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The Land of the CranesFrom 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, what is
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, what is now the Southwest US, called the land of the cranes. They left Aztlan to establish their great city in the center of the universe-Tenochtitlan, modern-day Mexico City. It was prophesized that their people would one day return to live among the cranes in their promised land. Papi tells Betita that they are cranes that have come home.
Then one day, Betita's beloved father is arrested by Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) and deported to Mexico. Betita and her pregnant mother are left behind on their own, but soon they too are detained and must learn to survive in a family detention camp outside of Los Angeles. Even in cruel and inhumane conditions, Betita finds heart in her own poetry and in the community she and her mother find in the camp. The voices of her fellow asylum seekers fly above the hatred keeping them caged, but each day threatens to tear them down lower than they ever thought they could be. Will Betita and her family ever be whole again?
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 09/15/2020
ISBN: 9781338343809
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.40w x 1.10d
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★★★★★ 5
An incredible work of art!
Format: Hardcover
This is the most beautiful book I own. Gorgeous illustrations. Poignant story. A masterclass in composition and structure. Just an amazing piece of art.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Fun read
Format: Kindle
I liked the artwork, story line and incorporating a story within a story. It was a nice heartwarming read with great artwork!
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Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2020
★★★★★ 5
Great book
Format: Paperback
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Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2022
★★★★★ 4
Diverse, hilarious, and fun
Format: Paperback
This was soooo fun, and what it lacked in patchy storytelling made up for in its incredible art and lovable characters. The main character is latina, fat, and queer, the love interest is black and queer (yes, it's f/f romance!), and the prominent side character is non-binary, queer, and literally a mix of kenji and kuzco from the emporer's new groove (they were SO sweet but funny and definitely my favorite part of the book). Not to mention all of these characters are mythological creatures!
I loved reading the characters' interactions because the banter was so cute and fun, both platonic and romanticly. The action began to get a bit confusing toward the end and I wish it was explained better what was happening, but I loved the world building and the characters' relationships with each other so I'm definitely continuing this series.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2019
★★★★★ 5
Love it
Format: Kindle
Very cute, the plot is great, and the art is amazing I just love this book. It is one of my favourite graphic novels
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Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2021