{"product_id":"friends-from-the-other-side-amigos-del-otro-lado-paperback","title":"Friends from the Other Side \/ Amigos del Otro Lado - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGloria Anzald俉\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eConsuelo Mendez\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHaving crossed the Rio Grande into Texas with his mother in search of a new life, Joaqu匤 receives help and friendship from Prietita a brave young Mexican American girl.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Did you come from the other side? You know, from Mexico?\" So begins the friendship between Prietita and Joaqu匤, the young boy who, with his mother, has crossed the Rio Grande River to Texas in search of a new life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrietita, a brave young Mexican American girl, defends Joaqu匤 from the neighborhood kids who taunt him with shouts of \"mojado\" or \"wetback.\" But what can she do to protect Joaqu匤 and his mother from the Border Patrol as the van cruises slowly up the street toward their hiding place?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWriter Gloria Anzald俉 is a major Mexican American literary voice. Illustrator Consuelo M駭dez is a noted Latin American artist. Both grew up in South Texas. In this, their first collaboration, they have captured not only the hardship of daily life on the border, but also the beauty of the landscape and the dignity and generosity of spirit that the Mexican Americans and the Mexican immigrants share.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGloria Anzald俉\u003c\/b\u003e was a major Mexican American\/Chicana literary voice, scholar, and activist. Her first book for Children's Book Press, \u003ci\u003eFriends from the Other Side\/Amigos del otro lado\u003c\/i\u003e, about a brave young girl's friendship with an immigrant boy and his mother, was praised by School Library Journal as \"an important book touching on a timely and sensitive issue.\" She passed away in 2004.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConsuelo M駭dez\u003c\/b\u003e is a painter and artist from Caracas, Venezuela, whose work is widely exhibited in Latin America. She spent a large part of her growing up years in South Texas before coming to San Francisco to study art. She returned to South Texas in order to do research for this book, which she illustrated in watercolors, graphite and colored pencils, and collage. She has illustrated several books for children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.16 x 9.61 x 8.65 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 June 03, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Friends from the Other Side\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764938735904,"sku":"9780892391301","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c0305c684d44cba8e9ba9938ae297237.webp?v=1780258241","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/friends-from-the-other-side-amigos-del-otro-lado-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}