Sacred leaf (Cocalero novels. #2.)
Canada (romans), Littérature générale (romans), Oeuvres littéraires (romans)
Audio avec voix humaine
Résumé
Diego fled the coca pits of the jungle and was taken in by the Ricardo family, coca farmers (cocaleros) who grow the plant that the native people of Bolivia have used for centuries as a tea and medicine. But coca… can also be made into an illegal drug, cocaine, and now the Bolivian government has set out to destroy the country's coca crops. The Ricardos and thousands of other cocaleros organize a massive protest, while Diego, though loyal to his new friends, wants to return to his family. Sequel to "I am a taxi" (DC31106). Some descriptions of violence. Grades 5-8. 2007. (The cocalero novels ; 2)