Crossing the wire by Hobbs, Will 

Paperback(HarperTrophy, 2007)

BTSB #: 449011 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   
AR: 4.3 MG RC: 4.4 6-8 Lexile: 670

Genres:

Subjects: Voyages and travels - Fiction Survival skills - Fiction Illegal aliens - Fiction Mexicans - United States - Fiction Friendship - Fiction

Summary: Fifteen-year-old Victor Flores journeys north in a desperate attempt to cross the Arizona border and find work in the United States to support his family in central Mexico.

Land of the cranes by Salazar, Aida 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic Press, 2020)

BTSB #: 774628 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 5.1 MG Lexile: 890 F&P: Z

Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: Novels in verse Mexicans - United States - Fiction Families - Fiction Immigrants - Fiction Illegal aliens - Fiction Deportation - Fiction Detention of persons - Fiction Los Angeles (Calif.) - Fiction

Summary: Nine-year-old Betita and her parents fled Mexico after her uncle was killed by the cartels, and settled in Los Angeles seeking political asylum in what her father calls Aztlan, the land of the cranes; but now they have been swept up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, her father deported back to Mexico, and Betita and her mother confined in a family detention camp.

Mi papa es un agricola = My father, the farmworker by Perez Varela, J. Roman 

BTSB PreboundBILINGUAL(Lil' Libros, 2023)

BTSB #: 901747 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   


Genres: Spanish Bilingual Multicultural

Subjects: Bilingual books - English - Spanish Agricultural laborers - Fiction Mexicans - United States - Fiction Immigrants - Fiction

Summary: Where the fields meet the horizon, our harvesters gather the crops that fill our bellies, from sunrise to sunset. Told from the perspective of a proud son, this heartfelt and beautifully illustrated story illuminates the sacrifice and hardship that one father endures for his family. In Spanish and English.

Santiago's road home by Diaz, Alexandra 

Paperback(Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2020)

BTSB #: 276612 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 5.2 MG Lexile: 740 F&P: Z

Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Fiction Refugees - Fiction Detention of persons - Fiction Immigration and emigration - Fiction Mexicans - United States - Fiction Orphans - Fiction

Summary: Fleeing abusive relatives and extreme poverty in Mexico, young Santiago endures being detained by ICE while crossing the border into the United States.

Santiago's road home by Diaz, Alexandra 

BTSB Prebound(Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2020)

BTSB #: 276633 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 5.2 MG Lexile: 740 F&P: Z

Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Fiction Refugees - Fiction Detention of persons - Fiction Immigration and emigration - Fiction Mexicans - United States - Fiction Orphans - Fiction

Summary: Fleeing abusive relatives and extreme poverty in Mexico, young Santiago endures being detained by ICE while crossing the border into the United States.

Still dreaming = seguimos sonando by Martinez, Claudia Guadalupe 

BTSB Prebound(Children's Book Press, 2022)

BTSB #: 608538 Available

Dewey: EAges: 6-8   
AR: 3.3 LG

Genres: Historical Fiction Family Life Multicultural

Subjects: Immigration and emigration - Fiction Mexican Americans - Fiction Mexicans - United States - Fiction Family life - Texas - Fiction Spanish language - Reading materials United States - History|y20th century - Fiction

Summary: A child dreams of a life without borders after he and his parents are forced to leave their home during the Mexican Repatriation. In English and Spanish.

Tierra de las grullas by Salazar, Aida 

PaperbackSPANISH(Scholastic, 2021)

BTSB #: 774642 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.8 MG Lexile: 820

Genres: Spanish Language Multicultural

Subjects: Novels in verse Mexicans - United States - Fiction Families - Fiction Immigrants - Fiction Illegal aliens - Fiction Deportation - Fiction Detention of persons - Fiction Spanish language - Reading materials Los Angeles (Calif.) - Fiction

Summary: Nine-year-old Betita and her parents fled Mexico after her uncle was killed by the cartels, and settled in Los Angeles seeking political asylum in what her father calls Aztlan, the land of the cranes; but now they have been swept up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, her father deported back to Mexico, and Betita and her mother confined in a family detention camp. In Spanish.

Until I find Julian by Giff, Patricia Reilly 

Paperback(Yearling, 2016)

BTSB #: 378302 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 3.9 MG Lexile: 550 F&P: X

Genres:

Subjects: Missing persons - Fiction Brothers - Fiction Mexicans - United States - Fiction Unauthorized immigrants - Fiction Immigration and emigration - Fiction

Summary: Mateo's big brother Julian works in the United States. When the family doesn't hear from Julian for a few weeks, Mateo sneaks out and journeys north to find him, crossing the border with the help of a new friend, Angel.