Crossing the Wire by Will Hobbs

Title: Crossing the Wire

Author: Will Hobbs

Paperback: 224 pages

Publisher: HarperCollins (April 10, 2007)

Genre: Adventure

Synopsis from Amazon

Ever since his family moved to the tiny village of Los Árboles, Victor has been best friends with Rico. When Rico tells him that he has enough money to pay for a coyote to help him cross into El Norte, Victor is unable to decide if he, too, should go along and look for work or try to feed his family with the pitiful annual corn harvest. The decision is made for him the next day when he discovers that the corn prices have bottomed out and that there is no point in even planting this year. Readers suffer with the 15-year-old as he makes his painful decision to leave his mother and younger siblings and attempts the dangerous border crossing, jumping trains, fleeing thieves and border officials, and suffering from thirst and hunger. His desperation and fear are completely believable as he faces near-death situations and must decide whom to trust. The author deftly weaves information concerning the local geography and customs into the plot. The story is well paced, sustaining readers' attention throughout.

My thoughts: This book was really good because it talks about the lives of people that are trying to immigrate to America. It tells of the cruelty and generosity of people in real life. I liked the way the writer writes uses a lot of similes. I think the author should make a sequel because the book ends in a weird way, and does not really tie up the loose ends.

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SNAPS
Rating: ✭✭✭✭✩

Would I read it again? Yes
Would I read more from this author? No
Who should read this? This book is a book for a young audience for people looking for an adventure

Next on the TBR pile: Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

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...edited by Mrs.Ikeda