Crime: Human Trafficking,Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Discrimination: Xenophobia,Language: Racial or Ethnic Epithet/Slur,Language: Strong Language,Social Issue: Political Viewpoint/Satire,Violence: Death,Violence: General,Violence: Sexual Assault/Rape Reference/Discussion
It’s 2032, and in this near-future America, all citizens are chipped and everyone is tracked—from buses to grocery stores. It’s almost impossible to survive as an undocumented immigrant, but that’s exactly what sixteen-year-old Vali is doing. She and her family have carved out a stable, happy life in small-town Vermont, but when Vali’s mother’s counterfeit chip starts malfunctioning and the Deportation Forces raid their town, they are forced to flee.
Now on the run, Vali and her family are desperately trying to make it to her tia Luna’s in California, a sanctuary state that is currently being walled off from the rest of the country. But when Vali’s mother is detained before their journey even really begins, Vali must carry on with her younger brother across the country to make it to safety before it’s too late.
Topics Voyages and travels. Brothers and sisters. Illegal aliens. Undocumented immigrants. Hispanic and Latino Americans. Science fiction. Dystopian. Prejudice and racism. Xenophobia. Refugees.
Trim Size 8 3/10" x 5 1/2"
JLG Span Winter
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2020-08-31
JLG Release Date Nov 2020
Minimum grade 9
Maximum grade 12
Reading level High
Format Print
Young Adult Plus (Grades 9 & Up)
Young Adult Plus
Young Adult Plus (Grades 9 & Up)
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