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Illegal

by Francisco X. Stork
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What does it mean to be illegal in the United States?

Life in Mexico is a death sentence for Emiliano and his sister Sara.To escape the violent cartel that is after them, they flee across the border, seeking a better life in the United States and hoping that they can find a way to bring their pursuers to justice.Sara turns herself over to the authorities to apply for asylum.Emiliano enters the country illegally, planning to live with their father.But now Sara is being held indefinitely in a detention facility, awaiting an asylum hearing that may never come, finding it harder every day to hold on to her faith and hope. Life for Emiliano is not easy either. Everywhere he goes, it's clear that he doesn't belong. And all the while, the cartel is closing in on them...Emiliano sets off on a tense and dangerous race to find justice, but can he expose the web of crimes from his place in the shadows?Award-winning author Francisco X. Stork's powerful follow-up to Disappeared delves with his usual sensitivity into the injustice that hides under the guise of the law in the United States. This is a timely and moving story that takes an unsparing look at the asylum process and the journey to find a new life in the US.
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Publisher: Scholastic Inc. Edition: Unabridged

OverDrive Listen audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781338605303
  • File size: 238549 KB
  • Release date: August 4, 2020
  • Duration: 08:16:58

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781338605303
  • File size: 238567 KB
  • Release date: August 4, 2020
  • Duration: 08:22:57
  • Number of parts: 7
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subjects

Suspense Thriller Young Adult Fiction Young Adult Literature

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English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:680
Text Difficulty:3

What does it mean to be illegal in the United States?

Life in Mexico is a death sentence for Emiliano and his sister Sara.To escape the violent cartel that is after them, they flee across the border, seeking a better life in the United States and hoping that they can find a way to bring their pursuers to justice.Sara turns herself over to the authorities to apply for asylum.Emiliano enters the country illegally, planning to live with their father.But now Sara is being held indefinitely in a detention facility, awaiting an asylum hearing that may never come, finding it harder every day to hold on to her faith and hope. Life for Emiliano is not easy either. Everywhere he goes, it's clear that he doesn't belong. And all the while, the cartel is closing in on them...Emiliano sets off on a tense and dangerous race to find justice, but can he expose the web of crimes from his place in the shadows?Award-winning author Francisco X. Stork's powerful follow-up to Disappeared delves with his usual sensitivity into the injustice that hides under the guise of the law in the United States. This is a timely and moving story that takes an unsparing look at the asylum process and the journey to find a new life in the US.
Expand title description text
Suspense Thriller Young Adult Fiction Young Adult Literature
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Scholastic Inc.
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9781338605303
    File size: 238549 KB
    Release date: August 4, 2020
    Duration: 08:16:58

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9781338605303
    File size: 238567 KB
    Release date: August 4, 2020
    Duration: 08:22:57
    Number of parts: 7

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  • Formats
    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    Lexile® Measure: 680
    Text Difficulty: 3
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