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Secrets of the Casa Rosada

- Criticism of the Works of Novelists, Poets, Playwrights, Short-Story Writers, and Other Creative Writers Who Liv

  • Format
  • Bog, ukendt format
  • Engelsk
  • 160 sider
  • Målgruppe
  • From age 13

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Sixteen-year-old Martha and her mother move constantly, never staying anywhere for long. So she knows better than to ask if they've been evicted again when her mom says they're going on a "vacation" to meet the grandmother Martha didn't know existed. Laredo, Texas, is like no other city she has seen. Driving past businesses with Spanish names and colorfully painted houses with burnt lawns, Martha can't imagine her mother living somewhere so ... Mexican. At her grandmother's pink house, she's shocked and hurt when her mom abandons her, even though a part of her had been expecting it. Suddenly Martha must deal with a way of life that is completely foreign. Her grandmother doesn't speak English, so communication is difficult, and she's not the typical, sweet grandma who dotes on her grandchildren. Even weirder, it turns out that her grandmother is revered as a healer, or curandera. And there are tons of cousins, aunts and uncles all ready to embrace her! At her new school, Martha can't be anonymous like before because everyone knows she's Dona Gonzalez's granddaughter. Meanwhile, a girl who has it out for her makes things unpleasant. As Martha struggles to adjust to her new life, she can't help but wonder why her mother left Laredo. No one is willing to discuss it, so she'll have to unravel the secrets herself.

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Detaljer
  • SprogEngelsk
  • Sidetal160
  • Udgivelsesdato23-10-2013
  • ISBN139781663634634
  • Forlag Turtleback
  • Nummer i serien429
  • MålgruppeFrom age 13
  • FormatUkendt
  • Udgave0
Størrelse og vægt
  • Vægt1292 g
  • Dybde2,7 cm
  • coffee cup img
    10 cm
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    21,5 cm
    28,1 cm

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