The Long Road
Plattsburgh, N.Y. : Tundra Books, [1997]
Format: Book
Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 28 cm
Although life is difficult in José's Central American village, he enjoys playing football with his friends, sharing the large meals cooked by his aunts, and even going to school. But a civil war breaks out in his country. Outspoken people like his mother are in danger, so José and his mother must flee. The road north to make a new home is arduous and very long, but it is only the beginning of hard times. They face days of paperwork and nights in a hostel for refugees. Even when his mother finds work as an office cleaner, they must rely on a food bank. Slowly, the pieces of this new life begin to come together as José and his mother realize that they have finally arrived at the happy end of a very long road.
Subjects:
Latin Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Latin Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Emigration and immigration -- Juvenile fiction.
Latin Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Latin Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Emigration and immigration -- Juvenile fiction.
ISBN:
0887764088