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My Shoes and I/Mis zapatos y yo: Crossing Three Borders/Cruzando tres fronteras
By Laínez, René Colato
- ISBN
- 9781558858848
- Publisher
- Piñata
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2019 | Picture Books
Gr 2–5—Wearing the new shoes his mother has sent, a young boy and his father embark on a difficult journey across three countries to reach her in the United States. The story is based on the author's own experience of leaving El Salvador and going across Guatemala and Mexico with his father in 1985. Wearing his new shoes, young René leaves his home and friends on a windy day. In Guatemala he is chased by hungry dogs, and in Mexico City Papá loses hi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
