Jess

This is one of the American Girls series of books, but is not part of any of the standard series.

Jess is 10 years old and her parents have taken her to the country of Belize. Her parents are archaeologists and they are exploring Mayan ruins.

Jess finds that she has to get used to a country that is very different, weather that is a lot hotter, and a jungle that can hide some very nasty surprises. She makes friends there, though, and even ends up helping to raise a baby parrot. She learns about the country's culture, both it's good and its bad.

She and her friend Sarita even end up managing to make their own important archaeological discovery, although it's sort of by accident.

It's a really good story, the characters being written well and the descriptions of what is going on being realistic; you can almost see the ruins yourself as you read. A very good book.

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