First Crossing: Stories About Teen Immigrants
"Stories by eleven well-known authors touch on a variety of teen experiences, with enough attitude and angst to speak to young adults anywhere." — SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNALFleeing from political violence in Venezuela, Amina and her family have settled in the United States. Sarah, adopted, is...
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"Stories by eleven well-known authors touch on a variety of teen experiences, with enough attitude and angst to speak to young adults anywhere." — SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNALFleeing from political violence in Venezuela, Amina and her family have settled in the United States. Sarah, adopted, is desperate to know her Korean birth parents. Adrian’s friends have some spooky — and hilarious — misconceptions about his Romanian origins. Whether their transition is from Mexico to the United States or from Palestine to New Mexico, the characters in this anthology have all ventured far and have faced countless challenges. Each of these stories is unique, and each one has something to say to all of us.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780763632915 (0763632910)
Publish date: March 13th 2007
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Pages no: 240
Edition language: English
I didn't read all the stories in this book. I started at the end and then jumped around skipping the stories that didn't sound interesting. Halfway through the book, I realized a lot of the stories were written by white authors, and a lot of the authors were of a different ethnicity than their cha...
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