Senderos Fronterizos (Breaking Through) (Hardcover)

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This is one of those little books with an enormous impact. It could almost pass for a fantasy, considering the trials and adversity the author went through on the road to growing up. Not only is interesting for those who were born and grew up never worrying about "la migra", it is, as the back co...

from janetburt66

Pura Belpre Honor Award Americas Award Winner for Children's and Young Adult Literature Best Books for Young Adults Booklist Editor's Choice This sequel to The Curcuit is a fictionalized memoir of Jimenez's teenage years in the late 1950s, when the family finally stayed in one place and Francisco...

from Camsterw27

I think this is a great book to learn about immigrant culture and how hard it is to come to a new country. I think many of my students could benefit from seeing what their parents went though to bring them here.

from WeeziesBooks

Another excellent book for ages 12 to adult about the life of a migrant gentleman.

from janetburt66

Pura Belpre Honor Award Americas Award Winner for Children's and Young Adult Literature Best Books for Young Adults Booklist Editor's Choice This sequel to The Curcuit is a fictionalized memoir of Jimenez's teenage years in the late 1950s, when the family finally stayed in one place and Francisco...