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Friends from the Other Side/Amigos del otro lado

by Gloria E. Anzaldua · 1993

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A brave young Mexican American girl befriends a boy who has crossed the Rio Grande River from Mexico with his mother to begin a new life in the United States. Bilingual in English and Spanish.

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childrenspicture books
Length
short · 32 pages

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