When her mother becomes ill, Isabel, a Mayan girl living in contemporary Guatemala, must care for her and continue her search for her own identity in a world fraught with upheaval and change.
Growing up with his grandmother in a small Guatemalan town, seven-year-old Juan discovers the value of hard work, the joy of learning, and the location of the most beautiful place in the world.
Presents the life of a young Mayan Indian girl in a Guatemalan lakeside village, describing her family, her day-to-day life, and the history, political system, and customs of her country.
Kidnapped when she was very young by an unscrupulous man who has forced her to lie and beg to get money, a twelve-year-old Mayan girl endures an abusive life, always wishing she could return to the parents she can hardly remember.
When, protected by the branches of one of the trees she loves to climb, Gabriela witnesses the destruction of her Mayan village and the murder of nearly all its inhabitants, she vows never to climb again until, after she and her traumatized sister find safety in a Mexican refugee camp, she realizes that only by climbing and facing their fears can she and her sister hope to have a future.
A novel in verse inspired by actual events during Guatemala's civil war, this is the moving story of a boy who loses nearly everything before discovering who he really is.
Photographs and text survey the geography, history, government, people, culture, and economy of Guatemala. Includes a time line, as well as notes on the currency, flag, national anthem, and famous people of the Central American country.
Presents the life of a young Mayan Indian girl in a Guatemalan lakeside village, describing her family, her day-to-day life, and the history, political system, and customs of her country.
