Julio Anta
1) Frontera
Author
Language
English
Description
"As long as he remembers to stay smart and keep his eyes open, Mateo knows that he can survive the trek across the Sonoran Desert that will take him from Mexico to the United States. That is until he's caught by the Border Patrol only moments after sneaking across the fence in the dead of night. Escaping their clutches comes at a price and, lost in the desert without a guide or water, Mateo is ill-prepared for the unforgiving heat that is sure to...
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Description
184 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
As high school student Jaime Reyes has begun to realize he and his border community in El Paso, Texas, are being used as pawns in the immigration debate, he finds an odd bug-like artifact and begins feeling different, even having surreal dreams showing the real danger are actual aliens known as the Reach.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Description
159 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"After being separated from his mother at the US border, a young Guatemalan immigrant must lean to harness his emerging super-human abilities while being hunted by the federal government. Julio Anta and Anna Wieszczyk debut with a deeply grounded and heartfelt graphic novel that explores the real-world implications of a migrant with extraordinary powers."--
