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Playing for the Devil's Fire

By Phillippe Diederich
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By Phillippe Diederich
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The bittersweet odyssey of a boy coming of age in a landscape broken by drugs, crime, and corruption.

Thirteen-year-old Boli and his friends are deep in the middle of a game of marbles. An older boy named Mosca has won the prized Devil's Fire marble. His pals are jealous and want to win it away from him. This is Izayoc, the place of tears, a small pueblo in a tiny valley west of Mexico City where nothing much happens. It's a typical hot Sunday morning except that on the way to church someone...

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Teens & YATeen FictionPeoples & Cultures - Teen FictionChoices & Transitions - Teen FictionMystery & Crime - Teen FictionMexican and Mexican American->Teen fictionCrime and criminals->Teen fictionMysteries->Teen fiction