Revenge of the Aztecs: A Story of 1920s Hollywood

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Perfection Learning Corporation, 2004 - Juvenile Fiction
In 1923, Alicia Martinez, living with Los Angeles oil millionaires, is thrilled to be cast in Revenge of the Aztecs, an epic film being produced in Hollywood by her best friend's father. When idols topple, rocks roll down hilss, and other mysterious events occur, Alicia must find out if these happenings are just accidnets or if she is the target of a criminal plan that threatens the completion of the movie as well as her safety. If they are not accidents, who is behind them? Could it be someone Alicia has loved and trusted for years? And if it is, can Alicia ever trust again?
Jamestown's American Portraits explores the growth of different generations and cultures through the lives of young boys and girls. These titles are told from a diverse group of boys and girls, coming from different and unique backgrounds that represent America's own diverse population, spanning from the Jamestown Settlement to the Civil Rights Movement.
Titles in this series:
- This Generation of Americans: A Story of the Civil Rights Movement, by Fredrick L. McKissack, Jr.
- The Road to Freedom: A Story of the Reconstruction, by Jabari Asim
- All For Texas: A Story of Texas Liberation, by G. Clifton Wisler
- The Worst of Times: A Story of the Great Depression, by James Lincoln Collier
- Wind on the River: A Story of the Civil War, by Laurie Lawlor
- When I Dream of Heaven: Angelina's Story, by Steven Kroll (1895 Italian Immigrant in NYC)
- An Eye for an Eye: A Story of the Revolutionary War, by Peter and Connie Roop
- Sweet America: An Immigrant's Story, by Steven Kroll
- The Corn Raid: A Story of the Jamestown Settlement, by James LincolnCollier
- Revenge of the Aztecs: A Story of 1920s Hollywood, by Susan Beth Pfeffer
- To Touch the Stars: A Story of World War II, by Karen Zeinert

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About the author (2004)

Susan Beth Pfeffer was born in New York City in 1948, and grew up in the city and its nearby suburbs. At the age of six, when her father wrote and published a book, Pfeffer decided she, too, wanted to be a writer; that year, she wrote her first story. She didn't write her first published book, until much later. Just Morgan, a young adult novel, was written during her final semester at New York University, and published the following year. Since then, Pfeffer has been a full-time writer for young people. She has won numerous awards and citations for her work, which ranges from picture books to middle-grade and young-adult novels and includes both contemporary and historical fiction. Her young adult novel About David was awarded the South Carolina Young Adult Book Award. Her young adult novel The Year Without Michael, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and winner of the South Carolina Young Adult Book Award, was named by the American Library Association as one of the hundred best books for teenagers written between 1968-1993. Pfeffer has also written a book for adults on writing for children. She has written over 60 books for children and young adults.

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