{"product_id":"a-journey-toward-hope-hardcover","title":"A Journey Toward Hope - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVictor Hinojosa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCoert Voorhees\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSusan Guevara\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFour unaccompanied migrant children come together along the arduous journey north through Mexico to the United States border in this ode to the power of hope and connection even in the face of uncertainty and fear.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery year, roughly 50,000 unaccompanied minors arrive at the US\/Mexico border to present themselves for asylum or related visas. The majority of these children are non-Mexicans fleeing the systemic violence of Central America's \"Northern Triangle\" Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala. \u003ci\u003eA Journey Toward Hope\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Rodrigo, a 14-year-old escaping Honduran violence; Alessandra, a 10-year-old Guatemalan whose first language is Q'eqchi'; and the Salvadoran siblings Laura and Nando. Though their reasons for making the trip are different and the journey northward is perilous, the four children band together, finding strength in one another as they share the dreams of their past and the hopes for their future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Journey Toward Hope\u003c\/i\u003e is written in collaboration with Baylor University's Social Innovation Collaborative, with illustrations by the award-winning Susan Guevara (\u003ci\u003eChato's Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e, American Library Association Notable Book, New York Public Library's \u003ci\u003e100 Great Children's Books \/ 100 Years\u003c\/i\u003e). It includes four pages of nonfiction back matter with additional information and resources created by Baylor University's Global Hunger and Migration Project.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictor Hinojosa\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Political Science in the Honors Program at Baylor University where his primary research is in Latin American Politics and U.S.-Latin American relations. His articles have appeared in scholarly books and journals including \u003ci\u003eTerrorism and Political Violence, Political Science Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. Dr. Hinojosa currently directs the Baylor Migration Project, a social innovation laboratory at Baylor University that is bringing together an interdisciplinary team of faculty and students to address the challenges of child migration from Mexico and the Northern Triangle of Central America (Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador). In collaboration with the Texas Hunger Initiative, Mennonite Central Committee, and others Dr. Hinojosa and his students are working to design interventions into this challenging humanitarian crisis. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCoert Voorhees\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003e On the Free\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn Too Deep\u003c\/i\u003e (Junior Library Guild Selection), \u003ci\u003eLucky Fools\u003c\/i\u003e (Junior Library Guild Selection), and \u003ci\u003eThe Brothers Torres\u003c\/i\u003e ALA Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults), as well as the \u003ci\u003eStorm Wranglers\u003c\/i\u003e children's book series. He has been a Fulbright scholar in Chile and Visiting Writer in Residence at Rice University, and he now lives with his family in Houston, Texas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Guevara\u003c\/b\u003e is a visual storyteller. She tells her tales with illustrations, paintings, drawings, and sculptures. For 27 years, her work as a children's picture book illustrator has been recognized for its contribution to literature set in Latino culture. Her work has been included in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Ten Best Illustrated Books of the Year, won two Pura Belpré Illustrator Awards and the inaugural Tomás Rivera Award, and most recently, a Pura Belpré Honor Award for her book \u003ci\u003eLittle Roja Riding Hood\u003c\/i\u003e (written by Susan Middleton Elya). Her book \u003ci\u003eChato's Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e (written by Gary Soto) was recognized as one of the Best 100 Books of the Last 100 Years by the New York Public Library. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 11.1 x 8.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 04, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770391134496,"sku":"9781644420089","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/25a8870e96a6b82538efa059a2fc0070.webp?v=1780370756","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-journey-toward-hope-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}