Beast Rider: A Boy's Journey Beyond the Border

by Tony Johnston, Maria Elena Fontanot de Rhoads, a Elena Fontanot, et al.

Book Overview

In Beast Rider, award-winning author Tony Johnston and psychotherapistMaria Elena Fontanot de Rhoads "offer a sympathetic, illuminating portrait of the challenges faced by one undocumented immigrant" (Publishers Weekly, Starred Review).

Twelve-year-old Manuel leaves his small town in Mexico to join his older brother in Los Angeles. To cross the US border, he must become a "beast rider"--someone who hops on a train...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 141973363X
• ISBN13: 9781419733635
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8