Theme: illegal

No Safe Place

By Book Importer | Published: December 17, 2010

Orphaned and plagued with the grief of losing everyone he loves, 15-year-old Abdul has made a long, fraught journey from his war-torn home in Baghdad, only to end up in The Jungle — a squalid, makeshift migrant community in Calais. Desperate to escape, he takes a spot in a small, overloaded England-bound boat that’s full [...]

Descriptors: Asia, Iraq, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , » 1 Comment

La Línea

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

When fifteen-year-old Miguel’s time finally comes to leave his poor Mexican village, cross the border illegally, and join his parents in California, his younger sister’s determination to join him soon imperils them both.
Take a closer look at La Línea as examined in WOW Review.

Descriptors: Americas, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Mexico, Realistic Fiction, United States of America » Other Themes: , , , » 9 Comments