Search Results: Returned 17 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 17
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2019., Adolescent, Amulet Books Call No: ADVENTURE FIC JOH Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "To be reunited with his brother, twelve-year-old Manuel will have to cross the border and survive the perilous journey from Mexico to Los Angeles"--Provided by publisher.
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2018., Juvenile, Greenhaven Publishing Call No: 325.73 Bor Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Series Title: Current controversies.Summary Note: Offers a series of essays which address both sides of the border wall with Mexico debate focusing on the ethics and cost of building the wall.
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2005., Back Bay books Call No: 304.87 Urr Edition: 1st Back Bay pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Recounts the case of twenty-six men who attempted to cross the Mexican border into the desert of southern Arizona through a region called Devil's Highway and were betrayed by a smuggler.
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[2016], Pre-adolescent, Aladdin Call No: 973 .046872 Edition: Young readers editi Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Presents a middle-grade adaptation of the memoir of Reyna Grande about her childhood longing for her absent father, who left Mexico to find work in America to make a dream life for his family. She dreamed of his return, but things didn't work out like that--instead, Reyna found herself following him on her own dangerous journey from El Otro Lado to find him. Along the way, books and writing helped save her.
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[2016], Pre-adolescent, Aladdin Call No: B Edition: Young readers ed., 1st Aladdin hardcover ed. 2016. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "At the age of 8, Reyna Grande made the dangerous and illegal trek across the border from Mexico to the United States, and discovered that the American Dream is much more complicated that it seemed"--Provided by publisher.
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2012., Atria Books Call No: Global Studies Edition: 1st Atria Books har Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Reyna Grande chronicles her life as an undocumented immigrant, from her border crossing at age nine, discussing her difficult relationship with her father, and other complications with her family during childhood. (Socio-Economic Diversity).
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2009., Little, Brown Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Nineteen-year-old Nayeli becomes very aware of the lack of men in Tres Camarones after watching the movie "The Magnificent Seven" at a local theater, and comes up with a plan to travel to the U.S.--Illinois specifically--and recruit a group of men to return with her to Mexico to protect and repopulate her remote village.
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2006., Roaring Brook Press Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Contributor biographical information Publisher description Summary Note: When fifteen-year-old Miguel's time finally comes to leave his poor Mexican village, cross the border illegally, and join his parents in California, his younger sister's determination to join him soon imperils them both.
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[2019]., Pre-adolescent, Mason Crest Call No: 394.1 POO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Connecting cultures through family and food.Summary Note: Viewing Mexican culture and food through family customs.
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2021., Primary, Kokila Call No: E Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A boy and his father cross the United States-Mexico border every other Saturday, visiting their favorite places, spending time with family and friends, and sharing in the responsibility of community care"--Provided by the publisher.
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2021., Primary, Kokila Call No: [E] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A boy and his father cross the United States-Mexico border every other Saturday, visiting their favorite places, spending time with family and friends, and sharing in the responsibility of community care"--
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2021., Adolescent, Vintage Espanol, una division de Penguin Random House LLC Call No: WORLD LANGUAGES FIC SAN Edition: Primera edicion Vintage Espanol. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: When the dangers in their hometown force them to flee, three teenagers follow the route of La Bestia, a perilous train system that might lead them to a better life, if they can survive the trip.
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[2016]., Magnetic Press Call No: GN B Sandoval Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A autobiographical, graphic novel account of the author's journey toward love as he illegally crossed the US-Mexico boarder.
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[2020]., Adolescent, Philomel Books Call No: REALISTIC F SAN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Three teenagers from Guatelama escape through Mexico and attempt to reach the U.S. border.
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[2020]., Adolescent, Philomel Books Call No: Class Set FIC SAN Availability:60 of 75 At Location(s) Summary Note: Pulga has his dreams. Chico has his grief. Pequeña 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 through Mexico, they follow the route of La Bestia, the perilous train system that might deliver them to a better life -- if they are lucky enough to survive the journey. With nothing but the bags on their backs and desperation drumming through their hearts, Pulga, Chico, and Pequeña know there is no turning back, despite the unknown that awaits them. And the darkness that seems to follow wherever they go.
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2021., Adolescent, Penguin Books Call No: Realistic Fic Torres Sanchez Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Three Guatemalan teens--Pequeña, Pulga, and Chico--are caught in the web of a local gang and are desperate to get way out. Pulga and Chico have witnessed a murder and must join the gang or die. Pequeña suffered abuse at the hands of the gang's leader Rey and gave birth to his child. The three close friends flee for the United States, desperate to seek sanctuary, and face a perilous journey across Mexico.
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2008., Praeger Call No: 304.8 Sto Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Written by a journalist, this comprehensive work explains why Spanish-speaking workers leave their homes and risk their lives in order to seek employment in the United States. It includes interviews with migrants, politicians, law officers, and farm and sweatshop employers.
