Mexico

Crossing the Wire (Unabridged)

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The acclaimed author of seven ALA Best Books for Young Adults, Will Hobbs pens a spellbinding true-to-life adventure. With nothing but dogged determination, 15year-old Victor leaves his Mexican village to illegally enter the U.S. and help his starving family. Soon he must outwit gangs, drug-runners, and border agents as he endures shivering nights, blistering days, and gnawing hunger.

Author:

Will Hobbs

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

670L

Length:

05:46

Becoming Naomi Leon (Unabridged)

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I always thought that the biggest trial in my life was my name, Naomi Guadalupe Zamora Outlaw, but little did I know that it was the least of my problems, or that someday I would live up to it.

Author:

Pam Munoz Ryan

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

830L

Length:

04:17

The Legend of the Poinsettia (Unabridged)

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In Mexico, the poinsettia is called flor de la Nochebuenao - flower of the Holy Night. At Christmastime, the flower blooms and flourishes, the quite exquisite red stars lighting up the countryside. A Mexican legend tells how the poinsettia came to be, through a little girl's unselfish gift to the Christ Child.

Author:

Tomie De Paola

Grade Level:

Primary

Lexile:

AD680L

Length:

05:47

The Legend of the Poinsettia (Unabridged)

The Pot that Juan Built

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In the style of the children’s rhyme “The House That Jack Built,” The Pot That Juan Built poetically tells the story of Mexico’s most famous potter, Juan Quezada.

Author:

Nancy Andrews-Goebel

Grade Level:

Elementary

Length:

00:17