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Sacred Leaf

By Deborah Ellis

Release : 2007-09-01

Genre : Coming of Age Fiction for Young Adults, Books, Young Adult, Fiction for Young Adults, Culture, Places & People in Young Adult Fiction, Coming of Age for Young Adults

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After he finally manages to escape from being a virtual slave in an illegal cocaine operation, Diego is taken in by the Ricardo family -- poor coca farmers who provide a safe haven while he recovers from his ordeal in the jungle. But even that brief respite comes to an end when the 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, confronting the army head on. As tension between the cocaleros builds to a dramatic standoff, the wonders whether he will ever find a way to return to his family.

Sacred Leaf

By Deborah Ellis

Release : 2007-09-01

Genre : Coming of Age Fiction for Young Adults, Books, Young Adult, Fiction for Young Adults, Culture, Places & People in Young Adult Fiction, Coming of Age for Young Adults

Kind : ebook

(0 ratings)
USBBY Oustanding International Books selection

After he finally manages to escape from being a virtual slave in an illegal cocaine operation, Diego is taken in by the Ricardo family -- poor coca farmers who provide a safe haven while he recovers from his ordeal in the jungle. But even that brief respite comes to an end when the 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, confronting the army head on. As tension between the cocaleros builds to a dramatic standoff, the wonders whether he will ever find a way to return to his family.

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