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Beast Rider
by Tony Johnston
Ages: 12+
Published: 2019
Publisher: Amulet Books/Abrams
ISBN: 978-1-4197-3363-5
Keywords: Read-Aloud, Immigration, Psychological conditions of immigrants, Undocumented workers, Voyages and travels, Diversity
Leaving his small Mexican corn farm, Manuel, 12, begins a perilous three-year journey to reunite with his older brother in Los Angeles. Glossary of Spanish terms.