Crossing

Train cars against pink and orange grid

Product Description: Manuel Luis Martínez explores the American obsession with mobility, the irrepressible hope that there must be something better somewhere and the relentless desire to move on in search of this elusive goal. Inspired by a newspaper account of thirteen undocumented workers left to suffocate in a boxcar outside El Paso, Crossing tells the story of Luis, a boy who leaves his small town in Mexico to seek his fortune in the United States.

Culture/Community: Mexican / Mexican American
Heritage & History: Hispanic Heritage and History
Themes for Middle Grade/YA: Immigration, Journeys, Crisis and Tragedy
Format: Novel
Audiobook: No
Age Level: Young Adult
Publisher: Bilingual Review Press