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Traves

by Michelle Gerster

A family’s attempted border crossing, told as a graphic memoir

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A family’s attempted border crossing, told as a graphic memoir

Based on real events, Traves centers on Gricelda, a fifteen-year-old Mexican girl traveling with her mother and younger brother as they try to cross into the United States. The journey begins in Tijuana, where strangers move the family from house to house. Presented as a young adult graphic memoir, the book brings family migration and the search for a better life into focus through one family’s experience. The supplied description identifies both hardship and hope as part of that journey.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in graphic memoirs
  • Readers exploring family migration and border-crossing experiences
  • Readers interested in stories based on real events

Themes

Family migrationBorder crossingFamily bondsHope amid hardship

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Book overview

This compelling young adult graphic memoir, based on real events, tells the story of Gricelda, a fifteen-year-old Mexican girl who attempts to cross the border into America with her mother and younger brother in search of a better life. Their treacherous journey, filled with both heartbreak and hope, begins in Tijuana, where they are transported from house to house by strangers. Here they meet the mysterious smuggler el G

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