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2021
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J FICTION DOBBS, A.P.
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J FICTION DOBBS, A.P.
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Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
J FICTION DOBBS, A.P.
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J FICTION DOBBS, A.P.
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"Based on a true story, the tale of one girl's perilous journey to cross the U.S. border and lead her family to safety during the Mexican Revolution. "Wrenching debut about family, loss, and finding the strength to carry on."--Booklist, starred review "Blazes bright, gripping readers until the novel's last page."--Publishers Weekly, starred review "Vital and perilous and hopeful."--Alan Gratz, New York Timesbestselling author of Refugee It is 1913,...
Author
Earliest Publication Date
2021
On Shelf
Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
J FICTION DOBBS, A.P.
1 available
J FICTION DOBBS, A.P.
1 available
On Shelf
Downers Grove Public Library - 1st Floor - Kids
J FICTION DOBBS, A.P.
1 available
J FICTION DOBBS, A.P.
1 available
Description
"Petra Luna is in America, having escaped the Mexican Revolution and the terror of the Federales. Now that they are safe, Petra and her family can begin again, in this country that promises so much. Still, twelve-year-old Petra knows that her abuelita, little sister, and baby brother depend on her to survive. She leads her family from a smallpox-stricken refugee camp on the Texas border to the buzzing city of San Antonio, where they work hard to build...