Theme: Bolivia

Sacred Leaf: The Cocalero Novels

By Book Importer | Published: December 17, 2010

The people of Bolivia have grown coca for legitimate purposes for hundreds of years, but the demands of America’s War on Drugs now threaten this way of life. Deborah Ellis’s searing follow-up to the highly praised “I Am a Taxi” deals with this frank reality.”” After he manages to escape from virtual enslavement in an [...]

Descriptors: Bolivia, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Latin America, Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Waira’s First Journey

By Yoo Kyung Sung | Published: December 1, 2008

The story describes the first time young Waira joins her parents on their trip from their mountain home to the market in Topojo. The journey normally takes two days, but in order to give Waira, and readers, a glimpse of Aymara history, the family takes a long detour to the ruins of the ancient city [...]

Descriptors: Bolivia, Folklore, Latin America, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , , , » Leave a comment