Evangelina Takes Flight
By Diana J. Noble.
Description
"If they do come here, they'll show us no mercy," thirteen-year-old Evangelina overhears her father say as she gathers eggs in the chicken pen. Back at the house, Mama brushes away her fears of revolutionaries. There are even more chores than usual to be done at Rancho Encantado because her sister's quinceanera celebration is rapidly approaching! It's the summer of 1911 in northern Mexico, and soon the de Leon family learns that the rumors of soldiers in the region are true. Evangelina's father decides they must leave their home to avoid the violence. The trip ...
ISBN(s)
1558858482, 9781558858480
