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With their father gone to America to make money for his family, Libertad, his little brother Julio and their mother scrape a living out of a dump in Guatemala City. Although it is too late for him, Libertad is determined that his little brother should go to school. Taught to play the marimba by his father, Libertad uses his talent as a street musician to raise enough money for his brother's school supplies. But his dreams for their future are destroyed when their mother is killed in a freak accident. Libertad must face the inevitable truth; they cannot survive on the streets of Guatemala City alone. There is only one thing to do. They must set out on the long and lonely journey to the Rio Grande River, where they plan to cross the water and enter the United States to find their father.
A moving story about determination and hope, "Libertad" is a stunning free verse novel by the author of "In the Garage" and "Walking on Glass."
KLIATT
Libertad and his little brother Julio live on the outskirts of Guatemala City near the city dump. With their mother, they make a living by salvaging trash from the dump and selling it. Their father has gone to America to make a new life for them and his promise to return for them someday keeps Libertad going on the hardest days when selling cardboard and plastic don't bring enough money for food for the three of them. Libertad wants more than anything to give his brother the chance at an education and he sacrifices that chance for himself in order to give it to Julio. When a freak accident kills their mother at the dump, Libertad realizes that he will no longer be able to provide for Julio and himself and the brothers do the only thing that they can, set out to find their father. They face cruelty from both humans and nature along the way and their story is a testament to perseverance. The word libertad' means freedom in Spanish, and this brief novel in verse form is a powerful testament to the hope of Libertad. Reviewer: Ellen Welty
Categories:
- Children's Books
- Growing Up & Facts of Life
- Difficult Discussions
- Homelessness & Poverty
- Fiction
- Homelessness & Poverty
- Difficult Discussions
- Growing Up & Facts of Life
Publisher : Fitzhenry and Whiteside
Author : Fullerton, Alma
Language : English
Edition : Illustrated
Published :2008-06-10
Number Of Pages : 224
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 1554551064
ISBN-13 : 9781554551064
Item weight : 0.55 lb
Dimensions : 0.6 in x 5.1 in x 7.4 in
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