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Hear My Voice: The Testimonies of Children Detained at the Southern Border of the United States/Escucha Mi Voz: Los testimonios de los jóvenes detenidos en la frontera sureña de los Estados Unidos
Compiled by Warren Binford for Project Amplify/Recopilado por Warren Binford para la campaña Project Amplify
Illustrator: Various Illustrators
Ages: 9+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-5235-1348-2
Keywords: immigration, US/Mexico Border, memoir
Sixty-one children, 5 - 17, from five countries, testify on their experiences being held in detention facilities at the US southern border. Heart-wrenching illustrations by 17 Latinx illustrators. Bilingual.