Border Patrol

By Joseph Bruchac

This first-person novel in verse follows Lily, a middle-grade Mohawk girl, who lives on the Akwesasne Mohawk Reservation which is divided between the United States and Canada. As readers learn about her daily life and the history of her people, Lily spots a child floating in the river. She races to rescue the girl only to learn that she is an illegal immigrant - a refugee from Myanmar. How will Lily get the girl back to her family and undetected by the authorities?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147888777X
• ISBN13: 9781478887775
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: Newmark Learning LLC
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 8