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"After moving from a small village in Mexico to a town in the United States, Eduardo is sure it will never feel quite like home. The other children don't speak his language and they do not play fútbol. His family promises him that he will feel right at home by the time Christmas comes along, when "your words float like clouds from your mouth" and "trees will ride on cars." With whimsical imagery and a sprinkling of Spanish vocabulary, Gretchen Griffith...
42) Day of the Dead
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English
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Describes a Mexican family preparing for and celebrating the Day of the Dead.
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Gina Miyoko mystery volume 1
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English
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"Gina "Tinkerbell" Miyoko is not your typical private eye. Armed with a baby blue Magnum, a Harley blessed with Holy Water by her dramatically disposed mother, and a Japanese mingei tucked in her pocket (a good luck charm from her Sherlock Holmes-obsessed father) Tink spends her time sniffing out delinquent dads in the San Francisco Bay area and honing her detective skills. But when her best friend Rose, an undercover agent, discovers there's a stalker...
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"Fifteen-year old crown prince Acolmiztli wants nothing more than to see his city-state of Tetzcoco thrive. A singer, poet, and burgeoning philosophical mind, he has big plans about infrastructure projects and cultural initiatives that will bring honor to his family and help his people flourish. But the two sides of his family, the kingdoms of Mexico and Acolhuacan, have been at war his entire life – after his father risked the wrath of the Tepanec...
47) Saige
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[2013]
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English
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Upset that her New Mexico school can only afford music and art teachers in alternate years, fourth-grader Saige works with her grandmother, Mimi, to plan a fundraiser but when Mimi has an accident, Saige relies on new friend Gabi to help.
48) Mi ciudad sings
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2022.
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English
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After a devastating earthquake hits, a little girl and her neighbors help each other rebuild their city. Includes author's note.
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Geronimo Stilton volume 83
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English
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"I was having a relaxing Sunday when I got a strange e-mail. My sister, Thea, had gone on a secret mission, and she needed my help! While trying to protect a great treasure, she went missing. Great Gouda, I had to find her! Could I solve the mystery and find Thea before it was too late?
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Flat Stanley's worldwide adventures volume 5
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[2010]
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English
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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.
51) Jungle crossing
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2009.
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English
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Thirteen-year-old Kat wants to be at "mini-camp" with classmates rather than touring the jungles near Cancun, Mexico, on a family vacation, but a story told by one of her Mayan guides helps her understand that by always trying to please her friends, she is losing herself.
52) Me oh Maya
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Time warp trio series volume 13
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English
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Joe, Fred, and Sam find themselves whisked by The Book to the main ring-ball court in Chichin Itza, Mexico in 1000 A.D., where they must play for their lives against a Mayan High Priest who cheats.
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"Pulga has his dreams. Chico has his grief. Peque?a has her pride. And these three teens have one another. But none of them have illusions about the town they've grown up in and the dangers that surround them. Even with the love of family, threats lurk around every corner. And when those threats become all too real, the trio knows they have no choice but to run: from their country, from their families, from their beloved home. Crossing from Guatemala...
55) Lotería
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2021.
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First edition.
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English
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In Oaxaca City, Mexico, ancient friends Life and Death discuss free will while engaged in a game of chance, with eleven-year-old Clara as the protagonist of their theories and a pawn in their game, moving inevitably towards her ultimate fate. Includes author's notes and reader's guide.
57) Yo, Naomi León
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2005.
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Español
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When Naomi's absent mother resurfaces to claim her, Naomi runs away to Mexico with her great-grandmother and younger brother in search of her father.
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Choose your own adventure volume 11
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[2005]
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English
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The reader faces deadly dangers as a writer on assignment in Mexico to explore the ruins of the Mayan Indians and solve the mystery of why the ancient civilization collapsed.
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Birthright volume 2
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2012.
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First edition.
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English
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In 2083, seventeen-year-old Anya Balanchine seeks a way to make Balanchine Chocolate legitimate, and although a trip to Mexico gives her new insights and ideas, escaping her mobster family's legacy of violence may prove impossible.
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