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Separated by the border : a birth mother, a foster mother, and a migrant child's 3,000-mile journey / Gena Thomas ; forword by Michelle Ferrigno Warren.

Author: Thomas, Gena, 1984- author.

Imprint:2019

Physical Description:209 pages ; 21 cm

Note:Honduras -- Emigración -- Expatriation -- Mexico -- Río Bravo -- Rio Grande -- United State -- Unaccompanied Minor -- Dependent Children -- Foster Daughter -- Quién Es Usted a Mí? (Who Are You to Me?) -- Honduras -- Reunification/Reunificación -- Reflections -- Dear Julia.

Note:"Gena Thomas tells the story of five-year-old Julia, whose harrowing journey with her mother from Honduras to the United States took her from cargo trailer to detention center to foster care. Weaving together the stories of birth mother and foster mother, this book shows the human face of the immigrant and refugee, the challenges of the immigration and foster care systems, and the tenacious power of motherly love"-- Provided by publisher.



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Personal Name:
Warren, Michelle Ferrigno, 1971- writer of foreword.


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