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1) Borderless
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Language
English
Description
Caught in the cross hairs of gang violence, seventeen-year-old fashion designer, Maya, and her mother set off on a perilous journey from Guatemala City to the US-Mexico border.
Author
Publisher
Oceanview Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Luz Concepcion returns to Guatemala to murder Martin Benavides, the man who destroyed her family. Benavides, who rose from insurgent fighter to president, controls a major drug network. Richard Clement became Luz's resettlement officer when she was evacuated to the U.S. He now works for the CIA, which has its own reasons for eliminating Benavides. Richard's team persuades Luz to pursue a job as nanny to Benavides' grandson, Cesar..."--Dust jacket...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"In the Midst of Winter begins with a minor traffic accident--which becomes the catalyst for an unexpected and moving love story between two people who thought they were deep into the winter of their lives. Richard Bowmaster--a 60-year-old human rights scholar--hits the car of Evelyn Ortega--a young, undocumented immigrant from Guatemala--in the middle of a snowstorm in Brooklyn. What at first seems just a small inconvenience takes an unforeseen and...
Author
Publisher
Charco Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
"In seven interconnected short stories, the Guatemalan countryside is ever-present: a place of timeless peace, and the site of sudden violence. Don Henrik, a good man struck time and again by misfortune, confronts the crude realities of farming life, family obligation, and the intrusions of merciless entrepreneurs, hitmen, drug dealers, and fallen angels, all wanting their piece of the pie. Told with precision and a stark beauty, Trout, Belly Up is...
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Language
Español
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Richard Bowmaster, un estudioso de los derechos humanos de 60 años, choca contra el auto de Evelyn Ortega, una joven inmigrante indocumentada de Guatemala, en medio de una tormenta de nieve en Brooklyn. Lo que al principio parece sólo un pequeño inconveniente toma un giro imprevisto y mucho más serio cuando Evelyn aparece en la casa del profesor buscando ayuda. Desconcertado, el profesor le pide consejo a su inquilina Lucia Maraz, una profesora...
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Language
English
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Description
From the ancient mysteries of a Mayan temple to the sinister secrets of modern medicine, FBI agent Caitlyn Tierney uncovers crimes that have been buried far too long and far too deep. It's the kind of case that chills Caitlyn to the bone. Missing person. College student. Beloved daughter of a world leader in biotechnology. She was last seen on a spring break cruise. No witnesses. No motives. Just one possible lead--reports of a stranger who may have...
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Pulga has his dreams. Chico has his grief. Pequeña 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...
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Español
Description
Ixchel, a young Mayan girl who is not allowed to use her mother's thread to weave, exercises her ingenuity and repurposes plastic bags to create colorful weavings. Includes glossary and author's note.
Ixchel, una joven maya a quien no se le permite usar el hilo de su madre para tejer, ejercita su ingenio y reutiliza bolsas de plástico para crear tejidos coloridos. Incluye glosario y nota del autor.
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