Description A timely debut picture book about love overcoming the border fences between Mexico and the United States. Amricas Award for Childrens and Young Adult Literature WinnerGolden Poppy Award WinnerCharlotte Huck Honor BookALSC Notable Childrens BookNCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book PickJunior Library Guild SelectionNorthern California Book Award nomineeIts almost time for Christmas, and Maria is traveling with her mother and younger brother, Juan, to visit their grandmother on the border of California and Mexico. For the few minutes they can share together along the fence, Maria and her brother plan to exchange stories and Christmas gifts with the grandmother they havent seen in years. But w...
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