In this riveting, action-packed novel from award-winning author Will
Hobbs, a teenage boy hoping to help his loved ones must fight for his
life as he makes the dangerous journey across the Mexican border into
the United States.
When falling crop prices threaten his family with starvation,
fifteen-year-old Victor Flores heads north in an attempt to "cross the
wire" from Mexico into America so he can find work and help ease the
finances at home.
But with no coyote money to pay the smugglers who sneak illegal workers
across the border, Victor struggles to survive as he jumps trains, stows
away on trucks, and hikes grueling miles through the Arizona desert.
Victor's passage is fraught with freezing cold, scorching heat, hunger,
and dead ends. It's a gauntlet run by many attempting to cross the
border, but few make it. Through Victor's desperate perseverance, Will
Hobbs brings to life a story that is true for many, polarizing for some,
but life-changing for all who read it.
Acclaim for Crossing the Wire includes the following: New York
Public Library Books for the Teen Age, Junior Library Guild Selection,
Americas Awards Commended Title, Heartland Award, Southwest Book
Award, and Notable Books for Global Society.