Beast Rider
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BY TO N Y J O H N S TO N A N D M A R I A E L E N A F O N TA N OT D E R H OA D S
A timely and gripping novel that explores one boy’s journey across the Mexico-US border
S E LLING POINTS Timely subject: There are 1 million children under 18 living in America out of the estimated 11.1 million undocumented immigrants in America and national news and activism is focused on issues surrounding immigrant children Well-researched: Johnston lived in Mexico for many years, and Fontanit de Rhodas is intimately aware of what life in a rural Mexican town is like and has ensured the story is accurate Call for diversity: Perfect for the #WeNeedDiverseBooks movement
S PECIFICATIONS 176 pages WIDTH: 5½" • 140mm HEIGHT: 8¼" • 210mm Hardcover with jacket PUB MONTH: MARCH AGES 12 AND UP • MIDDLE GRADE FICTION ISBN 978-1-4197-3363-5 ISBN 978-1-4197-3363-5 US $17.99 CAN $22.99 UK 5 1£12.99 799 9 CARTON 7 8 1 4 1 9 QTY: 7336 35 44
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welve-year-old Manuel leaves his small town in Mexico to join his older brother in Los Angeles.
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To cross the US border, he must become a “beast rider”—someone who hops on a train. The first
time he tries, he is stopped by the Mexican police, who arrest and beat him. When he tries again, he
is attacked by a Mexican gang and left for dead. Just when Manuel is ready to turn back, he finds new hope. Villagers clothe and feed him, help him find work, and eventually boost him back onto the train. When he finally arrives in LA and is reunited with his brother, he is elated. But the longer he’s there, the more he realizes that something isn’t right. Thrilling and heartfelt, Beast Rider is a coming-of-age story that reveals how a place and its people help to define you. Tony Johnston is the award-winning author of more than 100 children’s books. She lives with her family in San Marino, California. Maria Elena Fontanot de Rhoads is a Mexican psychotherapist who specializes in childhood trauma. She lives in Mérida, Mexico.
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