Among the Volcanoes by Omar S. Castaneda – Snapdragon Alcove (wordpress.com)
Summary: Isabel Pascay longs to go to school and become a teacher, but her dream just doesn’t seem possible in the small Guatemalan village where she lives. The villagers expect Isabel to follow tradition and marry her boyfriend, handsome Lucas Choy. And her mother is ill, but resists Western medicine, relying on a local healer. As the eldest daughter, all the family burdens seem to fall on Isabel. Can she hold on to her dreams for the future and achieve her goal?
Recommend for: age 11 to 14 and middle school English teachers look for a book that can spark discussion in the classroom.
