Description: You are living long ago during the height of the Aztec Empire. What was life like as a little priest or a traveling merchant? Can you make a living as a tax collector in a conquered town? Readers make the choices that determine their fates.
Brief description: Claudia Oviedo writes for children under various names. Reading about different mythologies is a favorite pastime with her kids. Honors include: 2009 Paterson Prize for Books for Young People, as well as the 2008 and 2015 Texas Institute of Letters Best Young Adult Book Award, and several starred reviews for her picture books.