I Am a Taxi (Paperback, New)

Winner of the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award For twelve-year-old Diego and his family, home is a prison in Cochabamba, Bolivia. His parents farmed coca, a traditional Bolivian medicinal plant, until they got caught in the middle of the government's war on drugs and were mistakenly convicted of drug possession. Diego's parents are locked up, but he can come and go: to school, to the market to sell his mother's handknitted goods, and to work as a taxi, running errands for other prisoners. But then his little sister temporarily runs off while under his watch, earning his mother a heavy fine. The debt and dawning realization of his hopeless situation make him vulnerable to his friend Mando's plan to make big money, fast. Soon, Diego is deep in the jungle, working as a virtual slave in an illegal cocaine operation. As his situation becomes more and more dangerous, he knows he must take a terrible risk if he ever wants to see his family again. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.6 Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.6 Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.

General

Imprint:	Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
Country of origin:	Canada
Series:	Cocalero Novels, 1
Release date:	September 2006
First published:	February 2008
Authors:	Deborah Ellis
Dimensions:	191 x 127 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	205
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-88899-736-4
Categories:	Books > Children's & Educational > Fiction > General Books > Children's & Educational > Life skills & personal awareness, general studies > Personal issues > Smoking, alcohol, drugs & substance abuse Books > Children's Fiction & Fun > General Promotions
LSN:	0-88899-736-1
Barcode:	9780888997364

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