Again set in Guatemala, this time guerrilla soldiers attack the village where Santiago and his family live. Everything is lost including his parents...only Santiago and his four-year-old sister survive. He decides to try to make it to America, so they set sail in a sea kayak. This is a harrowing tale of the two children out on the sea, trying to make it to a better place. Danger comes at them from all sides. Is it possible to survive this voyage? Heart-wrenching adventure. 224 pages Ages 10-14
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- Rayo 2002
Year Published
- 2002
Keywords
- adventure
- boys/girls books for girls books for boys
- girls
- Hispanic
- historical fiction
- immigrants
- immigration and emigration
- journeys
- multicultural
- refugees
- running away
- sailing
- siblings
- violence
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