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The Notebook Keeper: A Story of Kindness from the Border

The Notebook Keeper: A Story of Kindness from the Border

Briseño, Stephen
Mora, Magdalena

Hardcover

General Juvenile Fiction

Publisher Price: $18.99

ISBN10: 0593307054
ISBN13: 9780593307052
Publisher: Random House Studio
Published: Jun 28 2022
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.40 Width: 9.20 Depth: 11.10
Language: English
Awards: Pura Belpre Award
Based on true events, this inspiring story follows a mama and her daughter who are denied entry at the U.S. border, and must find the refugee in charge of the notebook, an unofficial ledger of those waiting to cross into the U.S.

Before, the sun drenched the yard. Our neighbor's laughter danced in the streets. Now, the streets are quiet. Papa is gone, and we are no longer safe here. We are leaving, too.

In this moving and stunningly-illustrated picture book, Noemi and Mama flee their home in Mexico, and head for the US border. There, they look for The Notebook Keeper-- the person in charge of a ledger for those waiting to cross, and they add their names to the book. As the days turn into weeks, and hope dwindles, the little girl looks for kindness around her-- and inside herself. One day, when the Notebook Keeper's own name is called to cross, Noemi and her Mama are chosen--for the generosity in their hearts-- to take her place.

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