The Mayan Mission
Chapter One
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Alexa's eyes opened slowly and began to take in her surroundings
in the dimness of the early morning light. Everything looked so
familiar-the desk littered with stacks of magazines, the old rocking chair
strewn with clothes, the threadbare rug, and the Avril Lavigne poster
tacked to the wall, its edges badly frayed.
Reaching up to the window above her bed, Alexa raised the shade and
yawned widely as the bright rays of sunshine flooded her room. But instead
of getting up, she nestled her head back in her pillow and lay there languidly
as she thought about the fact that she was home again, after her
summer adventure in the Caribbean was abruptly curtailed. As much as she
loved her family and cherished her home in Ithaca, New York, she couldn't
help but feel ambivalent about being back. When she closed her eyes, she
saw a white sandy beach, a spectacular expanse of clear blue water with dolphins
cavorting playfully on the surface, and of course, she saw Jose.
They had met earlier that summer at a Marine Biology station off
the coast of Central America and immediately became fast friends,
despite their disparate backgrounds. He ... read full excerpt from The Mayan Mission: Another Mission. Another Country. Another Action-Packed Adventure. 1,000 New *SAT Vocabulary Words ebook
