1. Red Glass by Laura Resau
Antropologist and author Laura Resau writes mostly about Central and South American countries. Red Glass is about a six year-old Mexican boy in the desert close to the Mexican-American border who is found by the family of Sophie. They take care of the boy and that takes Sophie on a journey to his family in Mexico, and it even takes the shy Sophie on a dangerous trip from Mexico to Guatemala to help her boyfriend Angel..
2. The Crossing by Taylor Joseph
The 14 year-old author Taylor Joseph has written an amazing book about Maria Perez, a twelve year-old who lives in poverty with her mother in rural Monterrey, Mexico. Maria has to make real tough decisions to survive when she is separated from her mother, even if that means she has to cross the Mexican-American border illegally.
3. Shadow of the Dragon by Sherry Garland
The Vietnamese-American Danny Vo is struggling with his life between high school and his strict Vietnamese parents. His cousin, who has spent most of his life in a re-education camp in Vietnam, comes to live in Danny’s house and is soon involved in a notorious street gang. A book that keeps you on the edge of your chair because the gang rivalry, with unfortunately Danny in between..
4. Sold by Patricia McCormick
The 13 year-old Lakshmi lives on a mountain in a small Nepalese village. Because of her family’s poverty, her step-dad sells her so she can work in the big city as a maid. But when Lakshmi arrives at the place of work, she discovers the work is not as a maid for rich people at all… The cruelty of child slavery is told through the eyes of Lakshmi. The author interviewed survivors of brothels in Nepal and India, and this important book is dedicated to all the young women in the world who live in the same situation as Lakshmi.
5. Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah
The real past of the author is revealed in this book. I think this is one of the most gripping books I have ever read. Adeline’s past is full of tragic circumstances with a horrible stepmother and absent father. Amazing read!
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