num_pages: 114
description: A critically acclaimed tearjerker from a master On one side of the border is brutality and heartache; on the other side--a new life. 14yo Manny is an orphan in Juarez, Mexico. He competes with his bigger, meaner rivals for the coins American tourists throw off the bridge between Texas and his town. Across that heavily guarded bridge await a different world and a better existence.On the night when Manny dares the crossing--through the muddy shallows of the Rio Grande, past the searchlights and the border patrol--the young man encounters an old stranger who could prove to be an ally or an enemy. Manny can't tell for certain. But if he is to achieve his dream, then he must be willing to risk everything--even his life.
language: English
title: The Crossing
titlecomplete: The Crossing
genres: Middle Grade, Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Childrens, Poverty, Young Adult, War, Adventure, Fiction, Survival
ratings_count: 1173
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Margaret A. Edwards Award
publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks