{"product_id":"journey-of-the-sparrows-isbn-9780142302095","title":"Journey of the Sparrows","description":"Nailed into a crate in the back of a truck, fifteen-year-old Maria, her older sister, Julia, their little brother, Oscar, and a boy named Tomas endure a terrifying and torturous journey across the U.S. border and then north to Chicago. There they struggle to find work-cleaning, sewing, washing dishes-always fearful of arrest and deportation back to the cruelties of El Salvador. By turns heartbreaking and hopeful, this moving story of the secret lives of immigrants is not to be missed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA gripping, lyrical portrayal of a continuing American dilemma.\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, pointer review) | \u003cb\u003eFran Leeper Buss, MDiv, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning oral historian and writer. Some of her works include \u003ci\u003eJourney of the Sparrows\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLa Partera: Story of a Midwife\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDignity: Lower Income Women Tell of Their Lives and Struggles\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Tucson, Arizona, with her UCC minister husband, David Buss.","brand":"Puffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304336216293,"sku":"NP9780142302095","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780142302095.jpg?v=1767730477","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/journey-of-the-sparrows-isbn-9780142302095","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}