Books with title Return of the Quetzal

Meg, uprooted from her smug middle class life in England struggles to find her place in the multi cultural broil of a small Central American country. She stands alone in her doubts about the mysterious and strangely compelling new teacher and in her fears about her missing brother, until she meets Tony, her first friend in this strange country and her first love.

Return of the Quetzal is a ripping good yarn, a wonderfully dramatic story based on the theme of faiths-religious faith, false faith, faith in one's self, in other people, and in one's roots.The teenage heroine Meg, uprooted from her smug little middle class life in England, struggles to find her place in the multi-cultural broil of a small Central American country. She stands alone in both her doubts about the strangely compelling and mysterious new teacher and in her search for her missing brother until she meets Tony, her first friend in a strange country, and her first love.The quest for her brother in the heart of the Costa Rican Rain Forest is beautifully realized, as is the terrific final climax to the book.-Bette Paul (Children's Author and Winner of the Carnegie Medal.)

When an enormous UFO appears over Mexico City and begins broadcasting instructions in the ancient language of the Aztecs, anthropologist Sandra Ramirez is sent in with a team to establish contact with the ship. Instead, her assignment goes horribly wrong and she soon finds herself drawn into the invader's plans to violently transform our world and its history. Earth's only hope lies with Quetzalcoatl, a reawakened Mexican god who holds the power to either defend our planet or to assure its destruction.

When an enormous UFO appears over Mexico City and begins broadcasting instructions in the ancient language of the Aztecs, anthropologist Sandra Ramirez is sent in with a team to establish contact with the ship. Instead, her assignment goes horribly wrong and she soon finds herself drawn into the invader's plans to violently transform our world and its history. Earth's only hope lies with Quetzalcoatl, a reawakened Mexican god who holds the power to either defend our planet or to assure its destruction. Inspired by Mexican mythology and Japanese giant monster stories, CITY OF THE GODS: THE RETURN OF QUETZALCOATL is a unique science fiction tale that takes us from modern day Mexico City, to the fall of the ancient kingdom of Teotihuacán, and into the timeless realm of the Mesoamerican gods.

Return of the Quetzal is a ripping good yarn, a wonderfully dramatic story based on the theme of faiths—religious faith, false faith, faith in one’s self, in other people, and in one’s roots. The teenage heroine Meg, uprooted from her smug little middle class life in England, struggles to find her place in the multi-cultural broil of a small Central American country. She stands alone in both her doubts about the strangely compelling and mysterious new teacher and in her search for her missing brother until she meets Tony, her first friend in a strange country, and her first love. The quest for her brother in the heart of the Costa Rican Rain Forest is beautifully realised, as is the terrific final climax to the book.—Bette Paul (Children’s Author and Winner of the Carnegie Medal.)