Land of the Cranes (Scholastic Gold)

by Aida Salazar

Book Overview

From the prolific author of The Moon Within comes the heart-wrenchingly beautiful story in verse of a young Latinx girl who learns to hold on to hope and love even in the darkest of places: a family detention center for migrants and refugees.

Nine-year-old Betita knows she is a crane. Papi has told her the story, even before her family fled to Los Angeles to seek refuge from cartel wars in Mexico. The Aztecs came from a place called Aztlan,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1338343807
• ISBN13: 9781338343809
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Scholastic Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7