Language: G (0 swears 0 'f'); Mature Content: G; Violence: PG (peril, injury)
BUYING ADVISORY: MS - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Now safely across the border into the United States, 12yo Petra Luna is desperate to keep her family together, she's a hard worker but she is only twelve and she's trying to support her little sister, baby brother and abuela. There are so many refugees in San Antonio and not enough work or housing for everyone. Petra will work on her days off just to keep her job. But the odds are against her, as soon as her employer finds someone a little older and a little stronger, Petra is let go. She thought life would be so much easier on the other side of the river.
A darling companion to "The Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna," Dobbs continues the story, but the situation is so different, the plot isn't dependent on having read book 1. I loved Petra's resilience, and way the refugees of the Mexican revolution are portrayed. Although the story takes place more than 100 years ago, I found it interesting and relevant. Petra and her family are Mexican
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