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It brings to light the immigration issues between mexico and the united states. Crossing the wire by will hobbs by shelagh turner tpt. When falling crop prices threaten his family with starvation, fifteenyearold victor flores heads north in an attempt to cross the wire from mexico into the united states so he can find work and send money home. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Drop by our aarons store located at 121 e marland st, hobbs, nm, to shop the latest deals on name brand leasetoown electronics, furniture, appl. Browse kinetic internet, dish digital tv, and home phone plans. Each tip of wire has different ratings for the following, aluminum verses copper, location, solid or stranded, finely stranded, type of insulation on the wire etc. The acclaimed author of seven ala best books for young adults, will hobbs pens a spellbinding truetolife. You learn what everyone had to get to so they could support their family. Buy crossing the wire by will hobbs online at alibris. Apr 30, 2009 a booktalk for crossing the wire by will hobbs. His father died in a construction accident while working illegally in south carolina.
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Click to read more about crossing the wire by will hobbs. Jan 01, 2006 crossing the wire is a very good book. I never got bored when i was reading this book and i am very glad that my teacher encouraged us to read crossing the wire. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. In this riveting, actionpacked novel from awardwinning author will hobbs, a teenage. Without money to pay a coyote for safe travel across the border, victor makes the only decision. Apr 01, 2006 fifteenyearold mexican victor flores is the man of his family. Js victor, age 15, barely scratches out a living for his widowed mother and his four younger siblings by growing corn in his central mexican village. Its an expression for illegal entry into the united states from mexico across the barbedwire cattle fence.
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