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Author
Publication
2009 - Alfred A. Knopf, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
81,250 words, Guess
Page Count
325 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivereturntosender00alva
- Internet Archivereturntosender0000alva
- ISBN-139780375858383
- ISBN-139780375958380
- ISBN-100375858385
and 8 more
- ISBN-10037595838X
- LibraryThing6107794
- Goodreads4599006', '3236586
- Library of Congress Control Number2008023520
- OCLC Control Number226357648
- Better World Books9780375858383
- Better World Books9780375958380
- Open LibraryOL17007230M
Classifications
- DDC[Fic]
- LCCPZ7.A48 Re 2009
- LCCPZ7.A48Re 2009
Description
After Tyler's father is injured in a tractor accident, his family is forced to hire migrant Mexican workers to help save their Vermont farm from foreclosure. Tyler isn't sure what to make of these workers. Are they undocumented? And what about the three daughters, particularly Mari, the oldest, who is proud of her Mexican heritage but also increasingly connected her American life. Her family lives in constant fear of being discovered by the authorities and sent back to the poverty they left behind in Mexico. Can Tyler and Mari find a way to be friends despite their differences?In a novel full of hope, but no easy answers, Julia Alvarez weaves a beautiful and timely story that will stay with readers long after they finish it.From the Hardcover edition.
Description
After his family hires migrant Mexican workers to help save their Vermont farm from foreclosure, eleven-year-old Tyler befriends the oldest daughter, but when he discovers they may not be in the country legally, he realizes that real friendship knows no borders.
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Genres
- Fiction
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