From award-winning author MitaliPerkins comes her timely debut picture book about love overcoming the border fences between Mexico and the United States.It's almost time for Christmas, and Maria is traveling with her mother and younger brother, Juan, to visit their grandmother on the border of California and Mexico.For the few minutes they can share together along the fence, Maria and her brother plan to exchange stories and Christmas gifts with the grandmother they haven't seen in years. But when Juan's gift is too big to fit through the slats in the fence, Maria has a brilliant idea. She makes it into a kite that soars over the top of the iron bars.Here is a heartwarming tale of multicultural families, and the miracle of love.
The award-winning author of You Bring the Distant Near explores identity, homecoming, and the legacy of assault in this personal and ambitious new novel. Katina King is the reigning teen jujitsu champ
A 2017 National Book Award Longlist Title with six starred reviewsA School Library Journal's Best Books of 2017A New York City Public Library's Notable 50 Best Books for TeensSouth Asia Book Award Win
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