Crossing the wire chapter 27 summary the average student has to read dozens of books per year. New york public library books for the teen age, junior library guild selection, americas awards commended title, heartland award. With nothing but dogged determination, 15yearold victor leaves his mexican village to illegally enter the u. Apr 10, 2007 will hobbs is the awardwinning author of eighteen novels, including far north, crossing the wire, and go big or go home. Increased security in the border towns and cities has deflected most of the illegal crossers to remote stretches of the border. Its the story of a teenager who tries to save his family by illegally crossing into america to find work. Through victors desperate perseverance, will hobbs brings to life a story that is true for many, polarizing for some, but lifechanging for all who read it. Fifteenyearold mexican victor flores is the man of his family. The acclaimed author of seven ala best books for young adults, will hobbs pens a spellbinding truetolife adventure. Crossing the wire summary and study guide supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
In 2004, when crossing the wire takes place, more than half of all illegal crossings were into arizona. It is about a 15 year old mexican boy crossing the border to the united states. Junior library guild selection southwest book award notable books for a global society ira 2007. I never knew so much went into crossing the wire and i never really knew that those below the border went through so much to get to america. New york public library books for the teen age, junior library guild selection, americas awards commended title, heartland award, southwest book award, and notable books for global society. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. He makes the crossing once with a lone wolf named miguel and is caught and deported. It is a great book about a kid and his friend who travel from mexico to america looking for money.
Free crossing the wire worksheets and literature unit for. Learn crossing the wire with free interactive flashcards. Will hobbs is the awardwinning author of eighteen novels, including far north, crossing the wire, and go big or go home. Crossing the wire chapter 9 summary freebooksummary. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the crossing the wire, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Benedict cumberbatch reads sherlock holmes rediscovered railway stories audiobook full. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading crossing the wire. But with no coyote money to pay the smugglers who sneak illegal workers across the border, victor must struggle to survive as he jumps trains, stows away on. Read crossing the wire by will hobbs for free with a 30 day free trial. Old companions victor flores has quite recently completed work in his familys fields for the day when his closest companion, rico rivera, sneaks up on him. Fifteenyearold victor flores journeys north in a desperate attempt to cross the arizona border and find work in.
Victor has been making ends meet by growing corn, but governmental subsidies paid to american farmers have cut his profits to near nothing. Miguel victor asks a woman where the bus is going, and she tells him agua prieta, which is on the border across from douglas, arizona. This book helps readers to understand that it is not so black and white. Survival, fiction, illegal aliens, voyages and travels, mexicans, best friends, survival skills, friendship, juvenile fiction. The film rabbitproof fence is based on this true account of doris pilkingtons mother, molly, who as a young girl led her two sisters on an extraordinary 1,600 kilometre walk home. New york public library books for the teen age, junior library guild selection, americas awards. Nogales during the long ride to the outskirt the train is halted on different occasions, however in their concealing spot in the rural, victor and julio are rarely found. A field guide to passive reconnaissance and indirect attacks weaving freeform wire. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. So if youd like to know about stuff like this then be sure to read it. Victor flores a 15 years of age boy living in main mexico full of determination and decision to cross the mexican american border to find work in the united states to support his family. Will hobbs is the author of twenty novels for upper elementary, middle school and young adult readers, as well as two picture book stories.
Another similarity is that victor and salva both look forward to seeing their family again when they travel. What is the theme of crossing the wire by will hobbs answers. Click below to download the full study guide for crossing the wire. I gave crossing the wire five stars because this book is a exciting yet sad. In this riveting, actionpacked novel from awardwinning author will hobbs, a teenage boy hoping to help his loved ones must fight for his life as he makes the dangerous journey across the mexican border into the united states. In crossing the wire 2006, will hobbs documents the journey of two 15yearold mexican boys, victor flores and rico rivera, across the border into the u. Choose from 92 different sets of crossing the wire flashcards on quizlet. Crossing the wire has a lot of similarities with the book, a long walk to water. Recorded books, llc playaway digital audio findaway world, llc. It had a pretty descent plot and some action but was one that i didnt really enjoy that much. Crossing the wire teachers guide crossing the wire teachers guide this teachers guide includes curriculum activities and discussion questions for crossing the wire, a story of one boys journey from mexico to the united states in search of a job to support his family. Victor, age 15, barely scratches out a living for his widowed mother and his four younger siblings by growing corn in his central mexican village. No one has time to read them all, but its important to go over them at least briefly. Under western australias invidious removal policy of the 1930s, the girls were taken from their aboriginal families at jigalong on the edge of the little sandy desert, and transported halfway across the state to.
For many people, illegal immigration is a black and white issuea wron. Take me to the river began with his weeklong canoe trip through the remote lower canyons of the rio grande on the texasmexico border. Free crossing the wire study unit worksheets for teachers to print. As an author, i was freaking out about how timely this book was, given all the talk of illegal. Wills fondness for texas goes back to his high school years in san antonio. Crossing the wire postreading questions, crosscurricular activities, and 3 discussion questions. Oct, 2009 acclaim for crossing the wire includes the following. But with no coyote money to pay the smugglers who sneak illegal workers across the border, victor must struggle to s. When he turned to writing, he set his stories mostly in wild places he knew from firsthand experience. Will hobbs falling action character section the falling action of the story is that victor has no coyote money to pay the smugglers who sneak illegal workers across the border, so victor must struggle to survive as he jumps over trains, stows away on. Rico has ferreted away more than 16,000 pesos to pay the coyotes.
Victors journey is fraught with danger, freezing cold, scorching heat, hunger and dead ends. Who would you recommend the book crossing the wire to. Junior library guild selection southwest book award notable books for a global society ira 2007 new york public library books for the teenage americas award commended title heartland award. Why did victor feel pressure to cross the border into the united states. Selected terms from will hobbs novel crossing the wire learn with flashcards, games, and more for free. Old japanese saying, live scorpion in pants makes life interesting. His father died in a construction accident while working illegally in south carolina. He realizes that the only way his family will have the money they need to survive is for him to make the. Amazon music stream millions of songs amazon advertising find, attract. Crossing the wire by will hobbs and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The bus arrives in agua prieta, but miguel doesnt get off. Through victors often desperate struggle, will hobbs brings to life one of the great human dramas of our time.
I think that this book is an exciting way to show those that are ignorant like myself. You might be familiar with the politics and current events aimed. Julio reveals to victor that he intends to cross to america through one of the two long passages that convey storm spillover under the fringe, from nogales, mexico to nogales, arizona. Rico tricks victor into crossing with drug smugglers.
Acclaim for crossing the wire includes the following. The border here is lined only with barbedwire fence, not a wall, though border patrol agents. I will suggest this book to my pals due to the fact that it is full of enjoyment and hard obstacles. Crossing the wire summary and study guide supersummary. Mar 02, 2020 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
The book is about a 15 year old boy who tries to cross the border from mexico to the states. Crossing the wire is one of those books that you read, put it away and figure youll probably not open it again. I highly recommend reading crossing the wire by will hobbs. Jun 05, 2016 crossing the wire book trailer goodyear crossing the wire book trailer goodyear skip navigation. Crossing the wire chapter 26 summary freebooksummary. Crossing the wire is a book that portrays the very real reality of immigration in the united state. Hobbs credits his sense of audience to his fourteen years of teaching reading and english in southwest colorado. Crossing the wire manuscript paper standard wire bound 12 stave guitar tablature manuscript paper wire bound out on the wire. Crossing the wire 2007 read online free book by will. Unlike rico, victor has no experienced men to travel with and no coyote money to pay the smugglers who sneak illegal.
Unlike rico, victor has no experienced men to travel with and no coyote money to pay the smugglers who sneak illegal workers across the border. This middle grade novel is an excellent choice for tween readers in grades 5 to 6. The storytelling secrets of the new masters of radio silence on the wire. It tells about his hardships getting there and his. Will hobbs is the awardwinning author of eighteen novels, including far north, crossing the wire, and go big or go home take me to the river began with his weeklong canoe trip through the remote lower canyons of the rio grande on the texasmexico border. Book fairs scholastic education trade publishing international about scholastic customer service contact us. This issue is not as simple as many would like to believe. It was about a boy crossing the border to the united states to earn money for his family. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature.
Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Oct 11, 2011 i highly recommend reading crossing the wire by will hobbs. When falling crop prices threaten his family with starvation, fifteenyearold victor flores heads north in an attempt to cross the wire from mexico into the united states so he can find work and send money home. Its a gauntlet run by millions attempting to cross the border. For many people, illegal immigration is a black and white issuea wrong or right issue. This 40page guide for crossing the wire by will hobbs includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 28 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. Lastly, crossing the wire is a good book for outdoors people. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will benefit by having full.
Ever since, will has been closely following what scientists and native hunters are reporting about climate change in the arctic. From the whole village, only four men came home this winter. Will hobbs lesson plans for bearstone and other books. Crossing the wire chapter 1 summary freebooksummary. Teachers guide to crossing the wire by will hobbs 5th 8th. Read crossing the wire online free book in epub, txt or pdf. Jan 01, 2006 crossing the wire was very addicting and full of suspense. Read crossing the wire online by will hobbs books free 30day. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Down the yukon jasons gold and down the yukon a list of 5 postreading activities. When falling crop prices threaten his family with starvation, fifteenyearold victor flores heads north in an attempt to cross the wire from mexico into the. Crossing the wire was very addicting and full of suspense.