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Under the Mesquite

by Guadalupe Garcia McCall

Verse novel · ages 10–14 · grades 5–9 · 620L · 2011

Why we'd hand it over

A stunning verse novel about a girl holding her family together after loss—lyrical, honest about grief and desire, and utterly free of sentimentality about immigrant life or family duty.

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Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia McCall (ages 10–14) — ChapterScout