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• Just Another Story

  a Graphic Migration Account

  Saade, Ernesto

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  From Bibliocommons: "When Carlos was nineteen, his mother decided to leave her life in El Salvador. Refusing to let her go without him, Carlos joined the journey north. Together they experienced the risks countless people faces as they…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Through Fences

  Aldama, Frederick Luis, 1969-

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  From Bibliocommons: "Collection of short comics about life near the US-Mexico border. Touches on issues of immigration, detainment, policing, sexuality, racism, and violence"-- The first story, Dora, is the story of a young boy's migration…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Journey

  My Story of Migration

  Onofre Valencia, Luis, 1989-

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  From Bibliocommons: "The story of young Mexican immigrant in the U.S. Luis Onofre Valencia."

• Frontera

  Anta, Julio

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  From Bibliocommons: "Publisher Annotation: Mateo makes the dangerous journey back home to the United States through the Sonoran Desert with the help of a new friend, a ghost named Guillermo in a supernatural borderland odyssey by debut…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Borderless

  De Leon, Jennifer, 1979-

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  From Bibliocommons: "Caught in the cross hairs of gang violence, seventeen-year-old fashion designer, Maya, and her mother set off on a perilous journey from Guatemala City to the US-Mexico border."

• Home. Vol. 1

  Anta, Julio

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  "After being separated from his mother at the US border, a young Guatemalan immigrant must lean to harness his emerging super-human abilities while being hunted by the federal government. Julio Anta and Anna Wieszczyk debut with a deeply…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Evangelina Takes Flight

  Noble, Diana J.

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  According to Google Books, Evangelina Takes Flight is based on the life of the author's paternal grandmother and stories from her own childhood.

• Santiago's Road Home

  Diaz, Alexandra

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  From Bibliocommons: "Fleeing abusive relatives and extreme poverty in Mexico, young Santiago endures being detained by ICE while crossing the border into the United States."

• Land of the Cranes

  Salazar, Aida

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  From Bibliocommons: "Nine-year-old Betita and her parents fled Mexico after her uncle was killed by the cartels, and settled in Los Angeles seeking political asylum and safety in what her father calls Aztlan, the land of the cranes; but…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Are Not From Here

  Torres Sanchez, Jenny

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  From Bibliocommons:"Pulga has his dreams. Chico has his grief. Pequeña has her pride. And these three teens have one another. But, none of them have illusions about the town they've grown up in and the dangers that surround them. Even with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna

  Dobbs, Alda P.

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  From Bibliocommons: "Based 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"--

• The Distance Between Us

  Grande, Reyna

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  From Amazon description: "Award-winning author Reyna Grande shares her compelling experience of crossing borders and cultures in this middle grade adaptation of her “compelling…unvarnished, resonant” (BookPage) memoir, The Distance Between…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Enrique's Journey

  the True Story of a Boy Determined to Reunite With His Mother (adapted for Young People)

  Nazario, Sonia

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  From Bibliocommons: "Documents the journey of a Honduran teen who braved hardship and peril to reunite with his mother after she was forced to leave him behind and seek migratory work in the United States."

• Caravan to the North

  Misael's Long Walk

  Argueta, Jorge

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  From Bibliocommons: "This novel in verse is a powerful first-person account of Misael Martínez, a Salvadoran boy whose family joins the caravan heading north to the United States. We learn all the different reasons why people feel the need…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Travesía

  a Migrant Girl's Cross-border Journey : El Viaje De Una Joven Migrante

  Gerster, Michelle, 1979-

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  From Bibliocommons: "This compelling young adult graphic memoir, based on real events, tells the story of Gricelda, a fifteen-year-old Mexican girl who attempts to cross the border into America with her mother and younger brother in search…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Disappeared

  Stork, Francisco X.

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  From Bibliocommons: "Four months ago Sara Zapata's best friend, Linda, disappeared from the streets of Juarez, and ever since Sara has been using her job as a reporter to draw attention to the girls who have been kidnapped by the criminals…Read moreRead more of this annotation