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Indlæser... A Journey Toward Hopeaf Victor Hinojosa
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Amazon Review: Four unaccompanied migrant children come together along the arduous journey north through Mexico to the United States border in this ode to the power of hope and connection even in the face of uncertainty and fear. Every year, roughly 50,000 unaccompanied minors arrive at the US/Mexico border to present themselves for asylum or related visas. The majority of these children are non-Mexicans fleeing the systemic violence of Central America’s "Northern Triangle": Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala. A Journey Toward Hope tells the story of Rodrigo, a 14-year-old escaping Honduran violence; Alessandra, a 10-year-old Guatemalan whose first language is Q'eqchi'; and the Salvadoran siblings Laura and Nando. Though their reasons for making the trip are different and the journey northward is perilous, the four children band together, finding strength in one another as they share the dreams of their past and the hopes for their future. A Journey Toward Hope is written in collaboration with Baylor University’s Social Innovation Collaborative, with illustrations by the award-winning Susan Guevara (Chato's Kitchen, American Library Association Notable Book, New York Public Library's 100 Great Children’s Books / 100 Years). It includes four pages of nonfiction back matter with additional information and resources created by Baylor University's Global Hunger and Migration Project. Allessandra is ten. She leaves her home in Guatemala to find her mother who left to look for work four years ago. Laura is thirteen and her brother Nando is seven. Their parents are sending them on a journey from El Salvador to their aunt and uncle in the US. Rodrigo is from Honduras and is fourteen. He leaves his little sister behind to try to make it to Nebraska to join his parents. These four have a dangerous journey ahead of them, together and alone. They will travel through jungles, across borders, and travel on La Bestia, the train that crosses most of the continent. They will be hungry, cold, and risk injury. However, they will also meet many kind people who share the little they have with them. Thoughts of their families and hope for the future strengthen them and, after they meet at various stages of the journey, they work together to stay safe. This journey ends as they approach the border, but as they contemplate crossing into another new country and requesting asylum, they are full of hope. The soft, pastel pictures do not depict the dangers of the journey too graphically, but they are still realistic, showing loneliness, hunger, and injury. Fanciful creatures in the background speak to the children's own cultures and dreams. Nando, whose name means monkey, has a monkey in the background as he shows off his speed and stays close to his sister. Rodrigo means jaguar, and he protects and cares for the new friends he meets along the way. A raging beast crouches on top of the La Bestia, the dangerous train that transports them. Allesandra's butterfly keeps them full of hope and inspires them to keep going. Back matter explains the project that inspired this story, The Global Hunger and Migration Project and gives more background on the journey these children take, what awaits them in the United States, and the true stories behind their composite portraits. There is also a note from the artist, explaining the significance of the glyphs and figures in the art. This isn't something I would read aloud in storytime, but I would absolutely recommend it for reading and discussion in an elementary classroom, especially when talking about immigration, past and present (I would assume teachers would be aware of their students' past experiences so they are not touching on personally painful or traumatic subjects if they have any migrants with similar experiences.) Although it touches on painful realities, and adults will realize that the children's lives in the US, if they are admitted, may be just as hard and difficult as the lives they left, it is a story full of hope and invites readers to understand and help migrants in their own communities. Verdict: A necessary purchase, best included in tough topics or teaching sections. ISBN: 9781644420089; Published August 2020 by Six Foot Press; Review copy provided by the publisher; Donated to the library (A Spanish-language copy was also provided and I donated that to a neighboring library with a larger Spanish-speaking population than my own community.) ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
"Four unaccompanied migrant children come together along the arduous journey north through Mexico to the United States border in this ode to the power of hope and connection even in the face of uncertainty and fear."--Publisher's description. No library descriptions found. |
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It's so lovely that tales like these are getting out and showing the world. While it's a sad tale, it is a very hopeful story. We follow Alessandra as she tries to take a very tough journey. She is a refugee and is trying to get to safety with her family.
I think this is a marvelous way to introduce immigration to children, especially since in my community we have many children who have stories similar to this. I think it tells the story in an easy to follow way and makes it so you feel for the characters. It does make the story way safer and nicer than it (most likely) truly is. That being said, this is a children's picture book so it probably is better it didn't go into the rough depths of these tales.
The pictures are unique, but a little strange with the water colour pictures. They looked kind of weird to me on some of the pages, but I still kind of liked the style. It's a 3/5 for style on my accounts.
Overall, this is an important story and is told beautifully.
Three out of five stars.
Thank you to NetGalley and Six Foot Press for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review. ( )