
Enrique's Journey (the Young Adult Adaptation)
The True Story of a Boy Determined to Reunite With His Mother
Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · August 5, 2014
Adapted for young people, this edition of Enrique’s Journey is written by Sonia Nazario and based on the adult book of the same name.
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- Who it’s for
- A young person’s true story brings migration’s daily struggles and complicated choices into focus.
- Themes
- Migration and migrant hardship, Family separation and reunion, Survival and family responsibility
- Genres
- Immigration for Teens, Cultural Heritage Lives, Hispanic & Latino U.S. History for Teens
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Adapted for young people, this edition of Enrique’s Journey is written by Sonia Nazario and based on the adult book of the same name. It is the true story of Enrique, a teenager from Honduras, who sets out on a journey, braving hardship and peril, to find his mother, who had no choice but to leave him when he was a child and go to the United States in search of work.
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Enrique’s story will bring to light the daily struggles of migrants, legal and otherwise, and the complicated choices they face simply trying to survive and provide for the basic needs of their families. The issues seamlessly interwoven into this gripping nonfiction work for young people are perfect for common core discussion. Includes an 8-page photo insert, as well as an epilogue that describes what has happened to Enrique and his family since the adult edition was published. “A heartwrenching account. Provides a human face, both beautiful and scarred, for the undocumented. A must read."--Kirkus Reviews, Starred "Nazario's straightforward . . . journalistic writing style largely serves the complex, sprawling story effectively. A valuable addition to young adult collections."—School Library Journal "This powerfully written survival story personalizes the complicated, pervasive, and heart-wrenching debates about immigration and immigrants' rights and will certainly spark discussion in the classroom and at home."—Booklist An NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People A Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book of the Year A Junior Library Guild Selection
A Human Lens
A young person’s true story brings migration’s daily struggles and complicated choices into focus.
Come here for
- A personal route into difficult questions about migration and family
- Journalistic nonfiction centered on lived experience
Expect
- A gripping account of hardship and peril
- Issues that invite discussion, without easy answers
Where it sits
| Immigration for Teens | 92% |
|---|---|
| Cultural Heritage Lives | 68% |
| Hispanic & Latino U.S. History for Teens | 43% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Parents
- Caribbean & Latin America for Teens
- Immigration for Teens
- Authors
- Sonia Nazario
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- August 5, 2014
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Migration and migrant hardship · Family separation and reunion · Survival and family responsibility
- Reading lane
- Parents