Having crossed the Rio Grande into Texas with his mother in search of a new life, Joaquín receives help and friendship from Prietita, a brave young Mexican American girl.
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- ISBN: 9780892391134
- Author: Anzaldua, Gloria
- Illustrator: Mendez, Consuelo
- Published: 1993 , Children's Book Press (CA)
- Themes: Friendship, Mexican Americans
- Descriptors: Americas, Latinx in US, North America, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction, United States
- No. of pages: 32