La Frontera: El viaje con papa / My Journey with Papa

Summary of Book

Told from the point of view of a young boy and his father making an arduous journey on foot from Mexico to the U.S. in the 1980s, this bilingual book depicts a child adjusting to a new culture, learning a new language, and finding a new place to belong. Full color.

Author Biography

Deborah Mills: Retired to TX. which is a border state and was immediately confronted with the immigration problem.

Found it amazing that the same journey has been taken by so many for over 30 years, with little change, and felt the story needed to be told to the younger generation, as one day, it will be a big part of their history.

My story , Alfredo's journey, ends happily, but they don't all. Read it and ponder the future.

Alfredo Alva tells the true story of the arduous journey he made as a child with his father from Mexico to the United States in the 1980s to find a new life in Texas.

Illustrator Biography

Claudia Navarro studied at the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas UNAM in Mexico City, and has illustrated for clients around the world. She lives in Mexico City, Mexico.