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"In 2008, nine mountaineers failed to return from a winter backpacking trip in the New Mexico mountains. At their last campsite, searchers found a bizarre scene: something had appeared at the door of their tent so terrifying that it impelled them to slash their way out and flee barefoot to certain death in a blizzard. Despite a diligent search, only six bodies were found, three violently crushed and missing eyes and tongues. The case, given the code...

Mariana is visiting her abuelita and extended family in Mexico for the first time. Her tummy does a flip as she and Mami cross the frontera. There are all new sights, smells, and sounds. And at Abuelita's house, Mariana is overwhelmed by new faces and Spanish phrases she doesn't understand. But with a story, some kindness, and a few new words from Abuelita, Mariana discovers that the love of family knows no cultural divide.

A heartwarming true story of Bebe, a cat rescued in Mexico and her compelling journey to her new home in America. -- Amazon.com.

Simply referred to as The Lord, he is the director of the dangerous cartel Constance. So far, nothing seems to threaten their power. But one day, El Guero, one of their most trusted hit men, is in trouble during a seemingly routine order. Meanwhile, a trio of unknown young men is known to be behind numerous assaults at supermarkets. Both stories eventually intersect and forever change the order of the cartel.

After ending a tumultuous engagement, Sarah Cooley returns to the one place where nothing changes--or so she thinks.

"A boy and his father cross the United States-Mexico border every other Saturday, visiting their favorite places, spending time with family and friends, and sharing in the responsibility of community care"--

Joe Leaphorn may be long retired from the Navajo Tribal Police, but his detective skills are still sharp, honed by his work as a private detective. His experience will be essential to solve a compelling new case: finding the birth parents of a woman who was raised by a bilagaana family but believes she is Dine based on one solid clue, an old photograph with a classic Navajo child's blanket. Leaphorn discovers that his client's adoption was questionable,...

As he prepares to celebrate the Day of the Dead, a young boy remembers all the things he liked about his favorite uncle.