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Language
English
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Description
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.
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"In 1926, droves of Americans traveled by train across the United States to visit the West. They ate at Harvey Houses, where thousands of well-trained waitresses provided first-class service. [This novel] tells the first-person story of one spunky girl, Kitty Evans, as she faces the often funny and painful experiences she and fellow waitresses Cordelia and Emmy endure." --Amazon.com
Author
Series
Joshua files volume 1
Publisher
Walker & Co
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Josh goes to Mexico--with a hit man on his trail--to investigate the murder of his father, who was seeking an ancient codex containing information about the Mayan prophecy that foretells the end of the world in 2012.