Beast rider : a boy's journey beyond the border / Tony Johnston and María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Amulet Books, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: 181 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781419733635
- 141973363X
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Fiction | Johnston Tony | Available | 33111009379849 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Twelve-year-old Manuel leaves his small town in Mexico to join his older brother in Los Angeles. To cross the US border, he must become a "beast rider"-someone who hops on a train. The first time he tries, he is stopped by the Mexican police, who arrest and beat him. When he tries again, he is attacked by a Mexican gang and left for dead. Just when Manuel is ready to turn back, he finds new hope. Villagers clothe and feed him, help him find work, and eventually boost him back onto the train. When he finally arrives in LA and is reunited with his brother, he is elated. But the longer he's there, the more he realizes that something isn't right. Thrilling and heartfelt,Beast Rideris a coming-of-age story that reveals how a place and its people help to define you.
Includes glossary (pages [160]-167) and authors' note (pages [168]-171.)
Having faced great danger, twelve-year-old Manuel finally succeeds in hopping a train out of Mexico but after reuniting with his brother in Los Angeles, he realizes something is not right.