‘ I know plenty about him ,’ said Shenado. ‘ Like the fact that he isn’t real, for instance. ’ ‘ What else? ’ asked Marcos. The reaper’s b...

As Marcos deliberated over what his next question should be, he abruptly realized that he was outside again. And someone had put a cold sand...

‘ I don’t really know much about Cocora ,’ said Marcos. ‘ Why did Ma stop believing in her? ’ ‘ Oh, well, Cocora is supposed to be this ben...

Marcos bit the inside of his lip. ‘ You’re not a very optimistic person, are you? ’ ‘ I consider myself a pragmatist ,’ said Shenado. For ...

Marcos looked over the assortment of junk food another time. He was starving, but somehow, he still didn’t have much of an appetite. He supp...

Marcos wasn’t sure what the reason was, but he suspected that finally being able to see his father again had something to do with it, even i...

‘ Really? ’ said Hector. ‘ I figured you would think I’d never be able to do something like that. ’ ‘ We were all young and stupid once ,’ ...

‘ I didn’t realize that qualified as a kind of fun ,’ said Hector. ‘ Oh, sure. Like mountain climbing. Or skydiving. Or playing that versio...

Hector rubbed his face, trying to clear his head again. He wasn’t sure where all these thoughts were coming from. Maybe it was just the Rain...

“It all tastes funny,” said Dimas, sounding rather unlike a lord--or even an adult person, Hector thought. Hector kept that opinion to him...

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