 | Trayecto: Mi Historia De Migracion (Journey: My Story Of Migration) (I, Witness) Author: Onofre Valencia, Luis | |
| Price: $6.55 | ||
Summary:
When Luis Onofre Valencia was five years old, his father lost his business and was forced to leave Mexico for the United States to find work. Devastated, Luis and his family struggled to keep afloat. When his father asked them to join him in the US, Luis journeyed by truck for several weeks, separate from his family members, who traveled on foot. When the family reunited in Anaheim, Luis faced an entirely new struggle: adapting to a new city and a new culture. In Spanish.
Reviews:
School Library Journal (+) (09/05/25)
Full Text Reviews:
School Library Journal - 09/05/2025 Gr 3–7—This memoir will appeal to readers who seek a tale about finding strength in family when times get tough. Early chapters demonstrate how five-year-old Luis's older siblings and cousins are making their way in Mexico while he waits his turn—until Mami and Papi's business collapses and hard choices need to be made. The narrative takes off when Luis's father leaves Mexico to forge a new path and his absence is deeply felt. Luis gradually finds ways to support Mami and his siblings until they reunite with Papi in California. Together they adapt to life in the United States. by watching one another's backs to overcome challenges at school and in the new neighborhood that threaten to tear their family apart. This first-person, Spanish-language account presents a harrowing coming-of-age journey that will empower readers to consider what undocumented families in the U.S. experience when their lives are disrupted across our southern border. With a compelling narrative, Valencia reminisces about his parents' and siblings' struggles alongside his own to drive home what led him to become a community mental health advocate for U.S. migrants and immigrants, and, ultimately, to write this stirring book. VERDICT Purchase this resonant and relevant work for all middle grade nonfiction, Spanish-language collections.—Sharon Sherman - Copyright 2025 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
