Eagle Pass is the setting of my debut novel in verse, UNDER THE MESQUITE, from Lee & Low Books. I grew up in Eagle Pass, a small, border town in South Texas. Because one thing is clear: Uncovering the truth about the Keeper is the only thing that will keep them alive Cataloging source PABRO McCall, Guadalupe Garcia, Dewey number Index no index present Intended audience 8-12 LC call number PZ7. I was born in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. Now James and Ava need to figure out who is sending the letters before they become the next victims in their neighborhood's long history of missing children. But the problem with having a history of playing practical jokes is that no one believes James-not even his parents. Someone who is looking for "young blood." James and his sister, Ava, are obviously in danger. In Eagle Pass, Texas, Grace struggles to understand the echoes she inherited from her mother-visions which often distort her reality. But no sooner have he and his family arrived in their "perfect" new home in their "perfect" new town than he starts getting mysterious letters from someone called the Keeper.
And they are all addressed to James from someone called the Keeper. The third flies through the kitchen window. The second is stuck between the spokes of his bike.
Language eng Summary Publisher Annotation: James always knew moving from Texas to Oregon was going to be horrible. The Keeper Guadalupe Garcia McCall 3.70 322 ratings82 reviews Inspired by the true story of the 'Westfield Watcher. 7 Total Resources View Text Complexity Discover Like Books. Brothers and sisters - Juvenile fiction Inspired by a terrifying true story, acclaimed author Guadalupe Garcia McCall.Ages 8 12.Label The Keeper Title The Keeper Statement of responsibility Guadalupe García McCall Creator Garc a McCall's (All the Stars Denied) warmhearted tale of sibling courage interweaves moments of genuine horror with touching scenes of familial tenderness that help buoy this mystery through a meandering start to a tidy and satisfying end. James and Ava, establishing a temporary truce, race to uncover the frightening mystery of their new town.
Already suffering from self-doubt in his new surroundings, the tween wonders if this is a deliberate attempt to make the family feel like outsiders, or if something otherworldly is afoot. Though the family is welcomed by new neighbors and encouraged to join the white community, ominous letters that reference an upcoming lunar event soon arrive addressed to James from "The Keeper," warning that the boy must somehow prove his worth to keep his household safe. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. The transition is made even harder by the recent death of the siblings' beloved abuelita, and the hard edge that's crept into their ongoing prank war. The Keeper - Ebook written by Guadalupe García McCall. A move from Texas to suburban Oregon strains the close-knit relationship between Mexican American narrator James McNichols, 12, and sister Ava, 10.
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