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Author
Series
Neil Flambe capers volume 2
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10
Description
When Neil arrives in Mexico City to partake in the Battle of the Chefs, he learns that Isabella has been kidnapped and it will take a dose of Aztec history and knowledge of buried ruins to find her before time runs out.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A boy whose family is moving from New York to Mexico City, and a girl whose family is making the move in the opposite direction, wonder what life will be like in their new homes as they experience the highlights of living in their old city.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
At Grandma's house, where Julia is staying without her parents for the first time, the breeze is sweet like jasmine. Mornings begin with sugared bread, and the most magnificent hot chocolate cures all homesickness. There's something about this place and about Grandma. Like how she can tell when Julia has been quietly picking limes from the garden. Or that she can see the future--and knows when Julia is about to fall off her bike. Or how she can journey...
6) A new home
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
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.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"The first time Abuela holds Nią, her heart overflows with tenderness. And as Nią grows up, she and Abuela spend plenty of time together. Abuela can't help thinking how much she'd like to give Nią a very special treat, so she saves a little bit of her money every week--a few pesos here, a few pesos there. When the world turns upside down, Abuela's dream of a surprise for Nią seems impossible. Luckily, time spent together--and the love Abuela...
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
After experiencing a devastating earthquake, the spirit of a charming and vibrant Mexican neighborhood might be shaken, but it cannot be broken. As a little girl and her dog embark on their daily walk through the city, they skip and spin to the familiar sounds of revving cars, clanking bikes, friendly barks, and whistling camote carts. But what they aren't expecting to hear is the terrifying sound of a rumbling earthquake ... and then ... silence....