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Series
Publisher
Almadía
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
Español
Description
"Un joven descubre que tras una extrana invitacion a cenar se esconden revelaciones sorprendentes. Un sacerdote vive en pecado al tener una amante, sin hacer caso de las advertencias ni saber que su castigo llegara por medios insospechados. Una plaga de leones se apodera de la ciudad y los seres humanos deberan competir con ellos por la sobrevivencia del mas fuerte ... Moviendose entre distintos tonos, epocas, concepciones de lo fantastico y estilos...
42) Day of the Dead
Author
Publisher
Voyager Books/Harcourt, Inc
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes a Mexican family preparing for and celebrating the Day of the Dead.
Author
Series
Publisher
Seix Barral
Pub. Date
mayo de 2022.
Language
Español
Description
"Tenochtitlan, 30 de junio de 1520. Antes de abandonar la ciudad, Cortés ordena reunir las riquezas saquedas de Moctezuma. Esa noche, a la hora en que el cielo es más oscuro, ochocientos soldados españoles mueren emboscados por los guerreros mexicanos en la calzada de Tacuba. Ochenta años después, tras una tromba que duró varios días e inundó la ahora capital de la Nueva España, una miniatura de oro aparece en la ribera dellago y el hallazgo...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
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.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Rival archaeologists must team up on a secret Aztec expedition, or it could leave their careers--and hearts--in ruins. Archaeologist Dr. Socorro "Corrie" Mejía has a bone to pick. Literally. It's been Corrie's life goal to lead an expedition deep into the Mexican jungle in search of the long-lost remains of her ancestor, Chimalli, an ancient warrior of the Aztec empire. But when she is invited to join an all-expenses-paid dig to do just that, Corrie...
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español, una división de Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2017
Language
Español
Description
La novela narra la búsqueda de la poetisa mexicana Cesárea Tinajero, por parte de dos jóvenes poetas fundadores de un movimiento de poesía llamado los real visceralistas, el chileno Arturo Belano y el mexicano Ulises Lima.
New Year's Eve, 1975: Arturo Belano and Ulises Lima, founders of the visceral realist movement in poetry, leave Mexico City in a borrowed white Impala. Their quest: To track down the obscure, vanished poet Cesarea Tinajero....
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Winner of the NBCC Award for General Nonfiction
Named on Slate's 50 Best Nonfiction Books of the Past 25 Years, Amazon's Best Books of the Year 2015—Michael Botticelli, U.S. Drug Czar (Politico) Favorite Book of the Year—Angus Deaton, Nobel Prize Economics (Bloomberg/WSJ) Best Books of 2015—Matt Bevin, Governor of Kentucky (WSJ) Books of the Year—Slate.com's 10 Best Books of...
Named on Slate's 50 Best Nonfiction Books of the Past 25 Years, Amazon's Best Books of the Year 2015—Michael Botticelli, U.S. Drug Czar (Politico) Favorite Book of the Year—Angus Deaton, Nobel Prize Economics (Bloomberg/WSJ) Best Books of 2015—Matt Bevin, Governor of Kentucky (WSJ) Books of the Year—Slate.com's 10 Best Books of...
52) Standoff
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this suspenseful thriller, a journalist who stumbles upon a deadly crime while pursuing the scoop of a lifetime will find her strength and conviction tested in new and frightening ways.
TV reporter Tiel McCoy is driving to New Mexico for a well-earned vacation when she hears the news on the radio: The teenage daughter of Forth Worth tycoon Russell Dendy has been kidnapped. Immediately, she ditches her holiday to chase down the story that...
TV reporter Tiel McCoy is driving to New Mexico for a well-earned vacation when she hears the news on the radio: The teenage daughter of Forth Worth tycoon Russell Dendy has been kidnapped. Immediately, she ditches her holiday to chase down the story that...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Jovita didn't want to cook and clean like her sisters, and she especially didn't want to wear the skirts her abuela gave her. She wanted to race her brothers and climb the tallest mesquite trees in Rancho Palos Blancos, ride horses, and wear pants! When her father and brothers joined the Cristeros War to fight for the right to practice religion, she wanted to help. She wasn't allowed to fight, but that didn't stop her from observing how her father...
54) Mexico
Series
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Limited
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A cultural bonanza, a sun-seekers paradise, a foodie haven- Mexico is a treat for every visitor. Whether you want to sample smoky mezcal in Oaxaca, swim in the Yucatan's crystal-clear cenotes or discover ancient Maya ruins in the jungle, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experience all that Mexico has to offer. Many are drawn to Mexico for its pristine beaches, but exploring inland reveals a treasure trove of natural wonders, from vast...
55) Armored
Author
Series
Joshua Duffy volume 1
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
After losing part of his left leg, former bodyguard Joshua Duffy takes a job as a mall cop to support his family, but runs into an old friend who has a much more intriguing job offer, to join a mission into the Sierra Madre mountains in Mexico to broker peace between the drug cartels in the region.
Joshua Duffy was a Close Protection Agent -- a professional bodyguard, and one of the world's elite operatives -- until his last mission in Lebanon. He...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Award-winning author Duncan Tonatiuh reimagines one of Mexico's cherished legends. Princess Izta had many wealthy suitors but dismissed them all. When a mere warrior, Popoca, promised to be true to her and stay always by her side, Izta fell in love. The emperor promised Popoca if he could defeat their enemy Jaguar Claw, then Popoca and Izta could wed. When Popoca was near to defeating Jaguar Claw, his opponent sent a messenger to Izta saying Popoca...
58) Gringos: a novel
Author
Publisher
Overlook Press
Pub. Date
[2000].
Language
English
Description
Jimmy Burns is an expatriate American living in Mexico who has an uncommonly astute eye for the absurd little details that comprise your average American. For a time, Jimmy spent his days unearthing pre-Colombian artifacts. Now he makes a living doing small trucking jobs and helping out with the occasional missing person situation-whatever it takes to remain "the very picture of an American idler in Mexico, right down to the grass-green golfing trousers."...
59) Los parecidos
Publisher
ZatMeni Distribución
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
Español
Description
On a rainy morning of October 1968, eight characters are waiting for a bus in a remote station in the middle of nowhere to head to Mexico City where they become victims of a strange phenomenon.
60) Pedro's burro
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Pedro and his papa go to the market to look for the perfect burro.
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