Bibliograph

Enrique's journey, Sonia Nazario

Type

Label

Enrique's journey, Sonia Nazario

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

5.6, ATOS Level

resource.interestGradeLevel

UG/Upper grades (9th-12)

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Enrique's journey

Medium

electronic resource eBook

Nature of contents

dictionaries

resource.readingGradeLevel

Grade 4

Responsibility statement

Sonia Nazario

Summary

In this astonishing true story, award-winning journalist Sonia Nazario recounts the unforgettable odyssey of a Honduran boy who braves unimaginable hardship and peril to reach his mother in the United States. When Enrique is five years old, his mother, Lourdes, too poor to feed her children, leaves Honduras to work in the United States. The move allows her to send money back home to Enrique so he can eat better and go to school past the third grade.Lourdes promises Enrique she will return quickly. But she struggles in America. Years pass. He begs for his mother to come back. Without her, he becomes lonely and troubled. When she calls, Lourdes tells him to be patient. Enrique despairs of ever seeing her again. After eleven years apart, he decides he will go find her.Enrique sets off alone from Tegucigalpa, with little more than a slip of paper bearing his mother's North Carolina telephone number. Without money, he will make the dangerous and illegal trek up the..

Table Of Contents

Map: Enrique's journey from Tegucigalpa to Nuevo Laredo -- Boy left behind -- Seeking mercy -- Facing the beast -- Gifts and faith -- On the border -- Dark river, perhaps a new life -- Girl left behind -- Afterword: Women, children, and the immigration debate

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