Ann Jaramillo
La linea.
New Milford, Connecticut: Roaring Brook Press, 2006. A Deborah Brodie Book. First printing. 9781596431546 131 pages.
Volume, measuring approximately 5.75" x 8.5", is bound in quarter red cloth and white paper-covered boards, with black lettering to spine. Book is in excellent condition, with tight binding, clean and bright pages. Dust jacket displays very light shelfwear.
"Miguel's life is just beginning. Or so he thinks. Fifteen-year-old Miguel leaves his rancho deep in Mexico to migrate to California across la linea, the border, in a debut novel of life-changing, cliff-hanging moments. But Miguel's carefully laid plans change suddenly when his younger sister Elena stows away and follows him. Together, Miguel and Elena endure hardships and danger on their journey of desperation and desire, loyalty and betrayal. An epilogue, set ten years after the events of the story, shows that you can't always count on dreams--even the ones that come true."