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Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna
Alda P. Dobbs
Ages: 9+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Sourcebooks Young Readeers/Sourcebooks
ISBN: 978-1-72823-465-6
Keywords: Mexico - History - 1910-1920, War, Family life, Grandparents, Immigrants, Refugees
In 1913, Petra and her family flee their Mexican village to escape military forces and travel across the desert to the United States. Author's note and timeline. (27)