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Author Wides-Muņoz, Laura, author.

Title The making of a dream : how a group of young undocumented immigrants helped change what it means to be American / Laura Wides-Muņoz.

Publication Info. New York, NY : Harper, [2018]
copyright 2018

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 PHS Non-Fiction  362.7 WIDES-MUNOZ    ---  DUE 01-09-24 Billed
Description 359 pages : black and white illustrations ; 24 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents In the beginning -- Seeds planted -- A wake-up cry -- Dark clouds lead to a trail -- A trail of tears and dreams -- Arrival and afterglow -- A marriage, a death, and a vote -- New paths -- Mounting pressure -- After DACA -- The next battle -- New alliances -- Graduation -- Here to stay.
Indexed In: Junior Library Guild
Summary A journalist chronicles the next chapter in civil rights--the story of a movement and a nation, witnessed through the poignant and inspiring experiences of five young undocumented activists who are transforming society's attitudes toward one of the most contentious political matters roiling America today: immigration.
Audience Ages 16 & up.
Grades 11 & up.
Awards A Junior Library Guild selection (JLG)
Subject Emigration and immigration law.
Noncitizen children -- Biography.
Noncitizens -- Biography.
Emigration and immigration law.
Noncitizens -- Biography.
Noncitizens -- Biography.
Immigration law.
United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy.
United States -- Emigration and immigration.
United States -- Immigration and emigration -- Government policy.
ISBN 9780062560124 (hardcover) : $17.30

 
    
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