crossingthewire

Crossing the Wire by Will Hobbs ISBN: 0-06-074138-4 ©2006 214 pages

Good sections to read aloud: pp. 5-6 where Rico is telling Victor how he’s going to “cross the wire” and how he’s going to do it

Summary: Our main character, 15 year old Victor, is struggling at the beginning of the book when he finds out that his best friend, Rico, is going to try and “cross the wire” into the United States illegally with money sent from his brother. Soon after Rico is gone, Victor realizes he is going to have to try and do the same thing because his family is in desperate need of money (his father has passed on). The difference between Rico and Victor is that Victor has no money. Still, he confides in his mother what his plans are and sets off. This journey is far from easy, and he fails and fails many times. Will he be able to make it to the United States, or will he have to go back home to Mexico?

YA fiction-- survival/adventure; voyages and travels; illegal aliens; Mexicans; best friends

© Jennifer Lang-WDMS-2007