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Journey of the Sparrows

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By Fran Leeper Buss
Publisher Demco Media
Journey of the Sparrows
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Having crossed the border into the United States illegally, Maria, her ailing brother, Oscar, and her pregnant sister, Julia, hide from the immigration officials who would send them back to El Salvador and the mercy of the Guardias

45971 words45,971 words
155 pages155 pages
Lexile 760LLexile 760L
Grade 4 to 7Grade 4 to 7
Published 1993Published 1993

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Book ISBN:

0606053891

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