A Refugee's Journey From El Salvador

ISBN-10: 0778746917
ISBN-13: 9780778746911
Author: Barghoorn, Linda
Interest Level: 3-6
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing

Publication Date: February 2018

Copyright: 2018

Page Count: 32

Series: Leaving My Homeland

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Interest Level

Grades 3-6

Reading Level

Guided Reading: S
Lexile: 730L
Accelerated Reader Level: 4.7
Accelerated Reader Points: 1.0

BISAC Subjects

JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / Caribbean & Latin America

JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / Emigration & Immigration

JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Science / Sociology

Description
Benito's childhood in El Salvador is disrupted when gang violence comes to his community. When gang members begin to recruit his siblings and target the family with violence, Benito's mother decides that the family will leave the country. Benito's new life in Mexico is different. He and his family hope to one day return home. Interspersed with facts about El Salvador and its people, this narrative tells a story common to many refugees fleeing the country. Readers will learn about the conflict there and how they can help refugees in their communities and around the world who are struggling to find permanent homes.