The Crossing
Published on 17. August 2022
74 pages
978-0-545-74809-4 (ISBN)
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From the Newbery Award-winning,
New York Times-bestselling author of
Northwind. "A stark, moving portrait of Mexican poverty and street life." -
School Library Journal
Fourteen-year-old Manny is an orphan in Juarez, Mexico. He competes with his bigger, meaner rivals for the coins American tourists throw off the bridge between Texas and his town. Across that heavily guarded bridge await a different world and a better existence.
On the night when Manny dares the crossing-through the muddy shallows of the Rio Grande, past the searchlights and the border patrol-the young man encounters an old stranger who could prove to be an ally or an enemy. Manny can't tell for certain. But if he is to achieve his dream, then he must be willing to risk everything-even his life.
"Paulsen... is skilled at pace, incident and characterization, and he uses them to pull the reader to the memorable-and powerful-last scene... A book for older children and teenagers who will not want to put it down." - Kirkus Reviews
"Any work by such a proficient writer, who invokes a powerful sense of the tragic in readers young and old, is welcome indeed." - Publishers Weekly
Fourteen-year-old Manny is an orphan in Juarez, Mexico. He competes with his bigger, meaner rivals for the coins American tourists throw off the bridge between Texas and his town. Across that heavily guarded bridge await a different world and a better existence.
On the night when Manny dares the crossing-through the muddy shallows of the Rio Grande, past the searchlights and the border patrol-the young man encounters an old stranger who could prove to be an ally or an enemy. Manny can't tell for certain. But if he is to achieve his dream, then he must be willing to risk everything-even his life.
"Paulsen... is skilled at pace, incident and characterization, and he uses them to pull the reader to the memorable-and powerful-last scene... A book for older children and teenagers who will not want to put it down." - Kirkus Reviews
"Any work by such a proficient writer, who invokes a powerful sense of the tragic in readers young and old, is welcome indeed." - Publishers Weekly
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Gary Paulsen
The Crossing
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Gary Paulsen wrote more than 175 books and some 200 articles and short stories for children and adults. He is considered one of the most important writers for young adults. Three of his novels-
Hachet,
Dogsong, and
The Winter Room-were Newbery Honor books, and his works frequently appeared on the best books lists of the American Library Association. Paulsen passed away in 2021.
