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Down the Rio Grande, 1829
"Even the remote Rio Bravo town of Guerrero
has paid a price for Mexico's war of independence from Spain. Gripped
by drought and depression, Guerrero is changing. Sixteen-year-old
Rosita Treviño dreams of a better life, as does fifteen-year-old
Maria Alvarez, the book-loving stepsister she barely knows. When Father
brings home a rich old suitor who chooses Rosita as his bride, she is
determined to flee before it's too late.
"The next day, to everyone's surprise, a
Texas ringo named Austin arrives on a steamboat. Desperate, Rosita runs
away to the strange boat, and is taken aboard , and is taken aboard as
ship's musician and cook. that night, a young boy sneaks on board --
Maria, in disguise! Dangers lie ahead...killing heat, drought, illness,
pursuit by Father. sisters, yet strangers, all they have is each other
as they face the dangerous, unpredictable Rio Bravo, and a terrifying
new world." -- Quoted from the book jacket of the Minstrel® edition.
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Reviews and Comments
"Accurate details and descriptions of the area, time period, and, in
particular, the living conditions on...the riverboat are woven into the
story, as are excellent descriptions of Mexican culture, traditions,
language and people." -- School Library Journal
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