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02865aam a2200325 i 4500 001 DF2C089E8DBB11EEA4D01E6D28ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20231128010032 008 220606t20222021||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 010 $a 2022026321 020 $a 1663655065 020 $a 9781663655066 020 $a 9798885782722 040 $d IaAtL $e rda $d SILO 100 1 $a Dobbs, Alda P, $e author. 245 1 $a Barefoot dreams of Petra Luna / $c Alda P. Dobbs. 264 1 $a Naperville, IL : $b Sourcebooks Young Readers, $c 2022. 300 $a 273 pages. 520 $a "Based on a true story, the tale of one girl's perilous journey to cross the U.S. border and lead her family to safety during the Mexican Revolution. "Wrenching debut about family, loss, and finding the strength to carry on."--Booklist, starred review "Blazes bright, gripping readers until the novel's last page."--Publishers Weekly, starred review "Vital and perilous and hopeful."--Alan Gratz, New York Times bestselling author of Refugee. 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. "Dobbs' wrenching debut, about family, loss, and finding the strength to carry on, illuminates the harsh realities of war, the heartbreaking disparities between the poor and the rich, and the racism faced by Petra and her family. Readers will love Petra, who is as strong as the black-coal rock she carries with her and as beautiful as the diamond hidden within it"-- $c Provided by publisher. 521 $a Ages 8-12. $b Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company. 521 $a Grades 4-6. $b Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company. 541 $d 20230511. 650 1 $a Family life $z Mexico $v Fiction. 650 1 $a Immigrants $v Fiction. 650 $a Juvenile Fiction. 651 1 $a Mexico $x History $y Revolution, 1910-1920 $v Fiction. 651 1 $a Mexican-American Border Region $v Fiction. 941 $a 1 952 $l XSPE157 $d 20231128011347.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=DF2C089E8DBB11EEA4D01E6D28ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search