Who wrote crossing the wire?
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Asked by: Juliet Lewis
Is Crossing the Wire a true story?
Los Arboles is fictional, as are Victor and all the other characters. But yes, Victor’s village is based on the real-life one.
When was Crossing the Wire written?
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780060741402 |
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| Publication date: | 04/10/2007 |
| Edition description: | Reprint |
| Pages: | 224 |
| Sales rank: | 404,265 |
How old is Victor Flores from Crossing the Wire?
fifteen-year-old
From the Inside Flap
When falling crop prices threaten his family with starvation, fifteen-year-old 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.
What happened at the end of crossing the wire?
Victor is happy working in the fields, where he earns $250 in his first pay period to send home, but Rico misses his family. Rico decides to return to Mexico, where he will attend school and take care of his parents.
What is the theme of crossing the wire?
The main themes in the book are never give up, don’t be afraid, be careful, and stand up for what you believe in. They live by these themes and it affects them because they use the themes in their everyday life. Like never give up . Victor used this when he was caught by border patrol, he didnt give up and tried again.
Who are the main characters of Crossing the Wire?
As we learned, in Crossing the Wire (2006), Will Hobbs documents the journey of two 15-year-old Mexican boys, Victor Flores and Rico Rivera, across the border into the U.S. Rico hires a coyote (i.e., wayfarers who herald South and Central American migrants across the US border).
