Frank Carlson Library

While on an exotic spring break to an untouched beach in Colombia, Maddie, Genesis, and their friends are kidnapped and must escape their captors if they want to survive.

"Juana's life in Bogotá, Colombia, is just about perfect. Every now and then a big problema comes along--like having to learn English or Juana's mami getting remarried--but things eventually settle down, and life goes back to feeling pretty perfect again. But then Mami springs two new sorpresas on Juana. One: Juana will be spending her school break going to skating camp instead of relaxing (even though she doesn't know how to skate!). Two: Mami is...

Sergeant Edgar Brighton of the Shadow Squadron is in Colombia, assisting on an anti-drug operation--but when he is captured and tortured by the rebels he must find a way to escape before they break him.

Disney Encanto tells the tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family with a unique gift from super strength to the power to heal--every child except one, Mirabel. But when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides...

Juana loves many things: drawing, eating Brussels sprouts, and living in Bogota, Colombia. Most of all, she loves her dog, Lucas. She does NOT love her itchy school uniform, math problems, or dance class. But above all, Juana does NOT love learning "the English.".

"Retells the story of the Madrigals, an extraordinary family that lives in the mountains of Colombia in a charmed region called Encanto--a wondrous place whose magic becomes threatened and whose rescue depends on the only member of the Madrigal family who doesn't possess magical gifts"--

Manuela has always wanted to hunt a manatee, but when her father successfully harpoons one, leaving its baby orphaned, she finds that her feelings have changed. She vows to rescue the wounded baby manatee and return him to the river. But she soon realizes what an enormous task she's taken on. Will she be able to save the baby manatee - and protect him from being hunted in the future, too?