Journey Of The Sparrows (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

Buss, Fran L.

ISBN 10: 0613608100 / ISBN 13: 9780613608107

Published by Turtleback Books, 2002

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A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Journey Of The Sparrows (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)
• Publisher: Turtleback Books
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0613608100
• ISBN 13: 9780613608107
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Maria and her brother and sister, Salvadoran refugees, are smuggled into the United States in crates and try to eke out a living in Chicago with the help of a sympathetic family.

From the Publisher

Nailed into a crate in the back of a truck, fifteen-year-old Maria, her older sister Julia, their little brother Oscar, and a boy named Tomas endure a cruel journey across the U.S. border and then north to Chicago. There they struggle to find work--cleaning, sewing, washing dishes--always careful to remain "invisible" so the authorities won't arrest and deport them.

Despite the family's ordeals, hope and love can be found--in Maria's budding romance with Tomas, in the help given by a kindly midwife and priest, and most of all, in the stories Maria tells to lift the family's spirits, of a little sparrow who brings a rainbow.

Starkly realistic and tenderly poetic, this powerfully moving story of the secret lives of immigrants who courageously triumph over incredible obstacles is not to be missed.