{"product_id":"beast-rider-tony-johnston-9781419733635","title":"Beast Rider: A Boy's Journey Beyond the Border","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBeast Rider\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning author Tony Johnston and psychotherapist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaria Elena Fontanot de Rhoads \"offer a sympathetic, illuminating portrait of the challenges faced by one undocumented immigrant\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Twelve-year-old Manuel leaves his small town in Mexico to join his older brother in Los Angeles. To cross the US border, he must become a \"beast rider\"--someone who hops on a train. The first time he tries, he is stopped by the Mexican police, who arrest and beat him. When he tries again, he is attacked by a Mexican gang and left for dead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Just when Manuel is ready to turn back, he finds new hope. Villagers clothe and feed him, help him find work, and eventually boost him back onto the train. When he finally arrives in LA and is reunited with his brother, he is elated. But the longer he's there, the more he realizes that something isn't right. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Thrilling and heartfelt, \u003ci\u003eBeast Rider \u003c\/i\u003eis a coming-of-age story that reveals how a place and its people help to define you. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tony Johnston, Mar? Elena Fontanot de Rhoads\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 141973363X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419733635\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry N. Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.70w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade Plus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e507471 \/ Beast Rider: A Boy's Journey Beyond the Border\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2019 pg. 101\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/14\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2019 pg. 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2019 pg. 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2019 - Recommended - Readable","brand":"Tony Johnston","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44057233948927,"sku":"9781419733635","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cae60dbb-664a-4c65-961d-e6a2caaa3275.jpg?v=1685045801","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beast-rider-tony-johnston-9781419733635","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}