Fifteen-year old Victor Flores journeys north in a desperate attempt to cross the Arizona border and find work in the United States to support his family in central Mexico.
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On a travelling book tour
Each year kids in Vermont, grades 4 to 8, are encouraged to read books from a list of 30 titles. In April, kids throughout Vermont vote on their favorite title, & the book that receives the most votes is the winner of the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award. Here follows the list for 2007/08. Read some or read them all. Post your thoughts here!
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DCF List 2007-2008
- Adventures of Marco Polo, The
- Alabama Moon
- All of the Above
- Alphabet of Dreams
- Black Duck
- Bread and Roses, Too
- Case of the Missing Marquess, The
- Clue of the Linoleum Lederhosen, The
- Counting on Grace
- Crossing the Wire
- Dream-Maker's Magic, The
- Drowned Maiden's Hair, A
- Escape! The Story of the Great Houdini
- Firegirl
- Gemini Summer
- Gossamer
- Hattie Big Sky
- Higher Power of Lucky, The
- Keturah and Lord Death
- King of Attolia, The
- Listen!
- Odd Man Out
- One-Handed Catch
- Owen & Mzee
- Phineas L. MacGuire...Erupts
- Rules
- Small White Scar, A
- Story of Salt, The
- Weedflower
- White Elephant, The
Labels
- autism (1)
- biographies (2)
- Canadian authors (3)
- contemporary fiction (8)
- criminal activity (1)
- disabilities (4)
- dog stories (2)
- Down syndrome (1)
- fantasy (4)
- historical fiction (9)
- humorous stories (2)
- magic (1)
- multicultural fiction (4)
- mysteries (5)
- nonfiction (2)
- orphan stories (3)
- pioneer fiction (1)
- romance (1)
- siblings (3)
- survival stories (2)
- suspense (1)
- Vermont fiction (2)
- World War II fiction (2)
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
On a travelling book tour
Who is Dorothy Canfield Fisher?
Dorothy Canfield Fisher (1879-1958) was a very busy author who published a lot of books for adults and children from the early 1900s through the 1950s. She lived in Vermont but her books were popular worldwide!
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- Counting on Grace, by Elizabeth Winthrop
- The King of Attolia, by Megan Whalen Turner
- Listen, by Stephanie Tolan
- The Case of the Missing Marquess, by Nancy Springer
- The Dream-Maker's Magic, by Sharon Shinn
- All of the Above, by Shelley Pearsall
- Bread and Roses, Too, by Katherine Paterson
- A Small White Scar, by K. A. Nuzum
- Rules, by Cynthia Lord
- Black Duck, by Janet Taylor Lisle
- Gemini Summer, by Iain Lawrence
- Alabama Moon, by Watt Key
- Weedflower, by Cynthia Kadohata
- Crossing the Wire, by Will Hobbs
- Owen & Mzee, by Isabella Hatkoff
- The Adventures of Marco Polo, by Russell Freedman
- Alphabet of Dreams, by Susan Fletcher
- The White Elephant, by Sid Fleischman
- Escape!: The Story of the Great Houdini, by Sid Fl...
- Odd Man Out, by Sarah Ellis
- Phineas L. MacGuire...Erupts!, by Frances O'Roark ...
- One-Handed Catch, by Mary Jane Auch
- The Clue of the Linoleum Lederhosen, by M.T. Anderson
- Firegirl, by Tony Abbott
- The Story of Salt, by Mark Kurlansky
- Hattie Big Sky, by Kirby Larson
- A Drowned Maiden's Hair, by Laura Amy Schlitz
- The Higher Power of Lucky, by Susan Patron
- Gossamer, by Lois Lowry
- Keturah and Lord Death, by Martine Leavitt
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33 comments:
Crossing the Wire by Will Hobbs is an amazing story that really moved me. I think it has an amazing plot and it has a powerful vioce.
I would give this book five stars.
I think this book is amazing with an interesting plot that really keeps you reading to the last page. This book has a powerful voice.
I would give this book five stars.
This book really gave me a good insight on the world today. It didn't focus on illegal immigrants, it focused more on exciting adventure. This book kept me on the edge of my seat.
Chris A of Berlin says: I enjoyed this book because it was interesting. I liked him on his long adventure. Trying to save up money to send back to his mom so she can feed his brothers and sisters.
The End!
I really enjoyed reading Crossing the wire. Victor would always be meeting new friends and some enemies that tried to kill him. This book became very exciting at parts. I would recommened this book to people who like survival stories. But whoever reads this will end up enjoying it.
i thought this book was romantic and beutyful cry cry cry
this book was the most boring and dumb book ever
this book was a really fun and odd book to read and i engoyd it
Question for Batman: I am curious why you think this book is dumb. Can you explain? I actually enjoyed this book, and wondered what you didn't like about it.
This is a good story and it sounds like something that could really happen. I enjoyed reading it from the very first page to the very last. It made me think about all the people who don't have a lot of money and how they must feel. I feel more sorry for them now that I've read this book. I recommend it.
Will Hobbs was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on August 22, 1947. He grew up all over the map. It was a fiction story that he wrote.
I liked the part when Victor found his friend and his friend said, “Let’s split up,” but Victor said no because they just got with each other. I liked the other part when Victor went and sent back money because they are not getting any money for the corn they sell every year so Victor goes to work with his friend’s brother. It was exciting. It would be good if it had a second book to say what happened to his family.
I think people should give the Mexicans a chance, now that I'v read the book I see the truth in the terrible relationship beetween the Mexicans and the Americans, I also think that it took Victor a lot of efort to do that just for his family.
I thhought it wasnt very good.
Okay, CB, you didn't much like this story, but why? Can you tell me what didn't you like about this story? What would you have done to make it better?
Crossing the Wire (by Will Hobbs) is an amazing story with a lot of simileis and metaphores. It really moved me. I would reckomend this book to anyone who is ready for an adventure.
I loved this book. It made me exited to read on. There were parts of the story that put me on the edge of my seat. I would recomend this book to any one who likes adventure. Great job Will Hobbs.
This book was ok i think it would have been better if it had more of a fantasy feel to it.
Crossing the Wire was a great surprising adventurous story and it was awesome! It is a great story about two boys trying to Cross the U.S. to Mexico to try to work to send home money to help their family.
i enjoyed this book and i thought that it was interesting the whole way through and i did not ever want to stop reading and it kept me off my chair the whole book and i give it five stars
This book was terrible in my opinion. I never have liked books like this. I am more into mythical books with dragons and stuff.
This is a horrible book DON'T EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER read this book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I LOVED THIS BOOK THERE WAS PARTS OF THE STORY THAT I HAD ALMOSST FALLED OUT OF MY SEAT THERE WAS SO MUCH SUSPENCE AT SOME PARTS OF THE BOOK I TOTTALY RECOMEND THIS BOOK
the book at the begining was dull but when it got going i loved it. it was a good book and it was NOT stupid.
this book was aok! this book is a great adventure story!
I liked this book it was about a boy and his friend who try to cross the wire. I didnt like how it was almost the same thing happening in every chapter until the end, it got very interesting.
READ THIS BOOK!
You know, i really like this book and i feel really bad for the kids stuck in the pipe where they sniff paint. You know, that life would suck!!! yup i also love the part where he gets stuck in the car. See Yal!!
Crossing the wire was a very good book! I think that the mix of suspense and sadness was a great way to make it stay interesting. This was one of the best DCF books this year, I highly recommend this book to anyone that likes suspense.
I know most people like this book but I didn't. It was the only dcf book so far that I had to put down and stop reading. I stopped it because it was boring at parts I thought should be exciting and that is the worst thing in a book for me.
I don't think that this book is romantic. But This Book is so awesome I loved how it had the right amount of action. Another thing I liked was how Victor had a cause. This book also changed my view on Mexicans and know I'm not as racist on this subject.
This book really interested me because the story is based on something that is happening in real life, yet it creates a fictional adventure plot about Turtle that compels you to finish it. It also makes you think about whose side you are on, Victor's (or you can think of it as the illegal immigrant's side), or the US's? While you are reading this book you can't help but think about how much stamina that these people have to have if they are going to succeed the crossing. Blazing Sun, scarce water and food, and crooked coyotes are all things that they have to deal with if they want to make it across alive. It's a great book, I really recommend it.
Wow! I am surprised that so many people disiked this book. Batman, you confuse me. You stated that "Crossing the Wire" was horrible, abut posted soon after saying that it was good. What do you mean? As for me I loved this book. A tale of survival with a new perspective. Victor must of felt great motivation because his family's condition (as I"m sure I would, too) to overcome those challenges. A Man vs. Mother Nature classic. Try putting yourself in his position: poor, hungry, no father... But he does have family, and I think that was the extra push for success in all of the challenges that opposed him.
In responding to others comments, I would like to know why this book was "A horrible book... don't ever ever....ever read it." Hippo Moomoo?
I liked this book. I liked it because it puts you on your toes. For example, Victor get's caught by border patrol. Then all of a sudden he is trying again. This book shows you that you can acomplish a goal if you keep trying. Also his travels are fun, I really enjoyed them.
This suspense filled book deals with the problem of poverty and the immagration problem in Mexico. In the beggining Victor was very safe, but in his journey to save his family from the horrible situation of poverty Victor has to be brave to survive the tough conditions of being a mule and the desert. I would give this book 10 out of 10!!!
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