Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. When fifteenyearold miguels time finally comes to leave his poor. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Setting miguel and his younger sister elena live with their grandmother on a ranch in the small mexican village san jacinto. Miguel has dreamed of joining his parents in california since the day they left him behind in mexico six years, eleven months, and twelve days ago. A portion of their journey is spent in guatemala and mata gente, a dangerous freight train that goes up all the way to the border of california. Apr 01, 2006 a mexican teen risks everything to emigrate illegally to the u. Ann jaramillo has been a middle school teacher in salinas, california since 1971. Mar 27, by lila quintero weaver description from the book jacket. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
When fifteenyearold miguels time finally comes to leave his poor mexican village, cross the border illegally, and join his parents in california, his younger sisters determination to join him soon imperils them both. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Biding his time for six years in a backwater mexican village, miguel, his younger sister elena and his grandmother survive on money his parents send monthly from california. May 20, a mexican teen risks everything to emigrate illegally to the u. Miguel lives in a small, poor town in mexico with his grandmother and younger sister. May 15, 2018 booktube the line by ann jaramillo duration. Ann jaramillo teaches english as a second language to mexicanamerican seventh and eighth graders in salinas, california, many of whom are migrants. A mexican teen risks everything to emigrate illegally to the u. Jaramillos intimate knowledge of the mexicanamerican immigrant journey comes through her work as an instructor of english as a second language, and her marriage of many years to luis jaramillo, a lawyer of mexicanamerican heritage who has served migrant farmworkers for decades. She teaches english as a second language to mexicanamerican. When fifteenyearold miguel leaves his rancho deep in mexico to migrate. Book trailer created by alicia vandenbroek of arlington, tx.
On the morning of his fifteenth birthday, miguels wait is over. Miguel has dreamed of joining his parents in california since the day they left him behind in mexico. Here is how his journey began, he first told his family he was going to the north by himself but his sister would like to go with him because of jealousy. See the progress your students make while they are reading. She has taught new immigrant arrival teenagers from mexico and students of mexican descent born in salinas, california. You can customize the printable with the options shown below, or you can just click the build printable button to create it now. Jan 25, 2011 book trailer created by alicia vandenbroek of arlington, tx. Miguel has dreamed of joining his parents in california since the day they left him. Ann jaramillo teaches english as a second language to mexicanamerican seventh and eighth graders in salinas, california. Fifteenyearold miguel and his thirteenyearold sister, elena, have been waiting. But miguels carefully laid plans change suddenly when his younger sister elena stows away and follows him.
A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. Although the epilogue illuminates their lives as adults. She is proud to be married to her husband, luis, an attorney representing migrant farmworkers, for thirtyeight years. When fifteenyearold miguels time finally comes to leave his poor mexican village, cross the b.
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