-warming story about finding home wherever you go.
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Pub. Date
2009.
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English
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This powerful novel from a bestselling and Pulitzer Prize winning author tells the story of a young woman's journey—both emotionally and physically—as she travels north to America.
Nineteen-year-old Nayeli works at a taco shop in her Mexican village and dreams about her father, who journeyed to the US to find work. Recently, it has dawned on her that he isn't the only man who has left town. In fact, there are almost...
Nineteen-year-old Nayeli works at a taco shop in her Mexican village and dreams about her father, who journeyed to the US to find work. Recently, it has dawned on her that he isn't the only man who has left town. In fact, there are almost...
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English
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"Carlota Moreau: A young woman growing up on a distant and luxuriant estate, safe from the conflict and strife of the Yucatán peninsula. The only daughter of a researcher who is either a genius or a madman. Montgomery Laughton: A melancholic overseer with a tragic past and a propensity for alcohol. An outcast who assists Dr. Moreau with his experiments, which are financed by the Lizaldes, owners of magnificent haciendas and plentiful coffers. The...
72) Don't look back
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English
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In Don't Look Back, Eve Hardaway, newly single mother of one, is on a trip she's long dreamed of--a rafting and hiking tour through the jungles and mountains of Oaxaca, in southern Mexico. Eve wanders off the trail, to a house in the distance with a menacing man in the yard beyond it, throwing machetes at a human-shaped target. Disturbed by the sight, Eve moves quickly and quietly back to her group, taking care to avoid being seen. As she creeps along,...
75) Josefina
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Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
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A counting book inspired by Mexican folk artist Josefina Aguilar who makes painted clay figures.
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Posadas County mysteries volume 13
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
"A call to her doctor husband is Estelle Reyes-Guzman's unwelcome reminder that it may be Christmas Eve, but it's still her job as undersheriff to deal with things not as pleasant as welcoming friends and relatives and listening to her two small boys put their storybook tales to music. Shortly after her husband hurries off to see the patient, Estelle gets a call of her own from the dispatcher at headquarters. An anonymous person has called the emergency...
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Flat Stanley's worldwide adventures volume 5
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Confident that Stanley can succeed where international spies and thieves have failed, Stanley's mom-- who loves to cook-- mails him to Mexico to get a secret herbal ingredient that she must have.
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