The queen of water by Laura Resau & Maria Virginia Farinango
In a desperately poor Andean village in Ecuador, 7-year-old Virginia is sold off by her ind�gena (Indian) parents as a servant to an academic, mestizo family. In her new home, the wife beats her, the husband gropes her, and she is insulted as a longa tonta (stupid Indian). Still, she teaches herself to read and write and begins to perform science experiments in secret. Then, when she is 12, she finally gets a chance to return to her parents: But does she want to? And do they want her? Virginia does travel back to her indigena family, but there is not the expected sweet reunion. Ashamed of her illiterate parents and bitter that they gave her away, Virginia is uncomfortable in the family's mud-walled shack, where she cannot speak the language and hates the hard work. Could she go back to being enslaved in the mestizo family's clean prison?
Death Cloud by Andrew Lane
It is the summer of 1868, and Sherlock Holmes is fourteen. On break from boarding school, he is staying with eccentric strangers—his uncle and aunt—in their vast house in Hampshire. When two local people die from symptoms that resemble the plague, Holmes begins to investigate what really killed them, helped by his new tutor, an American named Amyus Crowe. So begins Sherlock’s true education in detection, as he discovers the dastardly crimes of a brilliantly sinister villain of exquisitely malign intent.
The Darlings Are Forever by Melissa Kantor
Jane, Victoria, and Natalya have always been a tight-knit group, but the start of their freshman year brings major changes in many ways. Jane is going to a performing-arts high school, where she crushes on her drama teacher and considers acting on those feelings. Enrolled at a magnet high school, Victoria struggles with the pressures of her father's sudden national presence as a politician and the resulting personal scrutiny of her private life. Natalya is attending an exclusive girls' school, where the social pressure and wealth are daunting to the Russian girl on full scholarship. But the girls are committed to being Darling friends in spite of the challenges, trying to maintain contact through texts and calls even as they make new friends and develop romantic interests.
Walk the Wild Road by Nigel Hinton
Leo took one step forward and then stopped. This was it-the road away from everything he knew. He could turn back. But then who would save his family from starvation? No, Leo was their last hope. He must go on...
The journey is not easy-he'll have to sleep on the streets, steal food, and even fight off greedy soldiers. Along the way, Leo discovers the kindness of strangers and the loyalty of friends. But he also learns there are some people you just can't trust, especially when you're on the wild road to America.
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