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"Brian Amador's narration and Spanish intonations add authenticity to the tale and bring the setting and the characters to life. ....Listeners will be drawn into the story."-School Library Journal

Thirteen-year-old Tepary discovers an old flute in a cliff dwelling in New Mexico, and through its power he learns about ancient Native American magic.

Thirteen-year-old Ben Ripley has been caught in the snares of SPYDER more than once and knows well enough to be suspicious of anything that seems too good to be true--despite needing special tutoring in advanced survival techniques. So when Murray Hill finally breaks his silence with an offer to hand over the SPYDER elite, Ben knows that there must be something going on. But his hesitation doesn't stop the assignment. The Mission: Follow Murray Hill...

Josefina and her sisters distrust learning to read and write, as well as other changes their T�ia Dolores is bringing to the household, because they fear they will lose their memories of their mother.

When Lucida is unable to finish her gift for the Baby Jesus in time for the Christmas procession, a miracle enables her to offer the beautiful flower we now call the poinsettia.

Jack and Annie search for the fourth secret of greatness for Merlin the Magician in Mexico City at the 1970 World Cup Games where they hope to learn something new from soccer player great Pele.

The second Christmas after their mother has died, Josefina and her three sisters find that participating in the traditions of Las Posadas helps keep memories of Mam�a alive.

A collection of connected stories about a fictitious group of seventh graders from Native American, Hispanic, African-American, and Anglo cultures in Albuquerque who develop a better understanding of their city and of each other when they write and sell a book about their individual heritages.

In the late 1890s, after her gold-mad father abandons her in the small New Mexico Territory mining town of Eldorado, fourteen-year-old Maude struggles to survive and to hold onto her dream of becoming an artist.

When his best friend Eddie Chavez disappears after they have spent the day together in the mountains of New Mexico, fifteen-year-old Alex cannot get anyone to believe his story and is even suspected of murdering the missing boy.