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Bad Marie

Bad Marie
  • Author(s): Marcy Dermansky
  • Location(s): Paris, Manhattan, Mexico
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Bad Marie is the story of Marie, tall, voluptuous, beautiful, thirty years old, and fresh from six years in prison for being an accessory to murder and armed robbery. The only job Marie can get on the outside is...

Beyond the Funeral

Beyond the Funeral
  • Author(s): Peter Marshall
  • Location(s): Portsmouth, Canada, Mexico, Moscow
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

As the red rose drifted away in the sea with the ashes, it was not the end of the story. It was the start of a new spy thriller – “Beyond the Funeral” – a fast-moving story in which...

Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls

Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls
  • Author(s): Kaela Rivera
  • Location(s): Mexico
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): N/A

When a powerful desert spirit kidnaps her sister, Cece Rios must learn forbidden magic to get her back, in this own voices middle grade fantasy perfect for fans of The Storm Runner and Aru Shah and the End of...

Chasing the Sun

Chasing the Sun
  • Author(s): Judy Leigh
  • Location(s): Mexico, Spain
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Humour
  • Era(s): Contemporary

“..in these times where travel abroad is limited, a story where the central character has adventures in Spain and Mexico can transport readers to a sun-soaked destination where the sights, the food and the culture are absorbing…” Sun, Sangria...

Cinderella (Once Upon a World)

Cinderella (Once Upon a World)
  • Author(s): Chloe Perkins, Sandra Equihua (Illustrator)
  • Location(s): Mexico
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): N/A

The classic story of Cinderella gets a fresh twist in this vibrant Mexican spin on the beloved fairy tale! Once upon a time, there was a girl who lived in a little cottage with her stepmother and two stepsisters…...

Descent

Descent
  • Author(s): Tom Dawn
  • Location(s): United Kingdom, Mexico, United States (USA)
  • Genre(s): Thriller
  • Era(s): Modern

A diver loses it all … his buddy, his job, his confidence and even his moral compass. Seeking escape, he falls into a world of unreality and his descent continues, until the only way out is forwards “Returning were...

Día de los Muertos

Día de los Muertos
  • Author(s): Hannah Eliot, Jorge Gutierrez (Illustrator)
  • Location(s): Mexico
  • Genre(s): Children
  • Era(s): N/A

Learn all about the traditions of Día de los Muertos with this second book in the brand-new board book series Celebrate the World, which highlights special occasions and holidays across the globe. At the end of October each year,...

Down the Rabbit Hole

Down the Rabbit Hole
  • Author(s): Juan Pablo Villalobos
  • Location(s): Mexico
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Shortlisted for the 2011 Guardian First Book Award and the 2012 Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize Tochtli lives in a palace. He loves hats, samurai, guillotines and dictionaries, and what he wants more than anything right now is a new pet...

Drives Me Crazy

Drives Me Crazy
  • Author(s): Tara September
  • Location(s): San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
  • Genre(s): Romance
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Before she graduates from Thatcher College, Valerie Perkins has just one more task. She’ll travel to Mexico for a routine teaching trip — and supervise soccer star Diego Delarosa’s mandatory community service while she’s at it. She just never...

Eating Ashes

Eating Ashes
  • Author(s): Brenda Navarro
  • Location(s): Mexico, Spain
  • Genre(s): Fiction

Returning to the Mexico of their childhood, Diego’s sister is plagued with questions, beset with crippling grief and guilt. As she struggles to get her head and her heart around her brother’s death, she sees the life they shared...

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