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After transferring to a Texas prep school during his junior year, Kenny finds it difficult to live up to the reputation of his heroic father who died in the Vietnam War.

The Comanche warrior that Zack has been seeing in his dreams has begun to appear in real life, and as the line between his dream world and the real world blurs, the teenager embarks on a dangerous journey to resolve an old misunderstanding.

Three Mexican American teenagers in a small-town in Texas struggle with difficulties at home and at school as they try to attain the elusive status of adulthood.

In 1985 in Clear Lake, Texas, home of the Johnson Space Center, high school senior Annie Porter struggles with her desire to become a poet, but her resolve to pursue her dream is strengthened when she meets Christa McAuliffe, the first teacher to go into space.

A biography of Antonio L?pez de Santa Anna, discussing his early life, rise to power, role in the Battle of the Alamo, and exile to Cuba.

Looks at the Battle of the Alamo, including the events leading to it and the people involved.

Hazelle, taken to live in an orphanage after her mother is hospitalized, is forced to leave New York and travel to Texas on an orphan train, but she is lucky enough to be adopted by an understanding family that helps her find out what happened to her mom.

Traces the life and work of this African-American woman who was a respected politician, teacher, and spokeswoman for democracy.

While traveling across the Texas countryside, fifteen-year-old Cal and his mother spy thousands of Mexican soldiers approaching, but when they reach the safest place that they can find--the Alamo--Cal worries that such a small group of soldiers will not be able to fight off an entire army.

Presents an introduction to the Alamo, in simple text with illustrations, explaining what happened there, who Santa Anna was, and why the Alamo should be remembered.

Austin has always relied on his sister, Abilene, for comfort and amusement, but when Abilene's dreams for Austin's future take a darker turn, Austin begins to doubt Abilene's sanity.

Tells of the friendship formed when two dissimiliar young women meet in college and maintain a bond throughout their lives.

Sixteen-year-old Hector is the hope of his family, but when he seeks revenge after his brother's gang-related death and is sent to a San Antonio reform school, it takes an odd assortment of characters to help him see that hope is still alive.

Chadwick, a former middle school teacher, gives up his job after the drug-related death of his daughter to dedicate himself to rescuing troubled teens, but he is forced to confront the ghosts of his past when he becomes involved in the life of Mallory, a fifteen-year-old wanted for questioning in a brutal murder--who just happens to be the child his daughter was babysitting the night she died.

After moving from Alabama to Texas in 1836, Jeff Byrd turns fourteen years old while fighting for Texas independence from Mexico and trying to sort out his friends from his enemies after a Hispanic family saves his life when the Mexican Army slaughters its prisoners during the Goliad Massacre.