Caravan to the north : Misael's long walk
Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: Spanish Publisher: Toronto ; Berkeley : Groundwood Books, House of Anansi, 2019Description: 111 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 23 cmISBN:- 9781773063294
- 1773063294
- Caravana al norte. English
- Caravans -- Juvenile fiction
- Families -- El Salvador -- Juvenile fiction
- Emigration and immigration -- Juvenile fiction
- El Salvador -- Juvenile fiction
- El Salvador -- Social conditions -- Juvenile fiction
- El Salvador -- Emigration and immigration -- Juvenile fiction
- Mexico -- Juvenile fiction
- Tijuana (Baja California, Mexico) -- Juvenile fiction
- United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Poetry
- 863/.64 23
- PQ7539.2.A67 C3713 2019
- cci1icc
- Issued also in electronic format
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J APP Animorphs #4 The message / | J APP Animorphs #5 The predator / | J APP Animorphs #7 The stranger / | J ARG Caravan to the north : Misael's long walk | J AUE Transformers : | J AVI The seer of shadows | J AVI Gold rush girl |
Translation of: Caravana al norte.
Translated by Elizabeth Bell.
"This novel in verse is a powerful first-person account of Misael Mart�inez, a Salvadoran boy whose family joins the caravan heading north to the United States. We learn all the different reasons why people feel the need to leave -- the hope that lies behind their decision, but also the terrible sadness of leaving home. We learn about how far and hard the trip is, but also about the kindness of those along the way. Finally, once the caravan arrives in Tijuana, Misael and those around him are relieved. They think they have arrived at the goal of the trip -- to enter the United States. But then tear gas, hateful demonstrations, force and fear descend on these vulnerable people. The border is closed. The book ends with Misael dreaming of El Salvador. This beautiful and timely story is written in simple but poetic verse by Jorge Argueta, the award-winning author of Somos como las nubes / We Are Like the Clouds. Award-winning Mexican illustrator Manuel Monroy illuminates Misael's journey. An author's note is included, along with a map showing the caravan's route."--
Issued also in electronic format
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