Neuware - An award-winning, moving, and timely story about the families of undocumented workers by renowned author Julia Alvarez. After Tyler's father is injured in a tractor accident, his family is forced to hire migrant Mexican workers to help save their Vermont farm from foreclosure. Tyler isn't sure what to make of these workers. Are they undocumented And what about the three daughters, particularly Mari, the oldest, who is proud of her Mexican heritage but also increasingly connected to her American life. Her family lives in constant fear of being discovered by the authorities and sent back to the poverty they left behind in Mexico. Can Tyler and Mari find a way to be friends despite their differences In a novel full of hope, but with no easy answers, Julia Alvarez weaves a beautiful and timely story that will stay with readers long after they finish it. Winner of the Pura Belpr� Award Winner of the Am�ricas AwardAn NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies 'A must-read.' -Kirkus Reviews 'Communicates in compassionate and expressive prose the more difficult points of perhaps the most pressing social issue of our day.' -San Antonio Express-News 'This timely novel, torn right from the newspaper headlines, conveys a positive message of cooperation and understanding.' -School Library Journal 'The plot is purposive, with messages about the historical connections between migrant workers today and the Indians' displacement, the Underground Railroad, and earlier immigrants seeking refuge. . . . The questions raised about the meaning of patriotism will spark debate.' -Booklist 'A tender, well-constructed book.' -Publishers Weekly.

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Titel: Return to Sender
Verlag: Random House Children's Books Sep 2010
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN-10: 0375851232
ISBN-13: 9780375851230
Einband: Taschenbuch
Zustand: Neu
Abmessungen: Breite: 193 mm, H�he: 134 mm, Tiefe: 27 mm
Gewicht: 238 Gramm

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An award-winning, moving, and timely story about the families of undocumented workers by renowned author Julia Alvarez.

After Tyler’s father is injured in a tractor accident, his family is forced to hire migrant Mexican workers to help save their Vermont farm from foreclosure. Tyler isn’t sure what to make of these workers. Are they undocumented? And what about the three daughters, particularly Mari, the oldest, who is proud of her Mexican heritage but also increasingly connected to her American life. Her family lives in constant fear of being discovered by the authorities and sent back to the poverty they left behind in Mexico. Can Tyler and Mari find a way to be friends despite their differences?

In a novel full of hope, but with no easy answers, Julia Alvarez weaves a beautiful and timely story that will stay with readers long after they finish it.

Winner of the Pura Belpr� Award
Winner of the Am�ricas Award
An NCSS-CBC Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies

“A must-read.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Communicates in compassionate and expressive prose the more difficult points of perhaps the most pressing social issue of our day.” —San Antonio Express-News

“This timely novel, torn right from the newspaper headlines, conveys a positive message of cooperation and understanding.” —School Library Journal

“The plot is purposive, with messages about the historical connections between migrant workers today and the Indians’ displacement, the Underground Railroad, and earlier immigrants seeking refuge. . . . The questions raised about the meaning of patriotism will spark debate.” —Booklist

“A tender, well-constructed book.” —Publishers Weekly

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Julia Alvarez is the award-winning author of How the Garc�a Girls Lost Their Accents and In the Time of the Butterflies. Her highly acclaimed books for young readers include The Secret Footprints, A Gift of Gracias, the T�a Lola series, Finding Miracles, and Return to Sender. Alvarez has won numerous awards for her work, including the Pura Belpr� and Am�ricas awards for her children’s books, the Hispanic Heritage Award in Literature, and the F. Scott Fitzgerald Award for Outstanding Achievement in American Literature. In 2013, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Obama. She is currently a writer-in-residence at Middlebury College and, together with her husband, Bill Eichner, established Alta Gracia, a sustainable coffee farm/literacy center in the Dominican Republic. Visit her on the Web at juliaalvarez.com.

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