Summary
"Four unaccompanied migrant children come together along the arduous journey north through Mexico to the United States border in this ode to the power of hope and connection even in the face of uncertainty and fear."--Publisher's description. Full description
Summary: |
"Four unaccompanied migrant children come together along the arduous journey north through Mexico to the United States border in this ode to the power of hope and connection even in the face of uncertainty and fear."--Publisher's description. |
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Item Description: |
"Published in partnership between Baylor University and Six Foot Press"--Acknowledgments. |
Physical Description: |
36 unnumbered pages : color illustrations, map ; 29 cm |
ISBN: |
9781644420089 1644420082 |
Author Notes: |
Coert Voorhees is the author of the novels On the Free , In Too Deep (Junior Library Guild Selection), Lucky Fools (Junior Library Guild Selection), and The Brothers Torres ALA Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults), as well as the Storm Wranglers children's book series. He has been a Fulbright scholar in Chile and Visiting Writer in Residence at Rice University, and he now lives with his family in Houston, Texas. Susan Guevara is a visual storyteller. She tells her tales with illustrations, paintings, drawings, and sculptures. For 27 years, her work as a children's picture book illustrator has been recognized for its contribution to literature set in Latino culture. Her work has been included in The New York Times Ten Best Illustrated Books of the Year, won two Pura Belpré Illustrator Awards and the inaugural Tomás Rivera Award, and most recently, a Pura Belpré Honor Award for her book Little Roja Riding Hood (written by Susan Middleton Elya). Her book Chato's Kitchen (written by Gary Soto) was recognized as one of the Best 100 Books of the Last 100 Years by the New York Public Library. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. |