When Maria, Juan, and their mother go to the border between California and Mexico to visit their grandmother at Christmas, Maria must devise a way to get Juan's gift over the fence.-- Provided by Publisher.
This book is a heart wrenching, fictional tale that embodies the struggles of immigrants and their families who are separated between the U.S and Mexico. I would use this in a social studies class to teach students about the pain caused by strict border restrictions. It provides a very real dilemma in society that students should be educated on.
