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Plot Summary. On Miguel’s 15th birthday, nearly seven years after his parents left him and his sister, Elena, behind in Mexico, he receives the message from Papá that he has been waiting for: Finally, Papá wants Miguel to join him across the border— la línea —in the United States.
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The novel La Línea by Ann Jaramillo discusses important and complex themes such as immigration, family separation, and the pursuit of a better life. The title “la línea” means “the line” in Spanish and refers to the physical border between Mexico and the United States.
4 kwi 2006 · Fifteen-year-old Miguel leaves his rancho deep in Mexico to migrate to California across la linea, the border, in a debut novel of life-changing, cliff-hanging moments. But Miguel's carefully laid plans change suddenly when his younger sister Elena stows away and follows him.
In these opening chapters, readers meet the novel’s protagonist, Miguel, and through his first-person perspective learn about the challenges he and his sister face in their small Mexican town. Miguel’s narrative reflects his personal coming-of-age journey.
Don Clemente is San Jacinto’s wealthiest citizen: He can get anyone whatever they need. Don Clemente specializes in getting people across la línea as safely as possible—for an exorbitant price. Don Clemente is badly disfigured by a fire that took the lives of his wife and daughter.
Fifteen-year-old Miguel leaves his rancho deep in Mexico to migrate to California across la linea, the border, in a debut novel from Ann Jaramillo of life-changing, cliff-hanging moments. But Miguel's carefully laid plans change suddenly when his younger sister Elena stows away and follows him.
12 sty 2016 · Over a decade since its publication, Ann Jaramillo's heartbreaking middle grade novel La Linea—about crossing the Mexican border into the US—is more timely than ever.
