02638cam a2200277 4500 1650505987 TxAuBib 20241008120000.0 ||||||s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781250847843 1250847842 0030664508 Axis360 TxAuBib Gonzalez, Elvira K. Hurdles in the Dark [Boundless]. Roaring Brook, 2024. 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 Educated and Athlete A. 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. 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. Soon, she catches the attention of a renowned high school coach, an adult man in his 30s. As they train, their coach-student relationship begins to change, becoming sexual. At just seventeen years old, Elvira experiences the dangers many young athletes face, especially those who are marginalized. In spite of these towering obstacles, Elvira eventually propels herself to become one of the top ranked hurdlers in the USA and the first in her family to go to college. This inspiring true story of grit, tenacity, and hope traces Elvira's path as she overcomes impossible hurdles in her race to freedom. Format: Blio. YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Hispanic & Latino; YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Sports & Recreation; YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / Civil & Human Rights. Teen - Grade 10-12, Age 15-18. Importer Version: 2016-03-11.01 Import Date: 2024-10-08 20:00:03. YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Social Topics Civil & Human Rights. YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Biography & Autobiography Sports & Recreation. YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Hispanic & Latino. https://hslibrary.boundless.baker-taylor.com/Title?itemId=0030664508 TXHSP