Land of the Cranes
by Salazar, Aida
NCTE Notable Verse NovelJane Addams Book Award Finalist/Winner BHispanic & Latinx PeopleNovels in VerseEmigration/Immigration
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AR Book Level
5.1
AR Points
3
Word Count
22,678
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
510231 EN
About this book
Nine-year-old Betita and her parents fled Mexico to escape the cartel wars and settled in Los Angeles, seeking political asylum and safety. She never imagined Papi would be deported and the rest of the family would be put in a detention camp.