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Author
Publisher
A. Whitman
Pub. Date
[1995]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
At first, a young girl does not like her new babysitter, Rosa, but after getting to know her and learning some Spanish language and customs, she is sad when Rosa returns to her family in Guatemala.
Publisher
Force Video [distributor]
Pub. Date
[2006], c1983
Language
Español
Description
Beginning in the mountains of Guatemama, El norte is the story of two brothers who leave their homeland in search of the "promised land" after their father is assassinated by the government. It is a journey filled with never-to-be forgotten dangers and hardships. A dangerous journey that makes for a better life.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"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 his driver'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'...
Author
Publisher
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
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"--
Author
Publisher
HarperCollinsEspanol
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Español
Appears on list
Description
De una madre cuyos hijos le fueron arrebatados en la frontera de los Estados Unidos por el gobierno estadounidense en 2018 y otra madre que ayudo a reunir a la familia, una historia crucial y ardiente sobre la odisea de la inmigracion, la separacion y la reunificacion familiar, y el poder de las personas para unirse para superar incluso las circunstancias mas crueles e injustas. "
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Pulga has his dreams. Chico has his grief. Peque na 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...
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