Hurdles in the Dark av Elvira K. Gonzalez

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<p><b>A Mexican-American teen girl dreams of winning an athletic scholarship against all odds in a Texas border town. This true story of survival, strength, and triumph is perfect for fans of </b><b><i>Educated</i></b><b> and <i>Athlete A.</i></b><br><br> Twenty-four hours: that''s how long fourteen-year-old Elvira Gonzalez is given to come up with the $40,000 she needs to save her kidnapped mother from a drug cartel. It''s 2006 and Elvira''s hometown of Laredo, Texas, has become engulfed by the Mexican Drug War. Elvira''s life is unraveling around her¿setting her on a harrowing path that leads her to being locked up in one of South Texas''s worst juvenile detention centers.<br><br> After Elvira''s released from juvie, she''s resolved to never go back. That''s when her unexpected salvation arrives in the form of 33-inch-high plastic hurdles. Determined to win a track scholarship out of Laredo, Elvira begins breaking into the school, alone, at 5:30 in the morning to practice hurdling. S