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CaminarSkila Brown

Caminar

2014208 pages
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4 editions
HistoricalYoung Adult

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Carlos knows that when the soldiers arrive with warnings about the Communist rebels, it is time to be a man and defend the village, keep everyone safe. But Mama tells him not yet — he’s still her quiet moonfaced boy. The soldiers laugh at the villagers, and before they move on, a neighbor is found dangling from a tree, a sign on his neck: Communist. Mama tells Carlos to run and hide, then try to find her. . . . Numb and alone, he must join a band of guerillas as they trek to the top of the mountain where Carlos’s abuela lives. Will he be in time, and brave enough, to warn them about the…

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4 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2016
    Candlewick · 208 pages · 9780763690946
  • Audiobook · English · 2014
    Brilliance Audio · 9781491552605
  • Other · English · 2016
    Candlewick Press · 9781484490150
  • Other · English · 2014
    Candlewick · 208 pages · 9780763665166
Juvenile fictionHistoryFictionYoung adult fictionNovels in verseChildren's fictionCourage, fictionGuatemala, fiction