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Crossing the Wire Hardcover - 2006
by Will Hobbs
When his family is threatened with starvation, 15-year-old Victor Flores heads north in an attempt to "cross the wire" from Mexico into the United States. But with no money to pay the smugglers who sneak illegals across the border, Victor must fend for himself.
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When falling crop prices threaten his family with starvation, fifteen-year-old Victor Flores heads north in a desperate attempt to "cross the wire" from Mexico into the United States so he can find work and send money home. But with no "coyote money" to pay the smugglers who sneak illegal workers across the border, Victor must struggle to survive as he jumps trains, stows away on trucks, and hikes grueling miles through the Arizona desert.
Victor's journey is fraught with danger, as he faces freezing cold, scorching heat, hunger, and dead ends. It's a gauntlet run by millions attempting to cross the border. Through Victor's often desperate struggle, Will Hobbs brings to life one of the great human dramas of our time.
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- Title Crossing the Wire
- Author Will Hobbs
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1st/1st
- Pages 224
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher HarperCollins, New York
- Date 2006-04
- Features Dust Cover, Maps
- ISBN 9780060741389 / 0060741384
- Weight 0.79 lbs (0.36 kg)
- Dimensions 8.56 x 6.04 x 0.84 in (21.74 x 15.34 x 2.13 cm)
- Ages 08 to 12 years
- Grade levels 3 - 7
- Reading level 670
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Mexican
- Ethnic Orientation: Hispanic
- Ethnic Orientation: Latino
- Geographic Orientation: Arizona
- Topical: Self-Esteem
- Library of Congress subjects Friendship, Voyages and travels
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005019697
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Citations
- Booklist, 05/01/2006, Page 83
- Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 07/01/2006, Page 500
- Hornbook Guide to Children, 07/01/2006, Page 341
- Kirkus Review - Children, 03/01/2006, Page 231
- Kliatt, 03/01/2006, Page 12
- Multicultural Review, 12/01/2006, Page 91
- School Library Journal, 05/01/2006, Page 128
- Voice of Youth Advocates, 04/01/2006, Page 46
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