Dam

A dying engineer leaves Rafael Silva a video confession: he helped build Mexico's San Pedro Dam with cheap, unsafe materials. Rafael travels there to inspect it, but the supply company's owner will do anything to keep the truth buried. When a crack opens in the dam, Rafael has to act fast to save the valley below.

These gentle reads are brimming with spirited characters and positive values, with a little extra excitement and bite, so hold on tight. Written expressly for the middle-grade striving reader, the series contains no strong language, edgy themes, or dysfunctional families. In fact, family is the main theme of these titles, and one particular family is the focus, with its uncanny knack for finding humor, hope, and colorful personalities even in unusual circumstances. Written at the lowest reading levels, the story structure is straightforward and moves the reader through the text quickly and efficiently.

Themes: Honesty; integrity; doing the right thing; courage