Sacred Leaf
After finally managing to escape from being held as a virtual slave in an illegal cocaine operation, young Diego is taken in by the Ricardos, a poor, coca-farming family who provides a safe haven while he recovers from his ordeal. But even that brief respite comes to an end when the Bolivian army moves in and destroys the family's coca crop -- and their livelihood. Diego eventually joins the cocaleros as they protest the destruction of their crops by barricading the roads and confronting the army head on. As tension builds to a dramatic standoff, he wonders whether he'll ever find a way to return to his family. This thought-provoking book off…
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- ISBN: 978-0-88899-808-8
- EAN: 9780888998088
- Produktnummer: 4432498
- Verlag: Groundwood Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
- Seitenangabe: 206 S.
- Masse: H19.0 cm x B12.3 cm x D1.5 cm 207 g
- Gewicht: 207
- Sonstiges: Ab 10 - 14 J.
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