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Santiago's road home

Fleeing abusive relatives and extreme poverty in Mexico, young Santiago endures being detained by ICE while crossing the border into the United States.

Main Author: Diaz, Alexandra (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2020]
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Refugees > Juvenile fiction.
Detention of persons > Juvenile fiction.
Emigration and immigration > Juvenile fiction.
Mexicans > United States > Juvenile fiction.
Orphans > Juvenile fiction.
Summary: Fleeing abusive relatives and extreme poverty in Mexico, young Santiago endures being detained by ICE while crossing the border into the United States.
Item Description: "A Paula Wiseman Book."
Includes Glossary of Terms
Physical Description: 325 pages ; 22 cm
Audience: Ages 8-12.
Grades 4-6.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9781534446236
1534446230
Author Notes: Alexandra Diaz is the award-winning author of The Only Road , The Crossroads , Santiago's Road Home , and Farewell Cuba, Mi Isla . The Only Road was a Pura Belpré Honor Book and won the Américas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature, as well as numerous other accolades. Santiago's Road Home was an International Latino Book Award gold medalist and an ALA Notable Children's Book. Farewell Cuba, Mi Isla was a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year, was selected as a Children's Book Council Teacher's Favorite title, and received two starred reviews. Alexandra is the daughter of Cuban refugees and a native Spanish speaker. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, but got her master's in writing for young people at Bath Spa University in England. Visit her at Alexandra-Diaz.com.

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