Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando

Still Dreaming / Seguimos Soñando

Claudia Guadalupe Martínez, Magdalena Mora (Illustrator), Luis Humberto Crosthwaite (Translator)
$20.95
Publication Date: October 11th, 2022
Publisher:
Children's Book Press (CA)
ISBN:
9780892394340
Pages:
40
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Description

Pura Belpr Illustrator Award Honor 2023 - American Library Association (ALA)

A 2023 Pura Belpr Illustrator Award Honor

In the first children's book to describe the long-forgotten chapter of US history known as Mexican Repatriation, a boy and his family leave their beloved home to avoid being separated by the government.

En el primer libro infantil que describe el cap tulo olvidado de la historia de los Estados Unidos conocido como la Repatriaci n Mexicana, un ni o y su familia dejan su amado hogar para evitar ser separados por el gobierno.

Faced with the prospect of being separated from each other, a young boy and his family make the difficult decision to leave their home and begin a journey filled with uncertainty. On the road, they meet other people like them. Families with deep roots tied to the land. Others that helped build the railroads. Some were shop owners and factory workers. Each with similar hopes and dreams.

Historians estimate that between 1930 and 1940, two million people living in the United States were forcibly removed and sent to live in Mexico. Telling this story from a child's perspective, award-winning author Claudia Guadalupe Mart nez lyrically recounts this often-overlooked period of United States history--Mexican Repatriation. Emotive illustrations by Magdalena Mora convey this poignant tale of longing for home and permanence, which reflects many of the dreams and hopes of people today.

Ante la perspectiva de ser separados, un ni o y su familia toman la dif cil decisi n de dejar su hogar y emprender un viaje lleno de incertidumbre. En el camino, se encuentran con otras personas como ellos. Familias con ra ces profundas atadas a la tierra. Otros que ayudaron a construir los ferrocarriles. Algunos eran due os de tiendas y trabajadores de f bricas. Cada uno con esperanzas y sue os similares.

Los historiadores estiman que entre 1930 y 1940, dos millones de personas que viv an en los Estados Unidos fueron sacadas a la fuerza y enviadas a vivir aM xico. Contando esta historia desde la perspectiva de un ni o, la galardonada autora Claudia Guadalupe Mart nez relata l ricamente este per odo de la historia de los Estados Unidos a menudo pasado por alto: La Repatriaci n Mexicana. Las emotivas ilustraciones de Magdalena Mora transmiten esta conmovedora historia de a oranza por el hogar y la permanencia, que refleja muchos de los sue os y esperanzas de la gente de hoy.

About the Author

Claudia Guadalupe Martínez has called Mexico and the US home. Her core childhood memories are set in El Paso, Texas. This dynamic of growing up between borders inspires her writing. She is the recipient of two Texas Institute of Letters Best Young Adult Book Awards, a Paterson Prize for Books for Young People, an Américas Award Commendation, a Junior Library Guild Award, and multiple starred reviews. She now lives with her family in Illinois. You can find her at claudiaguadalupemartinez.com. Magdalena Mora is an illustrator and graphic designer with a special interest in children's books and visual storytelling. She illustrated Equality's Call and I Wish You Knew. When not drawing, she spends her free time reading, people-gawking, and trying to find the best tacos in the Twin Cities--mostly the latter. She lives in Minneapolis. You can see more of her work at magdalenamora.com. Luis Humberto Crosthwaite was born in Tijuana, Mexico. A journalist and jefe at a small press called Yoremito, he has also worked on a number of highly acclaimed translations such as Olor a perfume de viejita and Still Dreaming/Seguimos Soñando. Whoever looks into his heart would see the Pacific Ocean--ah, those beautiful sunsets! He lives with his family in the same town he was born.