The Other Side of the River
Alda P. Dobbs
(Author)
Ana Osorio
(Read by)
Description
From the award-winning author of Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna, Alda P. Dobbs, comes a compelling new novel about building a new life in America. Strong and determined, Petra Luna returns in a story about the immigrant experience that continues to be relevant today. Petra Luna is in America, having escaped the Mexican Revolution and the terror of the Federales. Now that they are safe, Petra and her family can begin again, in this country that promises so much. Still, twelve-year-old Petra knows that her abuelita, little sister, and baby brother depend on her to survive. She leads her family from a smallpox-stricken refugee camp on the Texas border to the buzzing city of San Antonio, where they work hard to build a new life. And for the first time ever, Petra has a chance to learn to read and write. Yet Petra also sees in America attitudes she thought she'd left behind on the other side of the Río Grande?people who look down on her mestizo skin and bare feet, who think someone like her doesn't deserve more from life. Petra wants more. Isn't that what the revolution is about? Her strength and courage will be tested like never before as she fights for herself, her family, and her dreams. Petra's first story, Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna, was a New York Public Library Book of the Year and a Texas Bluebonnet Master List Selection.
Product Details
Price
$41.95
$39.01
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc.
Publish Date
November 10, 2022
Dimensions
0.0 X 0.0 X 0.0 inches | 0.0 pounds
Language
English
Type
MP3 CD
EAN/UPC
9798212265911
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Alda P. Dobbs is as passionate about connecting children to their past, their communities, and nature as she is about writing. Alda lives with her husband and two children outside Houston, Texas.
Ana Osorio is a Miami-raised, Venezuelan-born artist based in Los Angeles, California. She has worked as an actress in the film and entertainment industry for over a decade, appearing in independent films and in several soap operas on Telemundo (2013-2016), and has also guest-starred in CBS's FBI: Most Wanted (2020) and NBC's Law & Order: Organized Crime (2022). She has worked as a voice-over artist for a wide range of commercial and radio projects and has narrated over fifty audiobooks in both English and Spanish for renowned publishers such as Penguin Random House, Audible, Macmillan Audio, Recorded Books, and more. With a warm voice and inviting presence, Ana can effortlessly navigate emotional depth, either in front of the camera or behind the microphone.