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Flicker of Hope, A: A Story of Migration
Cynthia Harmony
Illustrator: Devon Holzwarth
Ages: 6+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Viking/Penguin Random House
ISBN: 978-0-593-52576-0
Keywords: Family/School/Community-migrant worker, Michoacán, traditional heritage, weaving, longing , love, connection
A Mexican girl's father journeys north to look for seasonal work, paralleling the migration of the local monarch butterflies. Simple, emotive text. Evocative mixed-media illustrations. Author's note.