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Title: The Crossing by GARY PAULSEN ISBN: 0-440-20582-4 Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 01 March, 1990 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.12 (16 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Crossing
Comment: This book was about a kid named Manny Bustos that was trying to cross the border between the United States and the city of Juarez, this kid wanted to go to the United States to get a job and a better life because he didn't have a home and he did not have any relatives, and at the end he got some papers to go to the United States and no one knew if he made it. I think that this book was really good and Ithink that we should read more about this so other people can know how people live in other country espicially Mexico because that is one of the poorest country.
Rating: 3
Summary: The Crossing
Comment: Can you imagine what life would be like if you were 13 years old and homeless on the streets of Mexico? Well, if not, read "The Crossing" by Gary Paulsen. "The Crossing" is about a young boy named Manny Bustos who is fighting for survival in Juarez, a Mexican border town and who's only chance is crossing over into the United States. Manny develops a strange friendship with an emotional American soldier who decides to help him cross the border. But, to fully review the book, one must know about the characters in the book, explore Gary Paulson's purpose of the book, and finally share a personal opinion of the book.
The main characters in the book "The Crossing" are Manny Bustos, Robert S. Locke, and Maria. Manny is a young red head Mexican boy who roams the streets of Juarez scavenging for food. Robert is a Sergeant in the American ARMY. His whole life consists of being a good officer during the day and surviving his haunted nightlife by drinking himself to almost "brain dead." Robert is haunted by dead friends, who were killed during a war. Maria is a woman who worked at the Two-by-Four bar and cafe. She would sneak Manny food and also supported Manny when he decided he was going to cross the border.
Gary Paulsen tries to show the truth of what life is like for some Mexican people. He tries to show Mexican poverty and street life, of those who are faced with "the crossing." Paulsen tells us in his book about men who are out to capture young men like Manny. These men will do damage to anybody, just how they did to Robert toward the end of the book. Paulson also shows how life can be rough when trying to trick tourists by having them throw money.
"The Crossing" is a book which I enjoyed reading. I would suggest this book to other teenage readers but would not recommend this book to anyone who is a sophisticated reader. Like the relationship between Robert and Manny, this book is brief and brutal but ends on a note of hope. This book is very short in length and has a simple writing style which should give high-school students with slow reading abilities a special appeal for this book.
"The Crossing" is a spectacular book, which will make a person realize how spectacular their life is. A complete review to the book has been given with information about the characters, Paulson's purpose, and a personal reaction to the book. If you are a high school student wanting to learn about the Mexican culture along the borders, read this book.
Rating: 5
Summary: How this book REALLY goes!!!!
Comment: Manny is a small boy of many others living on the streats of Juarez, Mexico. To get money to live isnt easy when competing against the other BIGGER boys. So this helpless orphan decides the only way to live is by crossing the bridge over the border into El Paso, Texas. but he would need starting money to do this so when he meets Sargeant Robert S. Locke he thinks he has found a way. Not knowing that these to may be soul mates.But in the end Manny gets the money in a way he did not want it.
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Title: The Boy Who Owned The School by Gary Paulsen ISBN: 0440405246 Publisher: Yearling Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1991 List Price(USD): $4.50 |
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Title: Danger on Midnight River : World of Adventure Series, Book 6 by Gary Paulsen ISBN: 0440410282 Publisher: Yearling Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 1995 List Price(USD): $3.99 |
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Title: Brian's Return by GARY PAULSEN ISBN: 0440413796 Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 08 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The River by Gary Paulsen ISBN: 0440407532 Publisher: Yearling Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1993 List Price(USD): $5.50 |
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Title: Curse of the Ruins : World of Adventure Series, Book 17 by GARY PAULSEN ISBN: 0440412250 Publisher: Yearling Books Pub. Date: 09 February, 1998 List Price(USD): $3.99 |
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