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Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Language
English
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"Emilio thinks he is living the American Dream: his parents, who emigrated from Guatemala to California, sacrifice daily to make sure of it. And his life seems relatively normal until he turns sixteen. Like most teenagers, Emilio is determined to get hisdriver's license-however, his mother dissuades him from doing so. When Emilio asks why, his parents reveal a shocking secret: he is undocumented. Emilio adjusts to his new normal. Under the Dreamers'...
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"Pulga has his dreams. Chico has his grief. Peque?a has her pride. And these three teens have one another. But none of them have illusions about the town they've grown up in and the dangers that surround them. Even with the love of family, threats lurk around every corner. And when those threats become all too real, the trio knows they have no choice but to run: from their country, from their families, from their beloved home. Crossing from Guatemala...
Author
Series
Shenandoah Album novels volume 2
Language
English
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When local minister Sam Kinkade's plans to welcome the area's growing Hispanic community to the church are met with resistance, he asks Elisa Martinez for guidance, and together they make things work with the help of a special group of women.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"From a mother whose children were taken from her at the U.S. border by the American government in 2018 and another mother who helped reunite the family, a crucial, searing story about the immigration odyssey, family separation and reunification, and the power of individuals to band together to overcome even the most cruel and unjust circumstances"--
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Español
Description
Tres jóvenes de los barrios bajos de Guatemala viajan a los Estados Unidos en busca de una mejor vida. En el camino a través de México conocen a Chauk, un indígena de la sierra de Chiapas que no habla español. Viajando juntos en trenes de carga, caminando en las vías del tren, pronto tendrán que enfrentar una odisea que cambiará sus vidas para siempre.
Three teenagers from the slums of Guatemala, travel to the United States to find...
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