Undocumented : a worker's fight / Duncan Tonatiuh.
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TextPublication details: New York : Abrams ComicArts, 2018Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : chiefly col. ill. ; 29 cmISBN: 9781419728549Other title: Worker's fightSubject(s): Mexicans -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Fiction | Illegal aliens -- United States -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- FictionGenre/Form: Graphic novels. DDC classification: 741.5/973 LOC classification: PN6727.T663 | U53 2018Summary: "[Tells] the story of immigrant workers who have come to the United States without papers. The story is told via the ancient Mixtec codex--accordion fold--format. Juan grew up in Mexico working in the fields to help provide for his family. Struggling for money, Juan crosses over into the United States and becomes an undocumented worker, living in a poor neighborhood, working hard to survive. Though he is able to get a job as a busboy at a restaurant, he is severely undercompensated--he receives less than half of the minimum wage! Risking his boss reporting him to the authorities for not having proper resident papers, Juan risks everything and stands up for himself and the rest of the community"--Provided by publisher.
| Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Martha's Vineyard High School Library | 741.5 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39844500060382 |
Accordion-fold pages.
In slipcase.
Includes bibliographical references.
School Library Journal starred, September 2018
Booklist starred, September 2018
Horn Book, January 2019
Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), October 2018
Publishers Weekly Annex, August 2018
"[Tells] the story of immigrant workers who have come to the United States without papers. The story is told via the ancient Mixtec codex--accordion fold--format. Juan grew up in Mexico working in the fields to help provide for his family. Struggling for money, Juan crosses over into the United States and becomes an undocumented worker, living in a poor neighborhood, working hard to survive. Though he is able to get a job as a busboy at a restaurant, he is severely undercompensated--he receives less than half of the minimum wage! Risking his boss reporting him to the authorities for not having proper resident papers, Juan risks everything and stands up for himself and the rest of the community"--Provided by publisher.
Young Adult Follett School Solutions.
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