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Stork, Francisco X.,

Illegal / Francisco X. Stork. - First edition. - New York : Scholastic , c2020. - 291 pages ; 22 cm - Disappeared ; 2 .

Sequel to: Disappeared. Series information from Goodreads.

To escape the violent cartel that is after them in Ciudad Ju©Łrez, siblings Sara and Emiliano flee across the border, seeking a better life in the United States and hoping to bring their pursuers to justice, only to discover that an even greater danger awaits them. To escape the violent cartel that is after them in Ciudad Ju©Łrez, siblings Sara and Emiliano flee across the border, seeking a better life in the United States. Now Sara is being held indefinitely in a detention facility, awaiting an asylum hearing that may never come, finding it harder every day to hold on to her faith and hope. Emiliano had entered the country illegally, and everywhere he goes, it's clear that he doesn't belong. As the cartel closes in on them, Emiliano sets off on a tense and dangerous race to find justice. -- adapted from jacket

Ages 12+. Scholastic Press. Grades 7-9. Scholastic Press.

9781338310559 1338310550

2020010973


Brothers and sisters
Emigration and immigration
Illegal aliens
Detention of persons
Human trafficking
Mexicans
Young adult fiction.

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