Juventud! Growing up on the Border: Stories and Poems

by Guadalupe Garcia McCall

Book Overview

Borders are magical places, and growing up on a border, crossing and recrossing that space where this becomes that, creates a very special sort of person, one in whom multiple cultures, languages, identities and truths mingle in powerful ways. In these eight stories and sixteen poems, a wide range of authors explore issues that confront young people along the US-Mexico border, helping their unique voices to be heard and never ignored. Featuring the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0615778259
• ISBN13: 9780615778259
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Vao Publishing
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.2" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7