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Product details
- ISBN 9781419733635
- Dimensions: 140 x 210mm
- Publication Date: 19 Mar 2019
- Publisher: Abrams
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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Twelve-year-old Manuel leaves his small town in Mexico to join his older brother in Los Angeles. To cross the US border, he must become a “beast rider”—someone who hops on a train. The first time he tries, he is stopped by the Mexican police, who arrest and beat him. When he tries again, he is attacked by a Mexican gang and left for dead. Just when Manuel is ready to turn back, he finds new hope. Villagers clothe and feed him, help him find work, and eventually boost him back onto the train. When he finally arrives in LA and is reunited with his brother, he is elated. But the longer he’s there, the more he realizes that something isn’t right. Thrilling and heartfelt, Beast Rider is a coming-of-age story that reveals how a place and its people help to define you.
Tony Johnston is the award-winning author of more than 100 children’s books. Johnston lives with her family in San Marino, California.
María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads, PhD? is a Mexican psychotherapist who specializes in childhood trauma. Now her practice is in the Yucatan (Mérida) and she is intimately aware of what life in small rural towns is like. In addition to her private practice, she works at a public rescue mission for girls in difficult family situations. She has ensured that the story is accurate and current.
