The other side : stories of Central American teen refugees who dream of crossing the border
(Book)
Contributors
Harvey, Rosalind, 1982- translator.
Published
New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2019.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
147 pages ; 22 cm.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 3
Status
Land O'Lakes Branch Library - BOOK - Adult
YA 305.235 VILLALOBOS
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YA 305.235 VILLALOBOS
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Published
New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2019.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
MG+
Level 4.9, 3 Points
Level 4.9, 3 Points
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [145]-147).
Description
You can't really tell what time it is when you're in the freezer. Every year, thousands of migrant children and teens cross the U.S.-Mexico border. The journey is treacherous and sometimes deadly, but worth the risk for migrants who are escaping gang violence and poverty in their home countries. And for those refugees who do succeed? They face an immigration process that is as winding and multi-tiered as the journey that brought them here. In this book, award-winning Mexican author Juan Pablo Villalobos strings together the diverse experiences of eleven real migrant teenagers, offering readers a beginning road map to issues facing the region. These timely accounts of courage, sacrifice, and survival--including two fourteen-year-old girls forming a tenuous friendship as they wait in a frigid holding cell, a boy in Chicago beginning to craft his future while piecing together his past in El Salvador, and cousins learning to lift each other up through angry waters--offer a rare and invaluable window into the U.S.-Central American refugee crisis. In turns optimistic and heartbreaking, The Other Side balances the boundless hope at the center of immigration with the weight of its risks and repercussions. Here is a necessary read for young people on both sides of the issue. Every year thousands of migrant children and teens cross the U.S.-Mexico border. The journey is treacherous and sometimes deadly, but worth the risk for migrants who are escaping gang violence and poverty in their home countries. Those refugees who do succeed face an immigration process that is as winding and multi-tiered as the journey that brought them here. Villalobos strings together the diverse experiences of eleven real migrant teenagers, offering readers a beginning road map to issues facing the region.
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Starkey Ranch Theatre Library Cultural Center - BOOK - Adult | YA 305.235 VILLALOBOS | Checked Out | December 16, 2023 |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Villalobos, J. P., & Harvey, R. (2019). The other side: stories of Central American teen refugees who dream of crossing the border (First edition.). Farrar Straus Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Villalobos, Juan Pablo, 1973- and Rosalind Harvey. 2019. The Other Side: Stories of Central American Teen Refugees Who Dream of Crossing the Border. Farrar Straus Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Villalobos, Juan Pablo, 1973- and Rosalind Harvey. The Other Side: Stories of Central American Teen Refugees Who Dream of Crossing the Border Farrar Straus Giroux, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Villalobos, Juan Pablo, and Rosalind Harvey. The Other Side: Stories of Central American Teen Refugees Who Dream of Crossing the Border First edition., Farrar Straus Giroux, 2019.
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