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My Two Border Towns

David Bowles

Illustrator: Erika Meza

Ages: 6+

Published: 2021

Publisher: Kokila/PRH

ISBN: 978-0-593-11104-8

Keywords: bicultural, bilingual, latinx, border towns, U.S/Mexico

Rhyming couplets and striking painterly illustrations tell a tale of family love, loss and continuity.