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Uncle monarch and the Day of the Dead Uncle monarch and the Day of the Dead Judy Goldman Upon the death of her beloved Tio Urbano, who has taught her that monarch butterflies are the souls of the dead, young Lupita gains a deeper understanding of Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, … OL11787210W
Ask For Me Tomorrow Ask For Me Tomorrow Margaret Millar Gilda Decker needs a new bag, what with her second husband being suddenly crippled and her ex-husband hiding himself and his money somewhere in the hinterlands of Mexico. Gilda's recently retained la… OL137312W
The Dream Stealer The Dream Stealer Sid Fleischman A plucky Mexican girl tries to recover her dream from the Dream Stealer who takes her to his castle where countless dreams and even more adventures await. OL14957883W
The magic maguey The magic maguey Tony Johnston Miguel figures out a way to save the beloved maguey plant in his Mexican pueblo. OL15037937W
The return The return Sharon Sala When Catherine Fane travels to Camarune, Kentucky, to bury her beloved guardian, she discovers that the townspeople considered her guardian to be a witch and believes Catherine to be one as well. OL15412441W
What can't wait What can't wait Ashley Hope Pérez Marooned in a broken-down Houston neighborhood--and in a Mexican immigrant family where making ends meet matters much more than making it to college--smart, talented Marissa seeks comfort elsewhere w… OL15443989W
Apocalypse 2012 Apocalypse 2012 Gary Jennings Scientists discover the Aztec-Mayan End-Time Codex, which foretells the end of the world in 2012, and must struggle to crack the code before it's too late. OL15970026W
2666 2666 Roberto Bolaño An American sportswriter, an elusive German novelist, and a teenage student interact in an urban community on the U.S.-Mexico border where hundreds of young factory workers have disappeared. OL16071085W
Triple crossing Triple crossing Sebastian Rotella Rookie Border Patrol agent Valentine Pescatore is recruited as an informant by a beautiful U.S. agent investigating a powerful Mexican crime family and is plunged into the lawless "triple border" reg… OL16173766W
The Plain in Flames The Plain in Flames Rulfo, Juan. xvi, 122 p. ; 23 cm OL16191021W
Exiled Exiled Brandon Terrell When the Revolution team walks into a Collective trap in Mexico, they begin to suspect that one of their number is a double agent--as suspicion begins to poison their relationships the main suspect, … OL16191548W
La verdadera historia de Malinche La verdadera historia de Malinche Fanny del Río A woman who played an active and powerful role in the Spanish conquest of Mexico, Malinche was an interpreter, advisor, and intermediary for Hernán Cortés. She was also a mistress to Cortés and gave … OL16218915W
Eruption Eruption Roland Smith Twelve-year-old Chase and his friend Nicole Rossi attempt to rescue the Rossi Brothers' Circus--lions, tigers, elephants, and all--in Mexico, where a massive earthquake has struck, leading to the imm… OL16239938W
Starfields Starfields Carolyn Marsden While big changes are coming to her Mexican village, nine-year-old Rosalba hears that the Mayan calendar predicts the end of the world in 2012 and she dreams of an ancient Mayan boy, eyes bound in a … OL16316423W
Las mujeres de Adriano Las mujeres de Adriano Héctor Aguilar Camín "I have been a man of five women" confesses the historian Justo Adriano Alemán to his young confidant, the narrator of this novel. His words open the door to a private world full of passion and secre… OL1636916W
Risky engagement Risky engagement Merline Lovelace Secret Service agent Rafe Blackstone must convince medical researcher Nina Grant to pose as his fiance to capture Sebastian Cordell, an international thief who is selling top-secret technology to th… OL17728752W
Dr. Brinkley's tower Dr. Brinkley's tower Robert Hough In the 1931 war-ravaged Mexico border town of Corazon de la Fuente, where the only enterprise in town is a brothel, Dr. Romulus Brinkley decides to build a gargantuan new radio tower to broadcast his… OL18157904W
Manhunt Manhunt Lyle Brandt Deputy U.S. Marshal Jack Slade can't help but remember his own murdered twin brother, while trying to keep one outlaw from busting his equally notorious twin out of prison. But with a Colt on his hip… OL18172500W
Nothing happened and then it did Nothing happened and then it did Jake Silverstein Fact and fiction vie to tell the story of a young journalist bedeviled by the devil and seeking greater truth. The timing couldn't be better--as scandals erupt over journalists and memoirists who've … OL18174457W
Vampires Need Not ... Apply? Vampires Need Not ... Apply? Mimi Jean Pamfiloff Meet Dr. Antonio Acero: heir to Spain's wealthiest family, world-renowned physicist, and dedicated bachelor. While on vacation in southern Mexico, Antonio discovers an ancient Mayan tablet. Local leg… OL18182164W
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