Region: Guatemala

Materials from Guatemala

Mama & Papa Have a Store

By nersum | Published: December 1, 2008
A young girl tells about a day in her family’s store and home in Guatemala City. Every day customers of many heritages—speaking Spanish, Chinese, and Mayan—come to buy cloth, buttons, and thread in colors like parrot green and mango yellow, and dozens of other items. While the girl’s parents and their friends talk about their [...]
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The Well of Sacrifice

By nersum | Published: December 1, 2008
Eveningstar Macaw lives in a glorious Mayan city in the ninth century. When the king falls ill and dies, the city begins to crumble. An evil high priest, Great Skull Zero, orders the sacrifice of those who might become king, including Eveningstar’s beloved brother. As Eveningstar attempts to stop the sacrifice and to save her brother, [...]
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A Guatemalan Family

By nersum | Published: December 1, 2008
In this book, you will meet the Mendez family, Maya Indians who made a dangerous escape to flee the civil war in their native Guatemala.
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Colibri

By shortk | Published: March 14, 2007
Kidnapped when she was very young by an unscrupulous man who has forced her to lie and beg to get money, a twelve-year-old Mayan girl endures an abusive life, always wishing she could return to the parents she can hardly remember.
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Children Of Guatemala

By shortk | Published: March 14, 2007
Presents an overview of the history, geography, and people of Guatemala by introducing Mayan, Cakchiquel, Ladino, and Garifuna children.
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