Author

Publication

2009 - Alfred A. Knopf, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

81,250 words, Guess

Page Count

325 pages

Identifiers

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.

Subjects

Genres

  • Fiction

Other Editions

  • Return to senderAlfred A. Knopf2009-01-01

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