Land of Enchantment Book Award
2010 · Young Adult · Nominee
About This Book
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.
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.
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.
Awards
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award
2010 · Grades 4-8 · Nominee
Golden Sower Award
2009 · Young Adult · Nominee
Grand Canyon Reader Award
2009 · Tween · Nominee
Iowa Teen Award
2009 · Young Adult · Nominee
Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award
2009 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
2008 · Children's · Nominee
Georgia Children's Book Award
2008 · Children's Book (Grades 4 - 8) · Nominee
Heartland Award
2008 · Young Adult · Winner
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award
2008 · Junior Book · Nominee
Volunteer State Book Award
2008 · Young Adult · Nominee
Black-Eyed Susan Award
2007 · Grades 6-9 · Nominee
Americas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature
2006 · Children/Young Adult · Commended
Junior Library Guild
2006 · Selection
