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The Crossing
Contributor(s): Paulsen, Gary (Author)

ISBN: 0439786614 ISBN-13: 9780439786614
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks

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Binding Type: Mass Market Paperbound - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: December 2005
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Annotation: On one side of the border is Manny Bustos, an orphan scrounging on the streets of Juarez. On the other side is Vietnam vet Robert Locke, trying to forget the war in a bottle of whiskey. When Manny decides to slip into America, the two meet--and discover endless new possibilities.

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Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Homelessness & Poverty
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Violence

Dewey: FIC

Age Level: 7-10

Grade Level: 2-5

Lexile Measure: 1150(Not Available)

Series: Point (Scholastic Inc.)

Physical Information: 0.36" H x 4.3" W x 6.74" L (0.15 lbs) 128 pages

Themes:
- Cultural Region - Mid-South
- Cultural Region - South
- Cultural Region - Southwest U.S.
- Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic
- Geographic Orientation - Texas

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Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 11706
Reading Level: 5.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 3.0

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Publisher Description:
A critically acclaimed tearjerker from a master storyteller: On one side of the border is brutality and heartache; on the other side--a new life.

14yo Manny is an orphan in Juarez, Mexico. He competes with his bigger, meaner rivals for the coins American tourists throw off the bridge between Texas and his town. Across that heavily guarded bridge await a different world and a better existence.On the night when Manny dares the crossing--through the muddy shallows of the Rio Grande, past the searchlights and the border patrol--the young man encounters an old stranger who could prove to be an ally or an enemy. Manny can't tell for certain. But if he is to achieve his dream, then he must be willing to risk everything--even his life.

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