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63) The border
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English
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As a border guard involved in drug smuggling along the Rio Grande, Charlie Smith has crossed the line many times. But when he decides to clean up his act and help unite an ₁illegal₂ woman with her baby, he runs afoul of his corrupt department, his greedy wife and a ruthless neighbor in this action-packed suspense-thriller.
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Español
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On May 14, 2003, a familiar risk-filled journey, taken by hopeful Mexican immigrants attempting to illegally cross into the United States, took a tragic turn. Inside a sweltering truck abandoned in Texas, authorities found at least 74 people packed into a "human heap of desperation." After months of investigation, a 25-year-old Honduran-born woman named Karla Chavez was found responsible for leading the human trafficking cell that led to this grisly...
65) Arman's journey
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English
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Arman, a teenage refugee, makes an epic journey across Europe, often in the hands of people smugglers. He lives and works as an illegal immigrant in the UK until one day love comes into his life.
Original fiction for learners of English, this selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities.
67) Feeding ground
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Español
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A famine drives Diego Busqueda, a noble "coyote, " to lead his family across the unforgiving "Devil's Highway, " a desert cursed with blistering days and deadly nights.