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La Linea
Contributor(s): Jaramillo, Ann (Author)
ISBN: 0312373546     ISBN-13: 9780312373542
Publisher: Square Fish
OUR PRICE:   $8.09  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: July 2008
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Annotation: Miguel's life is just beginning. Or so he thinks. Fifteen-year-old Miguel leaves his "rancho" deep in Mexico to migrate to California across "la linea," the border, in a debut novel of life-changing, cliff-hanging moments.  But Miguel's carefully laid plans change suddenly when his younger sister Elena stows away and follows him. Together, Miguel and Elena endure hardships and danger on their journey of desperation and desire, loyalty and betrayal. An epilogue, set ten years after the events of the story, shows that you can't always count on dreams--even the ones that come true.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Mexico
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - Siblings
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emigration & Immigration
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Measure: 650
Physical Information: 0.43" H x 5.54" W x 8.2" (0.32 lbs) 144 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Mexican
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 106423
Reading Level: 4.3   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 5.0
 
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Publisher Description:

Miguel has dreamed of joining his parents in California since the day they left him behind in Mexico six years, eleven months, and twelve days ago. On the morning of his fifteenth birthday, Miguel's wait is over.
Or so he thinks. The trip north to the border--la l nea--is fraught with dangers. Thieves. Border guards. And a grueling, two-day trek across the desert. It would be hard enough to survive alone. But it's almost impossible with his tagalong sister in tow.
Their money gone and their hopes nearly dashed, Miguel and his sister have no choice but to hop the infamous mata gente as it races toward the border. As they cling to the roof of the speeding train, they hold onto each other, and to their dreams. But they quickly learn that you can't always count on dreams--even the ones that come true.

Latino Interest.

Contributor Bio(s): Jaramillo, Ann: - Ann Jaramillo is the author of the young adult novel La Linea. She teaches English as a Second Language to Mexican-American seventh and eighth graders in Salinas, California.