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La Luna Mango: Cuando La Deportación Divide a Una Familia (Paperback)

La Luna Mango: Cuando La Deportación Divide a Una Familia Cover Image
By Diane de Anda, Sue Cornelison (Illustrator)
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A Junior Library Guild Selection June 2019
Best Books for Kids 2019, New York Public Library
2020 Skipping Stones Honor Awards

Cuando un padre es apartado de su familia y enfrenta la deportaci n, su familia se queda sufriendo con el duelo y deseando saber qu suceder despu's. Maricela, Manuel y su madre enfrentan los muchos desaf os al tener que su vida es cambiada completamente por la ausencia de su padre y su esposo. Mudarse a una casa nueva, juegos de f tbol perdidos, fiestas de cumplea os, y el vac o son ahora la norma del d a a d a. La luna mango muestra c mo es la vida desde la perspectiva de un ni o/a cuando un padre es deportado, y las realidades desgarradoras que tienen que enfrentar, pero Maricela descubre que su amor por su padre se mantiene a pesar de que ya no es parte de su vida diaria.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

When a father is taken away from his family and faces deportation, the family is left to grieve and wonder what comes next. Maricela, Manuel, and their mother face the many challenges of having their lives completely changed by the absence of their father and husband. Having to move, missed soccer games and birthday parties, and emptiness are just part of the now day-to-day norm. Mango Moon shows what life is like from a child's perspective when a parent is deported, and the heartbreaking realities the family has to face.


Product Details
ISBN: 9780807549636
ISBN-10: 0807549630
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Publication Date: October 1st, 2021
Pages: 32
Language: Spanish

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