Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
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 journey 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. Written in collaboration with Baylor University's' Social Innovation Collaborative, and from the illustrator of Chato's Kitchen (included in New York Public Library's Best 100 Books of the last 100 Years), A Journey Toward Hope is a celebration of their humanity and an ode to the power of hope and connection even in the face of uncertainty and fear.
Includes four pages of nonfiction back matter with additional information and resources created by the Baylor Social Innovation Collaborative.
Synopsis
La historia de cuatro ni os migrantes no acompa ados que se unen a lo largo del arduo viaje hacia el norte a trav s de M xico hasta la frontera de los Estados Unidos, Una Jornada Hacia la Esperanza es una oda al poder de la esperanza y la conexi n ante la incertidumbre y el miedo.
Cada a o, aproximadamente 50,000 menores no acompa ados llegan a la frontera entre los Estados Unidos y M xico para presentarse para asilo o visas relacionadas. La mayor a de estos ni os huyen de la violencia sist mica del "Tri ngulo del Norte" de Centroam rica: Honduras, El Salvador y Guatemala. Una Jornada Hacia la Esperanza cuenta la historia de Rodrigo, un ni o de 14 a os que escapa de la violencia hondure a; Alessandra, una guatemalteca de 10 a os cuyo primer idioma es el Q'eqchi '; y los hermanos salvadore os Laura y Nando. Aunque sus razones por hacer el viaje son diferentes y la jornada hacia el norte es peligroso, los cuatro ni os se unen y se fortalecen mientras se comparten los sue os de su pasado y las esperanzas de su futuro.
Escrito en colaboraci n con el Proyecto Global sobre el Hambre y la Migraci n en la Colaboraci n de Innovaci n Social de la Universidad de Baylor, Una Jornada Hacia la Esperanza presenta cuatro p ginas de informaci n adicional y recursos para padres, maestros de escuela, bibliotecarios y otros.
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"An emotional entry point to a larger, necessary discussion on this complex and difficult subject." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Superbly illustrated by artist Susan Guevara, A Journey Toward Hope is a compelling commentary on one of the primary social issues of today."-- Midwest Book Review
- Una jornada hacia la esperanza is the Spanish-language version of A Journey Toward Hope, a collaboration with Baylor University's Social Innovation Collaborative program.
- Baylor's communications and public relations offices will be coordinating publicity and media campaigns for Dr. Hinojosa.
- The illustrator, Susan Guevara, is the award-winning illustrator of Chato's Kitchen by Gary Soto, and more than 20 other books for children. She aims to portray the characters with "the utmost dignity and purpose and humanity that they so richly deserve."