Land of the cranes
Nine-year-old Betita and her parents fled Mexico after her uncle was killed by the cartels, and settled in Los Angeles seeking political asylum and safety in what her father calls Aztlan, the land of the cranes; but now they have been swept up by by the government's Immigration Customs Enforcem...
| Main Author: | Salazar, Aida (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Scholastic Press,
2020.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
Nine-year-old Betita and her parents fled Mexico after her uncle was killed by the cartels, and settled in Los Angeles seeking political asylum and safety in what her father calls Aztlan, the land of the cranes; but now they have been swept up by by the government's Immigration Customs Enforcement, her father deported back to Mexico, and Betita and her mother confined in a family detention camp--Betita finds heart in her imagination and the picture poems her father taught her, but each day threatens to further tear her family apart. |
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| Physical Description: |
243 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. |
| Audience: |
Ages 8-12. Grades 4-6. |
| ISBN: |
9781338343809 1338343807 |
| Author Notes: |
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