Through the Black Gate by Alfredo Cáceres book lover gift risks her life to help

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Drawing on decades of teaching

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And she visits the Kennebec and Penobscot rivers in Maine where time is running out to save Atlantic salmon

Through the Black Gate by Alfredo Cáceres book lover gift risks her life to helpA [p]oignant, insightful, and otherworldly (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) middle grade graphic novel about an orphaned girl and a music loving boy who venture into the land of the dead with the hope of seeing their loved ones again. Thirteen year old orphan Irene believes her fathers soul is trapped inside her cat, Moses. Living at her caregiver Ruths hostel, Irene spends every waking hour studying a mystical book that her parents left behind in the