Although I only purchased this book recently and have a toddler who keeps me busy, I’ve been burning the midnight oil reading it. It was difficult to put down. The author Nancy Leigh Tierney paints a bleak but honest and realistic description of the traumatic and desperate lives of children who take to the streets to escape unbearable situations at home or because they simply do not have homes.

A section of this book consists of interviews with young women who have lived on the streets. The rest is general information about the politics of Guatemala that... more

Long ago I wrote about the author Francisco Goldman and promised a book review of his first novel. What can I say…Francisco Goldman is an intelligent and eloquent writer, yet rather wordy at times. His knowledge of Guatemala is first hand and his relationship with the country rather complex. He writes during the dark period of the Guatemalan Civil War, a brutal war that raged for thirty years. During this period it was not uncommon for people to... more

Title: Guatemala ABCs: A Book About the People and Places of Guatemala Author: Marcie Aboff Illustrator: Zachary Trover ISBN-10: 1404815708 Recommended Ages: Young Adult Est. Cost: $17.43 New or $13.50 used Moose's Rating: ****_ Buy it at the Amazon by clicking here!

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