Books with title Sparrow Hawk Red

When thirteen-year-old Ricky Diaz discovers that his mother was actually murdered by drug dealers, he's desperate for revenge. But his father, a former drug enforcement agent, refuses the mission the DEA now offers: to steal an airplane with an American-made radar detector that the cartel uses to smuggle drugs from Mexico.Angry with his father for throwing away the chance to avenge his mother, Ricky decides to take matters into his own hands – he will steal the plane. He runs away to Mexico, disguising himself as one of the many rateros, or homeless children. Life on the streets proves extremely hard and dangerous, and he's barely surviving when he meets Soledad, a crafty but kindhearted ratera. With her help, he must find a way to get into the drug cartel's compound and take the plane - or end up as yet another casualty in the raging drug war.In this thrilling novel, author Ben Mikaelsen sheds light on America’s war on drugs and the grittiness of street life while exploring an unexpected friendship and the healing power of family.

When thirteen-year-old Ricky Diaz discovers that his mother was actually murdered by drug dealers, he's desperate for revenge. But his father, a former drug enforcement agent, refuses the mission the DEA now offers: to steal an airplane with an American-made radar detector that the cartel uses to smuggle drugs from Mexico. Angry with his father for throwing away the chance to avenge his mother, Ricky decides to take matters into his own hands "he "will steal the plane. He runs away to Mexico, disguising himself as one of the many "rateros," or homeless children. Life on the streets proves extremely hard and dangerous, and he's barely surviving when he meets Soledad, a crafty but kindhearted "ratera." With her help, he must find a way to get into the drug cartel's compound and take the plane - or end up as yet another casualty in the raging drug war. In this thrilling novel, author Ben Mikaelsen sheds light on America's war on drugs and the grittiness of street life while exploring an unexpected friendship and the healing power of family.

First published to critical acclaim by Alfred Knopf in 1950, this evocative prose account of the lives of two young adults, on Indian and one white, has been reillustrated and made available in a paperback format. Set against the turbulent background of the 1830’s Black Hawk War along the Iowa-Illinois border frontier, we witness the friendship of Sparrow Hawk and Huck as they share the joy of discovery and the tragedy of swift mindless change. "Meridel Le Sueur has accomplished a major writing miracle…"—from the forward by Vine Deloria, Jr.Meridel Le Sueur (1900-1996) was a storyteller, poet, and activist who lived in Hudson, Wisconsin.Also available by Meridel Le SueurLittle Brother of the WildernessPB $7.95, 0-930100-71-9 • CUSANancy Hanks of Wilderness RoadPB $7.95, 0-930100-73-5 • CUSAThe River RoadPB $7.95, 0-930100-77-8 • CUSAChanticleer of Wilderness RoadPB $10.95, 0-930100-87-5 • CUSA