This novel in verse is a powerful first-person account of Misael Martínez, a Salvadoran boy whose family joins the caravan heading north to the United States. Genres: Bilingual, Central America, Immigration and EmigrationĪlso by this author: Salsa, Somos Como Las Nubes / We Are Like the Clouds, A Movie in My Pillow Published by Groundwood Books Ltd on October 1, 2019 Through narrative verse in a voice that will resonate with young readers, Misael tells them why he and his family are leaving for the north. His name is Misael Martínez, he is nine years old, he is part of the caravan to the north, and this is his story. He is the only one depicted with a mouth. While everyone else is depicted in white and is outlined in black or blue inks, this child wears a red t-shirt and his gaze is directed at the reader. With one hand, he holds a duffel bag and with the other, he grasps his father’s hand. Except for one man who is turned to the south, waving goodbye, all bodies and eyes are focused north. All of the people are brown and they face the same direction. Most wear caps and lug drawstring sacks or backpacks or duffel bags or rolled-up sleeping bags, several carry toddlers or babies in slings, and one has a guitar. On the mostly black-and-white line illustration that wraps around the jacket, an anonymous group of people gathers in the Plaza Divino Salvador del Mundo. Review Source: De Colores: The Raza Experience in Books for Children
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