Barefoot dreams of Petra Luna, Alda P. Dobbs
Type
Label
Barefoot dreams of Petra Luna, Alda P. Dobbs
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Intended audience
730L, lexile
resource.interestAgeLevel
Ages: 8-12
resource.interestGradeLevel
Grades: 4-8
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Barefoot dreams of Petra Luna
Oclc number
1250434155
Responsibility statement
Alda P. Dobbs
resource.studyProgramName
Accelerated Reader, MG, 4.8, 7.0.
Summary
It is 1913, and twelve-year-old Petra Luna's mama has died while the Revolution rages in Mexico. Before her papa is dragged away by soldiers, Petra vows to him that she will care for the family she has left—her abuelita, little sister Amelia, and baby brother Luisito—until they can be reunited. They flee north through the unforgiving desert as their town burns, searching for safe harbor in a world that offers none. Each night when Petra closes her eyes, she holds her dreams close, especially her long-held desire to learn to read. Abuelita calls these barefoot dreams: "They're like us barefoot peasants and indios—they're not meant to go far." But Petra refuses to listen. Through battlefields and deserts, hunger and fear, Petra will stop at nothing to keep her family safe and lead them to a better life across the U.S. border—a life where her barefoot dreams could finally become reality--Back cover
Target audience
pre adolescent
Creator
Subject
- Girls -- Mexico -- Juvenile fiction
- Immigrants -- Fiction
- Families -- Mexico -- Juvenile fiction
- Mexique -- Histoire -- 1910-1920 (Révolution) -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- Immigrants -- Juvenile fiction
- Novels
- Mexican-American Border Region -- Juvenile fiction
- Historical fiction
- Mexico -- History -- Revolution, 1910-1920 -- Fiction
- Action and adventure fiction
- Région frontalière mexicano-américaine -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- Family members -- Juvenile fiction
- Family life -- Mexico -- Fiction
- Mexican-American Border Region -- Fiction
- Biographical fiction
- Mexico -- History -- Revolution, 1910-1920 -- Juvenile fiction
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Outgoing Resources
- Creator1
- Genre4
- Subject16
- Girls -- Mexico -- Juvenile fiction
- Immigrants -- Fiction
- Families -- Mexico -- Juvenile fiction
- Mexique -- Histoire -- 1910-1920 (Révolution) -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- Immigrants -- Juvenile fiction
- Novels
- Mexican-American Border Region -- Juvenile fiction
- Historical fiction
- Mexico -- History -- Revolution, 1910-1920 -- Fiction
- Action and adventure fiction
- Région frontalière mexicano-américaine -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse
- Family members -- Juvenile fiction
- Family life -- Mexico -- Fiction
- Mexican-American Border Region -- Fiction
- Biographical fiction
- Mexico -- History -- Revolution, 1910-1920 -- Juvenile fiction
- Content1
- Author1
- Other version1
- Mapped to1