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Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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ALA Youth Media Awards 2023 - Children
Hispanic Heritage Month - Children
Immigrant Heritage Month - Children
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Hispanic Heritage Month - Children
Immigrant Heritage Month - Children
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Description
After traveling to Tijuana, Mexico, Noemi and her mother are denied entry at the border and must find the refugee in charge of the notebook, an unofficial ledger of those waiting to cross into the United States. Includes author's note.
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Hispanic Heritage Month - Spanish & Bilingual Kids
NCSS / CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People K-2 2023
Pura Belpré Award Winner & Honor Books - Present to 1996
Tejas Star List 2023-24 (Spanish & bilingual Gr. K-5)
NCSS / CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People K-2 2023
Pura Belpré Award Winner & Honor Books - Present to 1996
Tejas Star List 2023-24 (Spanish & bilingual Gr. K-5)
Description
"Before, the sun drenched the yard. Our neighbor's laughter danced in the streets. Now, the streets are quiet. Papa is gone, and we are no longer safe here. We are leaving, too. In this moving and stunningly-illustrated picture book, Noemi and Mama flee their home in Mexico, and head for the US border. There, they look for The Notebook Keeper-- the person in charge of a ledger for those waiting to cross, and they add their names to the book. As the...
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