num_pages: 207
description: Nailed into a crate in the back of a truck, fifteen-year-old Maria, her older sister Julia, their little brother Oscar, and a boy named Tomas endure a cruel journey across the U.S. border and then north to Chicago. There they struggle to find work—cleaning, sewing, washing dishes—always careful to remain "invisible" so the authorities won't arrest and deport them.Despite the family's ordeals, hope and love can be found—in Maria's budding romance with Tomas, in the help given by a kindly midwife and priest, and most of all, in the stories Maria tells to lift the family's spirits, of a little sparrow who brings a rainbow.Starkly realistic and tenderly poetic, this powerfully moving story of the secret lives of immigrants who courageously triumph over incredible obstacles is not to be missed.
language: Spanish; Castilian
title: El viaje de los gorriones
titlecomplete: El viaje de los gorriones (Spanish Edition)
genres: Fiction, Family, Cultural, Adventure, School, Young Adult, Realistic Fiction, Childrens, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 298
awards: awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Jane Addams Children's Book Award
publisher: Espasa Calpe, S.A.