Libro de honor Pura Belpr 2022 - Uno de los mejores libros del 2021 seg NYPL y NPR - Texas Bluebonnet Master List Selection Basado en una historia real, este es el intr pido y arriesgado viaje de una ni a que decide cruzar la frontera hacia los Estados Unidos para trasladar a su familia a un lugar seguro durante la Revoluci n Mexicana. Es 1913 y la mam de Petra Luna ha muerto mientras la Revoluci n hace estragos en M xico. Antes de que los soldados se llevaran a su pap , Petra, de solo 12 a os, le promete que cuidar de la familia que le queda: su abuelita, su hermana peque a Amelia y su hermanito Luisito, hasta que puedan reunirse con l. Juntos huyen hacia el norte y cruzan el desierto cruel en busca de un refugio seguro. Cada noche cuando Petra cierra los ojos piensa en todos sus sue os, especialmente el de aprender a leer. Abuelita llama a esos sue os "sue os descalzos" "Son como nosotros, indios y campesinos descalzos. . . no est n destinados a ir muy lejos". Pero Petra se niega a creerlos imposibles. Atravesando desiertos y campos de batalla, hambre y miedo, Petra mantendr a salvo a su familia y la guiar hacia una vida mejor al otro lado de la frontera de Estados Unidos, un lugar donde sus sue os descalzos finalmente podr an convertirse en realidad.ENGLISH DESCRIPTION 2022 Pura Belpr Honor Book - NYPL Best Book of 2021 - Texas Bluebonnet Master List Selection - NPR Best Book of 2021Based on a true story, the tale of one girl's perilous journey to cross the U.S. border and lead her family to safety during the Mexican Revolution. It is 1913, and twelve-year-old Petra Luna's mama has died while the Revolution rages in Mexico. Before her papa is dragged away by soldiers, Petra vows to him that she will care for the family she has left--her abuelita, little sister Amelia, and baby brother, Luisito--until they can be reunited. They flee north through the unforgiving desert as their town burns, searching for safe harbor in a world that offers none. Each night when Petra closes her eyes, she holds her dreams close, especially her long-held desire to learn to read. Abuelita calls these barefoot dreams: "They're like us barefoot peasants and indios--they're not meant to go far." But Petra refuses to listen. Through battlefields and deserts, hunger and fear, Petra will stop at nothing to keep her family safe and lead them to a better life across the U.S. border--a life where her barefoot dreams could finally become reality.
Format:Library Binding
Language:Spanish
ISBN:B0GMZ7HX4H
ISBN13:9798855034905
Release Date:November 2023
Publisher:Bound to Stay Bound Books
Length:315 Pages
Age Range:9 to 12 years
Grade Range:Grades 4 to 7
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Format: Library Binding
Condition: New
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