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Petra Luna volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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"Based on a true story, the tale of one girl's perilous journey to cross the U.S. border and lead her family to safety during the Mexican Revolution"--
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English
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"The story of Harrison William Shepherd, a man caught between two worlds -- Mexico and the United States in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s -- and whose search for identity takes readers to the heart of the twentieth century's most tumultuous events"--Provided by publisher.
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2023 Reading Challenge September Bonus Category: A book by a Latinx Author
New Releases—August 15, 2023
New Releases—August 15, 2023
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"As the daughter of a rancher in 1840s Mexico, Nena knows a thing or two about monsters--her home has long been threatened by tensions with Anglo settlers from the north. But something more sinister lurks near the ranch at night, something that drains men of their blood and leaves them for dead. Something that once attacked Nena nine years ago. Believing Nena dead, Néstor has been on the run from his grief ever since, moving from ranch to ranch working...
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2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Illustrations and text describe how the Mixtecs create painted manuscripts, or codices, that reflect their way of life and document their history, science, land tenure, tribute, and sacred rituals.
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Magic tree house. Merlin missions volume 25
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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As a thank-you from Merlin and Morgan, Jack and Annie are sent on what should be a vacation at a luxurious resort in Cozumel, Mexico, but is, by mistake, an adventure with ancient Mayans, instead.
15) Mexico
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Pulitzer Prize–winning author James A. Michener, whose novels hurtle from the far reaches of history to the dark corners of the world, paints an intoxicating portrait of a land whose past and present are as turbulent, fascinating, and colorful as any other on Earth. When an American journalist travels to report on the upcoming duel between two great matadors, he is ultimately swept up in the dramatic story of his own Mexican ancestry—from...
17) The hacienda
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2022.
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English
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2023 Reading Challenge September Bonus Category: A book by a Latinx Author
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"Mexican Gothic meets Rebecca in this debut supernatural suspense novel, set in the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence, about a remote house, dark secrets, and the woman pulled into their clutches... In the overthrow of the Mexican government, Beatriz's father is executed and her home destroyed. When handsome Don Rodolfo Solórzano proposes, Beatriz ignores the rumors surrounding his first wife's sudden demise, choosing instead to seize...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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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.
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Español
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El murmullo de las abejas tiene todos los ingredientes esenciales para convertirse en un clásico de la literatura mexicana contemporánea.
El murmullo de las abejas, nombrada "La mejor novela del 2015" por iTunes.
La autora que despierta la historia de México y recupera su lugar en nuestros corazones.
En Linares, al norte del país, con la Revolución mexicana como telón de fondo, un buen
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