Natalia Sylvester
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Verónica has had many surgeries to manage her disability. The best form of rehabilitation is swimming, so she spends hours in the pool, but not just to strengthen her body. Her Florida town is home to Mermaid Cove, a kitschy underwater attraction where professional mermaids perform in giant tanks . . . and Verónica wants to audition. But her conservative Peruvian parents would never go for it. And they definitely would never let her be with Alex,...
2) Running
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
"When fifteen-year-old Cuban American Mariana Ruiz's father runs for president, Mari starts to see him with new eyes. A novel about waking up and standing up, and what happens when you stop seeing your dad as your hero-while the whole country is watching"--
Author
Publisher
New Harvest, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"For fans of Laura Lippman and Marisa de los Santos, a tense family drama about a husband's quest to save his wife, who has been kidnapped by terrorists in Lima, Peru in 1992. How far will he go to save their imperfect marriage?"--Provided by publisher.