Lupita Manana
HarperCollins · Paperback · October 17, 2000
Crossing over the border is a dangerous business... ...But Lupita must cross from Mexico to America.
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- Who it’s for
- Lupita’s story brings the pressures of crossing borders into sharp focus, without letting go of tomorrow.
- Genres
- Immigration & Moving, US: Hispanic & Latino Stories, Homelessness & Poverty
- Published
- HarperCollins, October 17, 2000
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Crossing over the border is a dangerous business... ...But Lupita must cross from Mexico to America. After her father dies in a fishing boat accident in the seas near their small Mexican village, Lupita's family is left in poverty. Lupita and her big brother, Salvador, must smuggle themselves into the United States to earn money to support their mother and young siblings. America is not the land of opportunity they had hoped.
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A new language, hard labor, and the constant threat of la migra -- the immigration police--make every day a difficult challenge. But for feisty Lupita, there is always hope for a better manana -- tomorrow.
Hope Across Borders
Lupita’s story brings the pressures of crossing borders into sharp focus, without letting go of tomorrow.
Come here for
- A close-up of migration shaped by family responsibility
- The tension between hard labor, danger, and hope
Expect
- A sustained narrative about poverty, unfamiliar language, and precarious work
- Hope held alongside the risks of life across the border
Where it sits
| Immigration & Moving | 93% |
|---|---|
| Homelessness & Poverty | 61% |
| US: Hispanic & Latino Stories | 37% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Action & Adventure
- Survival Stories
- US Biographies
- US: Hispanic & Latino Stories
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- Family Stories
- Stories About Divorce
- Stepfamily Stories
- Girls & Young Women
- Authors
- Patricia Beatty
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- October 17, 2000
- Format
- Paperback
- Reading lane
- Action & Adventure