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A Mexican-American teen girl dreams of winning an athletic scholarship against all odds in a Texas border town. This true story of survival, strength, and triumph is perfect for fans of Educated and Athlete A.

Twenty-four hours: that''s how long fourteen-year-old Elvira Gonzalez is given to come up with the $40,000 she needs to save her kidnapped mother from a drug cartel. It''s 2006 and Elvira''s hometown of Laredo, Texas, has become engulfed by the Mexican Drug War. Elvira''s life is unraveling around hersetting her on a harrowing path that leads her to being locked up in one of South Texas''s worst juvenile detention centers.

After Elvira''s released from juvie, she''s resolved to never go back. That''s when her unexpected salvation arrives in the form of 33-inch-high plastic hurdles. Determined to win a track scholarship out of Laredo, Elvira begins breaking into the school, alone, at 5:30 in the morning to practice hurdling. So

Hurdles in the Dark

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      Publisher Roaring Brook Press
      Published 7/15/2024
      ISBN-13 9781250847850
      978-1250847850
      ISBN-10 1250847850

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A Mexican-American teen girl dreams of winning an athletic scholarship against all odds in a Texas border town. This true story of survival, strength, and triumph is perfect for fans of Educated and Athlete A.

      Twenty-four hours: that''s how long fourteen-year-old Elvira Gonzalez is given to come up with the $40,000 she needs to save her kidnapped mother from a drug cartel. It''s 2006 and Elvira''s hometown of Laredo, Texas, has become engulfed by the Mexican Drug War. Elvira''s life is unraveling around hersetting her on a harrowing path that leads her to being locked up in one of South Texas''s worst juvenile detention centers.

      After Elvira''s released from juvie, she''s resolved to never go back. That''s when her unexpected salvation arrives in the form of 33-inch-high plastic hurdles. Determined to win a track scholarship out of Laredo, Elvira begins breaking into the school, alone, at 5:30 in the morning to practice hurdling. So

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