Beyond the Serpent's Heart

Nothing ruins a first date like a kidnapping and learning you're the Mayan god destined to destroy the world.Pakál, raised in the U.S. by his refugee mother, ignores the Mexican kids who taunt him for being Indio and the Anglo kids who shun him. He stoically pursues his version of the American dream – a good college, a law degree, and enough money to support his mother and marry the gringo girl of...