Journey of Dreams by Marge Pellegino

About the Book:

I hear footsteps on the path and see light approaching. I slip behind the ni'tzja, out of view of the soldier coming with a torch. When I hear him call out, I want to scream, You are too late. This family has escaped you! This is Tomasa's story of how her family survives the Guatemalan army's "scorched earth" campaign, and how their love, loyalty to each other and Papa's storytelling keep them going on their harrowing search for refuge in the United States.

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