The Crossing
by Gary Paulsen

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Fourteen year old Manny Bustos is an orphan, scrabbling for survival on the streets of Juarez, Mexico. He sleeps in a cardboard box and competes with his bigger, meaner rivals for the coins American tourists throw off the bridge between Texas and his town. Across that heavily guarded bridge lie a different world and the promise of a better existence.
On the night when Manny dares the crossing - through the muddy shallows of the Rio Grande, past the searchlights and the border patrol - the young man encounters an old stranger who could prove to be an ally or an enemy. Manny can't tell for certain and experience has taught him that trust can be a weakness. But if he is to achieve his dream then he must be willing to risk everything - even his life.

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ISBN-10:	0439786614
ISBN-13/EAN:	9780439786614
Author:	Gary Paulsen
Publisher:	Scholastic New York
Publication Date:	1/2006
Pages:	114 pp
Size/Dimensions:	6.75 x 4.25
Binding:	Paperback