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A quick summary of this multicultural YA book.

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Some Rivers End on the Day of the Dead:

Some Rivers End on the Day of the Dead By Eileen Clemens Granfors

Art work by:

Art work by Martha Rodriguez Estudio Martita Calavera-A-Go Go, used by permission Calacas = Skeletons of loved ones

Fall in love with Marisol:

Fall in love with Marisol 14 year old Marisol must flee Mexico when her father. . .

is shot in the drug wars.:

is shot in the drug wars. He was on assignment. He is Marisol’s hero.

Narrator:

Narrator Marisol tells her story first-person with many humorous incidents and colorful, playful language.

Dialect and Colloquialisms:

Dialect and Colloquialisms Marisol struggles with American idioms such as “letting the cat out of the bag.”

Marisol & her mom:

Marisol & her mom Live under an oak tree Uncle Tomaso promises to protect them

School becomes her refuge:

School becomes her refuge She connects with her English teacher She enjoys writing She makes a friend, Sylvan

Marisol loves books.:

Marisol loves books. She reads Great Expectations Of Mice and Men And even tries to read An American Tragedy

Fire breaks out:

Fire breaks out Evacuations are ordered Marisol loses contact with her family

Can she return to Mexico for El Dia de los Muertos?:

Can she return to Mexico for El Dia de los Muertos?

Is it safe? Is it possible?:

Is it safe? Is it possible? How will she honor her father if she cannot reach Tijuana in time for the festival on the Day of the Dead?

Obstacles stand in her way:

Obstacles stand in her way Fire Transportation Money Misunderstandings Fear of the known and unknown

The Day of the Dead:

The Day of the Dead A sacred holiday November 1 and 2 Celebrated with sugar skulls, altars to the dead Calacas (skeletons) Songs and processions

How will Marisol’s life change?:

How will Marisol’s life change? She is faced with many choices when she discovers family secrets.

Read to find out more!:

Read to find out more! Some Rivers End on the Day of the Dead On Amazon, Kindle/paperback

THE END:

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