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First Crossing

By Donald R. Gallo

Ten unforgettable short stories, written by award-winning authors for young adults, reflect the stunning diversity of experience among teenagers from many countries who make the United States their new home.

It's hard enough to be a teenager, trying to fit in, trying to get along with your parents, trying to figure out how the world works. Being from a different culture makes everything that much harder. Fleeing from political violence in Venezuela, Amina and her family have settled in the United States. Sarah, adopted, is desperate to know her Korean birth parents. Maya is adapting just fine to life in the US and wishes her strict Kazakh parents would follow suit. Adrian's new friends have some spooky - and hilarious - misconceptions about his Romanian origins. Whether they've transitioned from Mexico to the United States or from Palestine to New Mexico, the characters in this anthology have all ventured far and have faced innumerable challenges. Like the hundreds of immigrants who arrive on US soil every year, each courageous teenager in First Crossing is unique.

Categories: Fiction

For readers aged: 12+

  • Publication details:
  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9780763632915
  • Published: 02 Feb 2009
  • Price: £5.99
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  • Size: 203 x 140 mm
  • Pages: 240

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'The reader comes away with knowledge about how universal teenagers' experiences and feelings are: insecurity, loneliness, the desire to be accepted and to gain independence from parents.' Detroit Free Press

'Newly transplanted teens will find the voices represented in this collection far more relevant than those echoing forth from the huddled masses of Ellis Island, and the American-born readers will gain insight from the palpable depictions.' Booklist

'The anthology's . . . stories provide insights into human behavior and the universal experience of being 'different.'' Kirkus Reviews

'Covering a wide range of cultural and economical backgrounds, these stories by 11 well-known authors touch on a variety of teen experiences, with enough attitude and heartfelt angst to speak to young adults anywhere.' School Library Journal

'This book will easily make its way into ESL classes and will provide a bridge for American youth trying to understand students from other countries.' Voice of Youth Advocates

'The short-story format and multinational focus make this a boon for second-culture classrooms; the frank and edgy honesty makes for a timely read for others directly familiar with such experiences, and for those welcoming (or not) second-culture peers into their lives.' Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, The

'Some of the best YA authors in contemporary literature…are featured in this collection.” Included in an article on teen read-alouds.' School Library Journal

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