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In presentday oaxaca, young mateo visits his grandpa teo in his ancestral mixteco hometown, the hill of dust, for the summer. See all books authored by laura resau, including the queen of water, and what the moon saw, and more on. The queen of water, part 1 vocabulary the queen of water, part 3 vocabulary. The queen of water by laura resau with maria virginia farinango is the selection for the laiis vamos a leer book group meeting scheduled for september 10, 2012. Living in a village in ecuador, a quechua indian girl is sent to work as an indentured servant for an upper class mestizo family. Shop amongst our popular books, including 14, the queen of water, the lightning queen and more from laura resau.
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