If I Die in Juárez

If I Die in Juárez
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Total Pages : 340
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ISBN-10 : 0816524920
ISBN-13 : 9780816524921
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Book Synopsis If I Die in Juárez by : Stella Pope Duarte

Download or read book If I Die in Juárez written by Stella Pope Duarte and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Duarte's latest novel is based on a string of real-life murders in Ciudad Jurez in the 1990s. Forced out of the house by her alcoholic mother, 13-year-old Evita takes to the streets, glimpsing newspaper columns about the murders, while struggling to survive. Petra, Evita's comely 19-year-old cousin, exchanges the country life for gritty Jurez to raise money for her ailing father. An acquaintance of Petra, Mayela, a 12-year-old Tarahumara Indian, lives in an orphanage where her artistic talent is discovered.


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