Una Jornada Hacia La Esperanza - by Victor Hinojosa & Coert Voorhees (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The story of four unaccompanied migrant children coming together along the arduous journey north through Mexico to the United States border, A Journey to Hope is an ode to the power of hope and connection to the uncertainty and fear.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>La historia de cuatro niños migrantes no acompañados que se unen a lo largo del arduo viaje hacia el norte a través de México hasta la frontera de los Estados Unidos, <i>Una jornada hacia la esperanza</i> es una oda al poder de la esperanza y la conexión ante la incertidumbre y el miedo.</b></p><p>Cada año, aproximadamente 50,000 menores no acompañados llegan a la frontera entre los Estados Unidos y México para presentarse para asilo o visas relacionadas. La mayoría de estos niños huyen de la violencia sistémica del "Triángulo del Norte" de Centroamérica: Honduras, El Salvador y Guatemala. <i>Una jornada hacia la esperanza</i> cuenta la historia de Rodrigo, un niño de 14 años que escapa de la violencia hondureña; Alessandra, una guatemalteca de 10 años cuyo primer idioma es el Q'eqchi '; y los hermanos salvadoreños Laura y Nando. Aunque sus razones por hacer el viaje son diferentes y la jornada hacia el norte es peligroso, los cuatro niños se unen y se fortalecen mientras se comparten los sueños de su pasado y las esperanzas de su futuro.</p><p>Escrito en colaboración con el Proyecto Global sobre el Hambre y la Migración en la Colaboración de Innovación Social de la Universidad de Baylor, <i>Una jornada hacia la esperanza</i> presenta cuatro páginas de información adicional y recursos para padres, maestros de escuela, bibliotecarios y otros.</p><p><b>This is the Spanish Language Edition of <i>A Journey Toward Hope</i>.</b> Four unaccompanied migrant children come together along the arduous journey north through Mexico to the United States border in this ode to the power of hope and connection even in the face of uncertainty and fear.</b></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>Praise for Susan Guevara, <i>Chato's Kitchen</i> <ul> <li>Winner of the Pura Belpre Award for Illustration </li> <li>An ALA Notable Book</li> <li>A Parents' Choice Award Winner </li> </ul></p> <p>Wickedly funny. . . . Guevara's cats are delicious send-ups of barrio characters, and Soto's words glisten with wit. Salud to this magical pairing of talents. -- <b> <i> Publishers Weekly </i> </b>, starred review</p> <p>Fresh and satisfying. . . Distinctly seasoned with the sights and sounds of East Los Angeles; the sprinkling of Spanish words and phrases adds the perfect flavor. -- <b> <i>Horn Book </i> </b></p> <p>A really cool book. . . . Soto adeptly captures the flavor of life in el barrio in this amusing tale. Guevara's striking illustrations enrich the text with delightful, witty details. -- <b><i>School Library Journal</b></i>, starred review</p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Victor Hinojosa</b> is Associate Professor of Political Science in the Honors Program at Baylor University where his primary research is in Latin American Politics and U.S.-Latin American relations. His articles have appeared in scholarly books and journals including <i>Terrorism and Political Violence, Political Science Quarterly</i>, the <i>Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion</i>, and more. Dr. Hinojosa currently directs the Baylor Migration Project, a social innovation laboratory at Baylor University that is bringing together an interdisciplinary team of faculty and students to address the challenges of child migration from Mexico and the Northern Triangle of Central America (Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador). In collaboration with the Texas Hunger Initiative, Mennonite Central Committee, and others Dr. Hinojosa and his students are working to design interventions into this challenging humanitarian crisis. <p/><b>Coert Voorhees</b> is the author of the novels <i> On the Free</i>, <i>In Too Deep</i> (Junior Library Guild Selection), <i>Lucky Fools</i> (Junior Library Guild Selection), and <i>The Brothers Torres</i> ALA Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults), as well as the <i>Storm Wranglers</i> children's book series. He has been a Fulbright scholar in Chile and Visiting Writer in Residence at Rice University, and he now lives with his family in Houston, Texas. <p/><b>Susan Guevara</b> is a visual storyteller. She tells her tales with illustrations, paintings, drawings, and sculptures. For 27 years, her work as a children's picture book illustrator has been recognized for its contribution to literature set in Latino culture. Her work has been included in <i>The New York Times</i> Ten Best Illustrated Books of the Year, won two Pura Belpré Illustrator Awards and the inaugural Tomás Rivera Award, and most recently, a Pura Belpré Honor Award for her book <i>Little Roja Riding Hood</i> (written by Susan Middleton Elya). Her book <i>Chato's Kitchen</i> (written by Gary Soto) was recognized as one of the Best 100 Books of the Last 100 Years by the New York Public Library. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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