Paola Mendoza
1) Sanctuary
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Language
English
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Description
In 2032, when sixteen-year-old Vali's mother is detained by the Deportation Forces, Vali must flee Vermont with her little brother, Ernie, hoping to reach their Tía Luna in the sanctuary state of California.
In 2032 America, all citizens are chipped and everyone is tracked. It is almost impossible to survive as an undocumented immigrant, but that is exactly what Vali is doing. She and her family have carved out a stable, happy life in small-town...
2) Solis
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Told in four voices, four prisoners, including undocumented seventeen-year-old Rania, rebel against the corrupt and xenophobic government of the New American Republic that exploits undocumented immigrants in deadly labor camps to mine a world-changing chemical.
4) Entre nos
Publisher
IndiePix
Pub. Date
2010
Language
Español
Description
After Mariana travels with her two children from Colombia to New York City to reunite with her husband, he abruptly abandons them and she must find a way for them to survive.
5) On the outs
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
The lives of three young girls from the same neighborhood intersect briefly in prison. Based on the lives of real girls from the streets and juvenile jail who lent their voices to the filmmakers about the struggles kids have everywhere.
