Synopses & Reviews
The new seventh grade at Rio Grande Middle School in Albuquerque is a unique group. Coming from schools all over the city, the students are facing new challenges and wondering how they'll fit in. When they are asked to raise money for the school, the kids decide to write and sell a book. They will all contribute something that is important to them about their heritage. Filled with stories, traditions, and recipes, the book is a big success. Best of all, the kids learn something about themselves and about each other.
Told in chapters that alternate between stories about the fifteen students and their own contributions to their book, Carolyn Meyer's collection celebrates the diverse cultures and peoples of New Mexico.
Review
[set star] "Meyer's mixture of contemporary voices, engrossing histories and vibrant heritages is enlightening."--Publishers Weekly (starred) "Meyer's writing style is accessible and engaging, making this a good read or an easy curriculum connection to the multicultural mainstream."--Booklist
Review
"Through a fresh, modern voice, Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, is presented as a fascinating, headstrong, multidimensional woman. . . . The scheming and rivalries of Scotland are covered in such a way that the novel makes complicated history accessible and intriguing."—SLJ "Mary is a relatable, sympathetic protagonist, and though she has many responsibilities and expectations the average teen reader doesn't, she still deals with plenty of common adolescent problems: parental expectations, crushes and the confusion they can lead to, a changing dynamic between herself and her childhood friends."--teenreads.com Praise for Carolyn Meyer's Young Royals books: "High drama . . . irresistible."—Booklist "Riveting."—Publishers Weekly "Masterful."—VOYA "Captivating."—SLJ
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“A skillful examination of how individual identity is determined by cultural and social structures, and of what happens when these are drastically altered.”—
Kirkus Reviews
"The captivating characters are well drawn. . . . a fascinating look at the Comanche and their captives and will be enjoyed by teens who like historical fiction and/or are interested in Native Americans and the West." —SLJ
Synopsis
This book of short stories explores how New Mexico's fascinating history and geography connect people from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
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The latest installment in the acclaimed Young Royals series by a master of historical fiction tells the story of the powerful and passionate Mary Queen of Scots, who was widowed at eighteen, stripped of her throne, and set adrift, but never gave up her brutal campaign to regain her sovereignty.
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Mary Stuart was just five years old when she was sent to France to be raised alongside her future husband. But when the frail young king dies, eighteen-year-old Mary is stripped of her title as Queen of France and set adrift in the harsh world, alone.Determined to reign over what is rightfully hers, Mary returns to Scotland. Hoping that a husband will help her secure the coveted English throne, she marries again, but the love and security she longs for elude her. Instead, the fiery young queen finds herself embroiled in a murder scandal that could cost her the crown. And her attempts to bargain with her formidable “sister queen,” Elizabeth I of England, could cost her her very life.
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From a master of historical fiction Carolyn Meyer comes the moving tale, based on a true story, of a white woman who lived her life among the Comanche Indians, married the chief, and in 1861 was captured along with her daughter and returned against her will to a white settlement.
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At the age of nine, Cynthia Ann Parker was captured in an Indian raid and taken to
live as a slave with the Comanche. Twenty-four years later, she is the wife of a chief
and the mother of a young warrior destined to become the great chief Quanah Parker.
But in 1861, Parker and her infant daughter are recaptured and returned against their
will to a white settlement. This moving story is a riveting examination of the conflicts
between Native Americans and white settlers.
About the Author
The seventh-grade class at Rio Grande Middle School in Albuquerque is a unique group. Coming from schools all over the city, the students are facing new challenges and wondering how they'll fit in. When they are asked to raise money for the school, the kids decide to write and sell a book. They will all contribute something about their heritage that is personal and important. Filled with stories, traditions, and recipes, the book is a big success. Best of all, the kids learn something--about themselves and about one another.
Includes a new author's note and a glossary.This book of short stories explores how New Mexico's fascinating history and geography connect people from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds.[set star] "Meyer's mixture of contemporary voices, engrossing histories and vibrant heritages is enlightening."--Publishers Weekly(starred) "Meyer's writing style is accessible and engaging, making this a good read or an easy curriculum connection to the multicultural mainstream."--BooklistCAROLYN MEYER is the award-winning author of more than forty books for young people. She lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Table of Contents
Jeremy Steinberg -- Tony Martinez -- Pauline Romero --Teresa Chavez -- April Ellis -- Tomas Jaramillo --Franklyn and Jacquelyn Cox -- Ricky Begay -- Rebecca Rivera and Sara McGinley -- Rosa Gonzales -- Peter Kingston and Joey Baca -- Manuel Medina.