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Illegal

by Bettina Restrepo (Goodreads Author)

3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 · rating details · 296 ratings · 98 reviews

A promise. Quinceanera. A promise that we would be together on my fifteenth birthday . . .

Instead, Nora is on a desperate journey far away from home. When her father leaves their beloved Mexico in search of work, Nora stays behind. She fights to make sense of her loss while living in poverty--waiting for her father's return and a better day. When the letters and money stop...more

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Published March 8th 2011 by Katherine Tegen Books (first published March 1st 2011)

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Aug 11, 2011 Cara rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, realistic-fiction, whoa-that-s-heavy

I'm so glad that Bettina Restrepo decided to write this book. No matter how you feel about people crossing the border, do read this story. It invites the reader to see that there are whole lives and stories behind all these people who make the scary decision of starting a life in a place where they are not welcome.

Nora is a hardworking girl living in a small town in Mexico. She misses her papi something fierce since he left to America to help provide for the family. Lately though the money has...more I'm so glad that Bettina Restrepo decided to write this book. No matter how you feel about people crossing the border, do read this story. It invites the reader to see that there are whole lives and stories behind all these people who make the scary decision of starting a life in a place where they are not welcome.

Nora is a hardworking girl living in a small town in Mexico. She misses her papi something fierce since he left to America to help provide for the family. Lately though the money has not been coming in and he hasn't called in long time and Nora is worried. With much resistance from her mother and grandmother, she convinces them that they have to go search for him. Nora and her mom make their way to the border and discover the harsh reality of what it is to be an immigrant but also the hope there is in new chances and dreams.

Number one thing I liked was that there is no love interest. I am a romantic but a love story here would have felt wrong and unrealistic. Nora is too busy trying to find her father and just trying to survive in a new place. Along the way she does find good people, but encounters a lot of brick walls because of the language barrier. The author doesn’t shy away from some of the grittier parts of this experience, which makes for a more satisfying read. Nora is a realistic character who complains and despairs, but at the same time does her best to persevere. She really feels like school will be her opportunity to do better, and for the longest time I did not appreciate my education. It just seemed like a whole lot of pressure and more of a burden than a blessing, but it truly is a good thing. It's so true; you don't realize what you have until you have to live without it.

The one downfall I felt was the short length, but other than that I loved it. The story is typical and sad, but speaks the truth of the immigrant experience. Most of us in America come from immigrant backgrounds and since I have Hispanic roots this story had a strong resonance over me. I wish I had more to say; obviously I give the book a hearty recommendation.
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May 04, 2011 Julia Driscoll rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: appropriate-for-high-school, appropriate-for-middle-school, civil-rights, death-grief, families, friendship-school, realistic-fiction

This was a very well done book and would be a great choice for anyone interested in the immigrant experience or for reluctant readers (nice short chapters & a quick read overall).

What I loved about this book is the way that this book drew me into feeling her emotions. I didn't get the feeling, as I do with some sad stories, that I was supposed to feel guilty for my fairly decent life, or that the author was being over dramatic. She presented Nora's emotions and situations simply, making the...more

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Apr 26, 2011 Melannie :) added it

Shelves: first-reads, read-2011

"... We might not matter to America, but we are important to eachother."

Quotes like this one made me loved this book, it is so real,
and I know in the immigrants situation everyone has their different opinion,
but we need to realize that everyone also has a story and it's important to listen before we judge.

And I listened, I listened carefully to this girl's story, even though she's fictional. 'Cause we never know
her story might be someone else's story too.

So, I started reading this book about 2 w...more

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Mar 25, 2011 Medeia Sharif rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: elevensies, read-in-2011

Nora's family isn't doing too well. Because they need money to support their farm in Mexico, her father leaves for the U.S. in search of work. Money and letters stop coming from him. Nora decides it's best to go to Texas to find her father so that he can fulfill his promise: they'll be together for her fifteenth birthday.

Nora and her mother embark on a grueling trip to Texas. Once there, they struggle to find housing, food, jobs and false papers. They're surrounded by the cruel and the kind. Nor...more

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Mar 31, 2011 Mary rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The story was very good I enjoyed it very much. I just didn't like certain parts of how the book was written. I think like the words in Spanish could have been better, better phrases; there were some phrases that really didn't make sense.... and Spanish is my first language... I don't know, just if there were more "real" words and phrases hispanic community really uses, other than that the story was very touching and interesting.

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Mar 23, 2011 Crystal rated it 4 of 5 stars

I believe family and survival are the important themes of this book. Family and friends are what help us get through life. We have to do what we can to make it...especially in tough circumstances. This books illustrates that we can work out the issues we have by working hard and relying on family when we can. Nora is very young and struggles with issues that children shouldn't have to worry about like poverty, working a job, money problems, safety, etc. But she works hard, meets new friends and...more

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Apr 25, 2013 Lasly rated it 4 of 5 stars

The book "Illegal" was about a young girl that goes and looks for her father in the United States. Her grandma is against her because she does not want her to go. The girl is going with her mom but she needs someone to take care of her grandma. Everything is fine until she gets a letter from her dad and she doesn’t tell her mom about the letter. She went to the bank to pick up the money her dad sends her and he did not send any money and her mom finds out and almost faints. That’s when they deci...more

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Aug 01, 2011 Sarah rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: teen, immigration, mexico, texas, culture

Nora should be getting excited for her Quinceanera, her celebration of becoming a woman on her 15th birthday. But times are economically challenging in her family's small, Mexican town. The crops are not producing, money is low, and her family is running out of options. Nora's father pays a coyote to take him illegally across the border, into Texas, so he can find regular work. For months, he sends money home, but it's never quite enough. The crops are failing and there is no hope in sight. Afte...more

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May 16, 2011 Between the Covers rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011-debut, young-adult, contemporary-fiction

Reviewed by Christin for Between the Covers

Really 3.5 stars

After listening to Bettina read a chapter from this book and hearing the emotion that was so clear in it, I knew that I had to read this novel. Although parts of the story are not easy to read, it is engaging and kept me turning page after page to learn how life unfolded for Nora.

Illegal tells the story of Nora, a young girl whose family is struggling to survive in Mexico while her father searches for work in Texas. But as days and weeks...more Reviewed by Christin for Between the Covers

Really 3.5 stars

After listening to Bettina read a chapter from this book and hearing the emotion that was so clear in it, I knew that I had to read this novel. Although parts of the story are not easy to read, it is engaging and kept me turning page after page to learn how life unfolded for Nora.

Illegal tells the story of Nora, a young girl whose family is struggling to survive in Mexico while her father searches for work in Texas. But as days and weeks drag into years and the money becomes increasingly scarce, Nora knows that she has to find her father. Urged on by whispers and visions of the Lady of Guadalupe, Nora convinces her mother to travel to Houston, convinced that everything will be better when their family is back together. But after the dangerous journey across the border, Nora and her mother must still survive in a foreign country - and that means finding papers, finding a job, and struggling to understand English. Fortunately, the two are able to find some help, and Nora even makes new friends...but she must still try and find her father and reunite her family.

Although Illegal is fictional, the story that it tells could be one of any immigrant. In fact, Bettina was inspired by various people she saw and heard while working in a Fiesta (a grocery store) in Houston. In this book, Nora is not even fifteen, but she is quickly forced to grow up and take responsibility for her and her mother. Even though she finds them both jobs, she still struggles to understand how things work in Texas. Flora, one of the girls that she meets, begins Nora's new cultural education, which is interesting in itself. As part of this, I especially liked the interchange of Spanish and English phrases (and there is a glossary included in the back). This story is definitely illuminating in showing the challenges that immigrants face when coming to America. The situation is one that most of us can never experience or imagine, and this glimpse into something that happens daily was eye-opening.

The thing I wanted most that this book didn't have was more - more of the story, more interactions between the characters, more details. Being told from a first-person perspective was a little limiting in this respect, but it also made the story that much more personal. And in the words of Bettina, "I can't promise you a happy ending [Is that possible for stories like this?], but I do promise a satisfying one."

Illegal is a great YA debut novel from Bettina. Even though Illegal is a stand-alone novel, she is working on a new project entitled Telenovela, which sounds like it will be very entertaining. I'm looking forward to reading her next novel!(less)

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May 02, 2011 Leslie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: juvenile, young-adult, concenter-ish, middle-school-11-14

I would really like to paper several Texas towns and acquaintances with Bettina Restrepo’s novel. I think it important and would be a brilliant source of classroom reading: a good springboard for valuable conversation.

Nora and her family’s life hadn’t always been so desperate. They were happy and thriving in their small town in Mexico. Things happened to change this, drought, recession. When I was telling my daughter about Illegal, I said, “Remember how we had to move to find work; how we had to...more I would really like to paper several Texas towns and acquaintances with Bettina Restrepo’s novel. I think it important and would be a brilliant source of classroom reading: a good springboard for valuable conversation.

Nora and her family’s life hadn’t always been so desperate. They were happy and thriving in their small town in Mexico. Things happened to change this, drought, recession. When I was telling my daughter about Illegal, I said, “Remember how we had to move to find work; how we had to depend so much on others it was frightening; how a few times Sean had to go work in another state for long stretches while we stayed behind until a contract was up or it was stable enough to follow? In Illegal it was similar; and it was harder, because there was much more to complicate matters.” N’s heart was already pricked though and she could understand Nora and her family’s decisions, their need to make the hard choices that meant survival. Illegal is a timely novel for American audiences whether rural, suburban, or urban dwelling; in spite of the region or state. The back of the book states that “we are all immigrants,” but novel strikes more deeply with the invocation that we are all human beings.

I told Natalya that the title refers to Nora and her family’s status, but that it could easily take on other nuances; such as a descriptor for the way people treat one another, or allow them to suffer. Like the novel, I avoid political soap boxes and stick to the incontrovertible evidence that we create inhumane circumstances and unnecessary risks because we lack compassion, and perhaps awareness.

The characters of Arturo and Aurora and Nora are the kind of citizens a country desires. Arturo is hard-working to provide for his family, to pay his bills, a good man. Aurora works just as hard maintaining the home and estate, is a loving wife and mother. Nora longs to be educated, to find a career that will better the lives of those she cares about—to return to her home in Mexico to help revitalize it there. She is a good girl who believes stealing is a mortal sin, who fiercely defends her friends. She is determined to learn English. She is compassionate toward those who have been made vulnerable, the homeless/mentally ill (Mr. Mann), the abused (Flora), the discriminated against and isolated (Keisha), and those in mourning (Manuela/Jorge). Perhaps some of her compassion stems from her own experiences, which is an encouragement for reader’s to revisit our own recent and long-term memories, and maybe our own belief’s (as Nora does).

Nora is not sainted fortunately. She is compellingly flawed. She is a girl who is growing up fast in the face of difficulties. In differing ways, each of the girls presented in the novel (Nora, Flora, Keisha) have grown up too quickly (especially by our softening depictions), and yet Restrepo does not rob them completely. Their youth is there, hopeful and refreshing against the hardscrabble landscape.

Indeed, Illegal is held just short of torturous; sacrificing an edgy read for a more palatable and informative take. I think the book has the potential to deeply move, but I believe that if some edge were taken the potential would read “guarantee.” But Restrepo has a great deal to cover, and a perspective to relay which would be lost if the dramatics proved too high. As it is, she has moments that work to evoke credible sorrow and credible fear.

Where there is strength and determination and faith, there resides opportunity. In Illegal, opportunity resides in people who are willing to take chances, risk their own comforts to aide another human being. And it is rewarded! Just the same, Nora and her family do not escape tragedy. But many things do work in Nora’s favor, at least. She is indeed, as her mother calls her, a lucky girl. The weight of their fears and the desperation of circumstance is kept from fully depressing the reader with Restrepo’s hopeful vision of a girl who will not allow herself to be a victim.

An aspect of interest is how the U.S. does not come out shiny in the treatment of its own legal residents; nor can it be assumed that its neighborhoods are all that welcoming of their own community. The gangs are brutalizing the neighborhood as well as their own initiates. Races are separated out into discreet neighborhoods, not to mingle without repercussion. The poor work hard to get by on a convoluted system based in impenetrable bureaucracy. The observations are there, some more glaring beneath Nora’s gaze than others. She is disappointed. And she is not the only one.

Illegal has a religious component. Nora wrestles with her grandmother’s faith, while necessarily establishing a spirituality of her own. I am fairly ignorant of the religion/culture Nora references and I found it very interesting how it moved the plot, as well it offered a level of verisimilitude. Nora is both comforted and haunted by her religious beliefs, but as a part of her that can be with her in either place (Mexico or U.S.) it makes for an intriguing constant that informs her and the plot. Indeed, how many immigrant stories (and colonization efforts) who share an element of a Calling, some divine instruction?

With Nora as our first person narrator, we are privy to her struggles, and rely on her curiosity and connection to her surroundings. Nora may occasionally wax poetic, and she may have many of the pre-occupations a girl her age has, but I don’t think she would be too off-putting for a male reader. She is earnest and charming and a very important witness, but I don’t think that should be too off-putting in the conversation about an immigrant’s struggle, legal or no. Bettina Resptrepo’s Illegal is a good quick read that will hopefully do more than entertain and provoke an intellectual exercise or two.

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Apr 30, 2011 Allison Bailey rated it 4 of 5 stars

Released in March 2011, Illegal is the story of a fourteen year old Mexican girl's struggle to hold on to her life, which is crumbling before her eyes. Her family's orchard is slowly being destroyed by drought and pests, and her town is drying up- everyone is moving on to find a better life. No people in the town means no customers to sell their fruit to, and Nora's father leaves for the United States to try to make enough money to save their home.

For awhile, things are okay, but when months go...more

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Sep 21, 2012 Isabel rated it 4 of 5 stars

The characters have personality and Nora has to play the strongest role. She takes on the burden of finding her father while keeping her mom from falling apart. Nora is astoundingly mature, but by the end she begins to return to the childhood she forgot to live. Although this is one of the best immigration stories I have read in such a long time, it isn't accurate enough for me.

Nora paid the "coyote" $1500 USD to pass her AND her mother. Come on! It can run up to $3000 USD per PERSON. Also, this...more

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Mar 17, 2013 Joceline Marchan rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book was great. It kept me at the edge of my seat the whole time ! I liked that the book because it moved at a slow rate so it was easy to understand. Personally I liked everything about the book. Im so happy i read the book ! I found it intresting when Nora was trying to figure out why her dad wasnt sending them anymore money. The book was very intresting because all the adventures she went through were tough but she over came them.

Nora was described as a conservative nice girl. Throughou...more

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Jun 02, 2011 Reader rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: books-read-may-2011

3.5 stars

When Nora's father made the journey from their poor town in Mexico to the US to find work, he promised her that he would see her for her Quinceañera. She struggles with her mother and grandmother to make a living on their farm, and with each money transfer and letter that comes from her father in Texas, she wishes for his return. When the letters and money stop coming, Nora decides the only choice they have is to make their own journey across the border to find him. Restrepo's first nov...more

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Jan 03, 2012 Mary rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: high-school-books, middle-school-books, multicultural, realistic-fiction

As some reviewers have said, this is a book that explores a topic not found in many other books for YAs. It describes the experience of a 15-year-old illegal immigrant (Nora) who comes to Texas in search of her father, who came several years earlier to get a job and send money back to his family in order to keep the family grapefruit farm. I think the book's realism is part of why I don't love it. Nora (like many real teens) is at least as whiny and self-centered as Bella Swan - at least initial...more

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May 11, 2012 Tanya rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2012, ya-reads

I chose this book from the library because I was intrigued by the title. I know I have students who are undocumented and I was looking for somenew titles for my classroom library. This is a story of Nora,a young teen from Ceruda, Mexico on the cusp of her 15th. The family farm had been going through rough times so her father left for the US four years earlier to make money. When they did not hear from him for sometime, Nora and her mother arranged to cross into Texas to look for him. This is not...more

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Mar 14, 2012 Karen Yingling rated it 3 of 5 stars

Nora's family is struggling to keep their grapefruit orchard afloat, but their town has become so impoverished that they can't. Nora's father goes to Texas, selling the family truck so that he can pay a coyote to take him. For a while, he sends money, and Nora, her mother, and her grandmother are able to survive. When the money stops, things become impossible, and Nora and her mother use the last of their resources to go to Texas in search of the father. They are lucky upon their arrival. The wa...more

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Apr 26, 2011 Sara rated it 4 of 5 stars

This was such an amazing, heartfelt story I devoured it within a couple hours! I simply could not put it down. For me personally, this was such an eye opening story... Nora is trying to find her father and in the process she and her mother come to America. They hardly have any money, no friends, and no idea how to begin searching for her missing father. I really connected with Nora and was able to put myself in her shoes, what a scary place that was! To come to a new country and not know the lan...more

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Feb 09, 2011 Amy Holder rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: class-of-2k11

Illegal is a heartbreaking yet hopeful story of a girl's journey to find her father as an illegal immigrant in Texas. Nora is a strong, likable heroine who never gives up and doesn't let fear or hardship stop her from accomplishing her goals. Bettina Restrepo has written a poignant, engaging and important novel that will open people's eyes to the struggles of immigrants and their families.

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Jul 23, 2011 andii* rated it 4 of 5 stars

Este es un libro que no conocía hasta que lo vi en Latin Book Tours y como me gusto mucho la portada y la sinopsis me decidí a leerlo ^-^
Nora y su madre viven en lo que antes era el norte de México. Al irse el padre de Nora a USA trabajar ella espera con ansias para que vuelva, su promesa fue hacerlo para sus quince años. Sin embrago, el tiempo pasa y a unos días de que Nora cumpla 15 años (y después de no recibir más cartas de su padre por un tiempo), ésta decide ir a US con su madre para busca...more

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Jan 26, 2011 L (Sniffly Kitty) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: for-review, read-2011, ya, e-galley

I didn't read any synopses of this story before I started so I didn't have a good idea what was going to happen although I did have some hints from the title. Nevertheless, it was not quite what I expected it to be; it was better.

The story is gritty in its depiction of a desperate situation but never in a hyper-realistic or overdramatic sort of way. The events are depicted in a way that moves the reader and tugs at your heartstrings even as you are anxious for Nora, her mother, her father, and h...more

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Jan 02, 2011 Audra rated it 4 of 5 stars

really haunting story to read while i crossed border checkpoints around Big Bend, TX a few weeks ago, german shepherds and all. the description of hiding in a melon truck crossing the border was sickening and terrifying. congratulations to this first time novelist for an important book that will make a fine read aloud for young people.

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Mar 08, 2012 Najela rated it 2 of 5 stars

This book was okay. It reminded me of reading an American Girls Book, even though I think it was meant for older teens. The story itself was great,but the execution was a bit overwrought and shallow in my opinion. Also, the side characters were a bit stereotypical and so were the conflicts that Nora faced. Things happened a little too easy for Nora and while she did have to struggle, things were conveniently solved.

Just a pet peeve of mine. If I hear another person's skin being described as a t...more

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Nov 28, 2011 Alicia rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: multicultural, religion

I was disappointed that there wasn't more depth to this story. The characters and plot was shallow and there didn't feel like any immediacy in wanting to uncover the truth about where Nora's father went once he left Mexico for Texas, maybe it's because he was non-existent except for memories and thoughts rather than in person, but then again, I did notice it was supposed to be a coming-of-age for Nora herself. Yet, even she wasn't well-rounded enough for me to care for. It was an Esperanza Risin...more

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Jul 29, 2011 Kelly added it

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In Bettina Restrepo’s first novel, Illegal (2011), she gives voice to an otherwise voiceless population in America through fourteen year old Nora. Nora’s father left their small town in Mexico to go to Texas to find work. But when months turn into years with little word from him, Nora and her mother become desperate and make the hard decision, to go to Texas themselves to find him.

Nothing about their life is easy now, from the dangerous trip across the border to trying to stay under the radar...more

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Jan 14, 2012 Trish Doller rated it 4 of 5 stars

I read this ages ago when it was a manuscript and I was SO taken by the story that I didn't want it to end. I'm not surprised that I loved the finished copy, as well. It's touching, relevant, and I still didn't want it to end.

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Dec 17, 2012 Becca rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2012

In my quest for book club books, a coworker recommended this one to me. It was a quick read with short chapters and I flew through it. I appreciated that it took an honest look at what goes on in the hearts and minds of those who come to our country illegally. Without taking sides, it makes the reader stop and think about their views on the topic and how they can make a difference. The book was a little bit shallow at times and I wished the author would have expanded more on some experiences or...more

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Oct 16, 2011 Latoya rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book made me sad, it was good but heart- wrenching.I think the sadness was heightened for me because of the new immigration law that was passed earlier this year in the state of Alabama and is now being fought by the government and others. I've seen articles in the paper about Latinos moving back to their countries or other states and removing their children from schools for fear of deportation. This book made me see their perspective and how hard it is for them to leave everything for the...more

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Jun 29, 2011 Malati rated it 3 of 5 stars

Nora's father is an illegal immigrant who has left her and the rest of her family in Mexico. When he stops sending money via Western Union to the bank in there small town, they begin to become desperate. They have little money left to buy groceries and pay the tax man, so Nora convinces her mother that they must go to Texas and find her father.

I think the premise of this book is sound. The idea of learning more about the struggles of an illegal immigrant is intriguing. However, there are about 6...more

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Dec 21, 2010 Susanna rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: realistic-fiction

I could not put this book down once I started reading it! Nora's story, as told by Restrepo, is realitistically sad - first she tells of her hard life in a dying small town in Mexico, then, trying to find her father, she tells of the ardous journey across the border with her mother in a fruit truck. Once they make it across the border, the two are faced with unemployment, poverty, gangs, and the chance of being caught by immigration. All of their trials end in a bittersweet conclusion that reali...more

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She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Speech Communication. She married an Aggie. Together they have a son, Allen, (who will b...more

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