The Other Side
Stories of Central American Teen Refugees Who Dream of Crossing the Border
New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, [2019]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 147 pages ; 22 cm
For this striking, stripped-down account of youth immigration, Villalobos interviewed teens at various stages of the immigration process to illustrate their stories--the physical and emotional difficulties of their travels. He then changed certain elements of these stories in order to protect the children's identities. Each chapter brings forth the voice of one young immigrant's experience, from crossing the Mexican desert to gang violence to the "freezers" at ICE detention centers. Together, these teen voices paint a vivid and thought-provoking picture of US-Central American immigration and the American refugee crisis, which will resonate with young readers, educators, and fans of his adult fiction alike.
Contents:
Where are your kids? -- Now I'm going to sleep for a bit -- The other side means the other side -- There are snakes out there -- It was like cotton, but when I touched it, it was just ice -- I'd rather die trying to get out -- He and I got along really well -- How we were going to get there -- La Cabuya -- Before and after -- To this day -- Acknowledgments -- About the refugees.
Subjects:
Teenage refugees -- Central America -- Juvenile literature.
Teenage immigrants -- Central America -- Juvenile literature.
Central America -- Emigration and immigration -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Juvenile literature.
Teenage refugees -- Central America -- Juvenile literature.
Teenage immigrants -- Central America -- Juvenile literature.
Central America -- Emigration and immigration -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9780374305734
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
T SOCIAL SCI Vil | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Teen Nonfiction | In |
T SOCIAL SCI Vil | Southeast | Teen Nonfiction | In |