false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176059689m/588142.jpg 588142 4 <p> When falling crop prices threaten his family with starvation, fifteen-year-old Victor Flores heads north in an attempt to "cross the wire" from Mexico into the United States so he can find work and send money home. But with no coyote money to pay the smugglers who sneak illegal workers across the border, Victor must struggle to survive as he jumps trains, stows away on trucks, and hikes grueling miles through the Arizona desert. </p> <p> Victor's journey is fraught with danger, freezing cold, scorching heat, hunger, and dead ends. It's a gauntlet run by millions attempting to cross the border. Through Victor's often desperate struggle, Will Hobbs brings to life one of the great human dramas of our time. </p> 914353 2006 Crossing the Wire total:209|5:48|4:75|3:63|2:20|1:3| 209 772 285 71 3 1 false false Sun Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 21:07:57 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 14:22:29 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false true Wed Jun 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 19:28:03 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 19:32:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Apr 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 19:38:21 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 19:39:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Oct 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 20:20:54 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 18:46:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Sep 18 08:14:45 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 18 08:23:00 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 04:26:52 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 20:29:30 -0700 2009
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