Enrique's journey : the true story of a boy determined to reunite with his mother / Sonia Nazario.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nazario, Sonia, author.

Contributor:

Immigrant and Refugee Experiences in Children's and Young Adult Literature Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immigrants.

Hondurans.

Immigrant children.

United States.

Hondurans--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Immigrant children--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Noncitizens--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Noncitizens.

Hondurans--Juvenile literature.

Immigrants--Juvenile literature.

Noncitizens--Juvenile literature.

Illegal immigration--Juvenile literature.

Illegal immigration.

Undocumented immigrants.

Genre:

Biographies.

Juvenile works.

Young adult non.

Biography.

Fiction.

Physical Description:

273 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : color illustrations, map ; 21 cm

Edition:

First Ember edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Ember, 2014.

Summary:

Documents the journey of a Honduran teen who braved hardship and peril to reunite with his mother after she was forced to leave him behind and seek migratory work in the United States.

Contents:

Map: Enrique's journey from Tegucigalpa to Nuevo Laredo

Boy left behind

Rebellion

Seeking mercy

Facing the beast

Gifts and faith

On the border

Dark river crossing

Perhaps a new life

Girl left behind

Unexpected reunions

Epilogue: two promises

Afterword: Women, children, and the immigrant debate.

Notes:

"Adapted for young people."

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Edition:

Reproduction of: Nazario, Sonia. New York : Delacorte Press, �2013

Reproduction of: Nazario, Sonia. New York : Delacorte Press, ©2013

ISBN:

9780385743280

0385743289

OCLC:

887846642