Title: Blood in the water
First published: August 2003
Description: As war breaks out between Mexico and the United States over the territory of Texas in 1846, twelve-year-old Bonita, a patriotic Mexican, is at odds with her best friend Carmen, a Spanish American.
Subjects: Spanish Americans, Juvenile fiction, Mexican War, 1846-1848, Fiction, Mexicans, Friendship, History, Historical fiction, Children's fiction, Mexican war, 1846-1848, fiction, Friendship, fiction, Texas, fiction
Places: Texas
Time periods: Republic, 1836-1846
LC classification: PZ7.D3845 Bl 2004