• Binding Paperback
  • 368 pages
  • Type Chapter Book

Al otro lado del río / The Other Side of the River

Al otro lado del río / The Other Side of the River

  • Ages 9–12
  • Grades 4–8
  • Fiction or nonfiction Fiction
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Al otro lado del río / The Other Side of the River

De la autora de Los sueños descalzos de Petra Luna, Libro de Honor Pura Belpré 2022, llega una novela fascinante. Petra Luna, de doce años, ha escapado de la Revolución Mexicana y ya está en Estados Unidos. Ahora debe guiar a sus dos hermanos menores y a su abuelita desde un campo de refugiados hasta San Antonio, entre oportunidades y obstáculos. Mientras la familia construye poco a poco una nueva vida, Petra sueña con aprender a leer y escribir, pero descubre los mismos extremos de riqueza y pobreza que creía haber dejado atrás y debe decidir por qué vale la pena luchar.

English

The Other Side of the River

From the author of the 2022 Pura Belpré Honor Book Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna comes a moving sequel. Twelve-year-old Petra Luna has escaped the Mexican Revolution and reached the United States. Now she must lead her two younger siblings and her abuelita from a refugee camp to San Antonio, meeting opportunity and obstacles at every corner. As her family slowly builds a new life, Petra dares to dream of learning to read and write—yet the same extremes of wealth and poverty follow her, testing her courage and forcing her to decide what is truly worth fighting for.

Details and credits

Author & illustrator Spanish book type and author
Spanish book type
Transadapted
Author
Alda P. Dobbs
Book details Type, binding, genre, fiction or nonfiction and more
Type
Chapter Book
Binding
Paperback
Genre
Historical Fiction
Fiction or nonfiction
Fiction
Subject
Latin American History and Culture
Pages
368
Dimensions
5.22 x 7.94 x .83 (Inches)
Reader fit Ages and grades
Ages
9, 10, 11, 12
Grades
Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6-8
Publication details ISBN, publisher and copyright
ISBN
9781644738443
Publisher
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Copyright
2024