Francisco X. Stork
3 SeriesFrancisco X. Stork is a Mexican-American author known for his YA coming-of-age novels. Born in Mexico, he moved to El Paso at age 9 and later attended Spring Hill College, Harvard University, and Columbia Law School. Before retiring, he practiced law for 33 years.
In "Disappeared" by Francisco X. Stork, Sara Zapata races against time to rescue her kidnapped best friend, using a recent death threat as a crucial clue. Meanwhile, her brother Emiliano faces a moral dilemma when offered a lucrative opportunity to join the criminal network responsible for the kidnapping. As the siblings navigate their perilous circumstances in Juarez, they confront life-altering choices between justice, family, and survival. With the criminal web closing in on Sara, their only escape route leads them across the desert to the United States.
