Revenge of the Aztecs: A Story of 1920s Hollywood

Jamestown's American Portraits

by Susan Beth Pfeffer

In 1923, Alicia Martinez, living with Los Angeles oil millionaires, is thrilled to be cast in Revenge of the Aztecs , an epic film being produced in Hollywood by her best friend's father. When idols topple, rocks roll down hilss, and other mysterious events occur, Alicia must find out if these happenings are just accidnets or if she is the target of a criminal plan that threatens the completion of the movie as well as her safety. If they are not accidents, who is behind them? Could it be someone Alicia has loved and trusted for years? And if it is, can Alicia ever trust again?
Jamestown’s American Portraits explores the growth of different generations and cultures through the lives of young boys and girls. These titles are told from a diverse group of boys and girls, coming from different and unique backgrounds that represent America’s own diverse population, spanning from the Jamestown Settlement to the Civil Rights Movement.

Titles in this
• This Generation of A Story of the Civil Rights Movement, by Fredrick L. McKissack, Jr.
• The Road to A Story of the Reconstruction, by Jabari Asim
• All For A Story of Texas Liberation, by G. Clifton Wisler
• The Worst of A Story of the Great Depression, by James Lincoln Collier
• Wind on the A Story of the Civil War, by Laurie Lawlor
• When I Dream of Angelina’s Story, by Steven Kroll (1895 Italian Immigrant in NYC)
• An Eye for an A Story of the Revolutionary War, by Peter and Connie Roop
• Sweet An Immigrant’s Story, by Steven Kroll
• The Corn A Story of the Jamestown Settlement, by James Lincoln Collier
• Revenge of the A Story of 1920s Hollywood, by Susan Beth Pfeffer
• To Touch the A Story of World War II, by Karen Zeinert

120 pages, Paperback

First published February 12, 2001

About the author

Susan Beth Pfeffer was an American author best known for young adult and science fiction. After writing for 35 years, she received wider notice for her series of post-apocalyptic novels, officially titled "The Life as We Knew It Series", but often called "The Last Survivors" or "Moon Crash" series, some of which appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list.

Reviews

[Laurel · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have never read a book with this setting. Early 1900's in the USA. The era in which President Warren G. Harding died in office. Calvin Coolidge became president. Silent movies. Though not a character in the book, they mention the famous silent film star, Mary Pickford. Girls wear bulky large bathing suits for modesty. Cars are just becoming popular.
It was interesting to read something from this era, but the story itself was rather weak. A young teenage girl becomes orphaned and her father's wealthy employers take her in. She's in a world of Hollywood wealth and privilege. Her movie director neighbor asks her to be in a silent movie. Several others want her role and there is jealousy and she feels threatened at times.

[Stacy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book.