{"product_id":"border-crossing-jessica-lee-anderson-9781571316912","title":"Border Crossing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManz is sure of one thing: he lives on the wrong side of the tracks in dusty Rockhill, Texas. Life is tough for everyone--his hard-drinking mother, her truck-driving boyfriend, even his privileged friend Jed--but especially for Manz, the mixed-race son of migrant apple pickers. If he could only get out of town, his life would be better.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the summer heat sets in, Manz and Jed take a job rebuilding fence for a cattle ranch outside town. There he meets Vanessa, who works in the ranch's kitchen. The two hit it off, but Manz isn't sure he can trust her. As the dog days drag on, Manz must negotiate an unwieldy terrain involving his unpredictable mother, a best friend whose father uses him as a punching bag, and a simmering, creeping delusion that \"Operation Wetback\"--which brutally relocated illegal aliens deep in Mexican territory following World War II--has been put back into effect. Manz's bright and questioning mind begins to give in to its own claustrophobic temptations as he finds guidance in the voices that have been growing louder and more insistent each day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA revealing look a one young man's struggle with identity and the effects of schizophrenia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jessica Lee Anderson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1571316914\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781571316912\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Milkweed Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.94h x 6.50w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e134235 \/ Border Crossing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2009 pg. 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2009 pg. 99\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2009 pg. 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2010 pg. 88 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw","brand":"Jessica Lee Anderson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939703521535,"sku":"9781571316912","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_180c615d-1ff8-4753-81c3-86395d43014b.jpg?v=1681443021","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/border-crossing-jessica-lee-anderson-9781571316912","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}