the true story of a boy determined to reunite with his mother
Nazario, Sonia
Sixteen-year-old Enrique embarks on a journey to find his mother, who eleven years earlier had illegally entered the United States hoping to find work and make enough money to send home to her starving family in Honduras.
Addresses the issues of family and illegal immigration through the story of a young boy's dangerous journey from Honduras to the U.S. in search of his mother, who left him and his sibling behind to make a better life for her family.
The True Story of a Boy Determined to Reunite with His Mother
Nazario, Sonia
2014
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.
Addresses the issues of family and illegal immigration through the story of a young boy's dangerous journey from Honduras to the U.S. in search of his mother, who left him and his sibling behind make a better life for her family.
the true story of a boy determined to reunite with his mother : adapted for young people
Nazario, Sonia
Enrique jumped from trains, faced violent gangs, and got sent back to Honduras seven times, but he was determined to cross the U.S. border and find his mother.
the true story of a boy determined to reunite with his mother
Nazario, Sonia
2013
Sixteen-year-old Enrique embarks on a journey to find his mother, who eleven years earlier had illegally entered the United States hoping to find work and make enough money to send home to her starving family in Honduras.
Addresses the issues of family and illegal immigration through the story of a young boy's dangerous journey from Honduras to the U.S. in search of his mother, who left him and his sibling behind make a better life for her family.
