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It centers around a boy and his adventures to cross the border. This 40page guide for crossing the wire by will hobbs includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 28 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. On victors journey he fulfills a guy called miguel and together they try to cross the border into the states. Through victors often desperate struggle, will hobbs brings to life one of the great human dramas of our time. He plants and sells corn to support himself and his mother and younger siblings. Without money to pay a coyote for safe travel across the border, victor makes the only decision. Fifteenyearold mexican victor flores is the man of his family. Crossing the wire summary and study guide supersummary. His father died in a construction accident while working illegally in south carolina. Victors motivation to survive against smugglers, snakebites, and even death. Ever since, will has been closely following what scientists and native hunters are. I think that this book is an exciting way to show those that are ignorant like myself. Apr 01, 2006 fifteenyearold mexican victor flores is the man of his family. Js victor, age 15, barely scratches out a living for his widowed mother and his four younger siblings by growing corn in his central mexican village.
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Buy crossing the wire by will hobbs online at alibris. Will hobbs is the author of seventeen novels for upper elementary, middle school and young adult readers, as well as two picture book stories. This is a really interesting book about mexico and the border. This lesson explore the story and characters in will hobbs 2006 novel crossing the wire. In the book crossing the wire by will hobbs, victor is a boy that lives in. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. New york public library books for the teen age, junior library guild selection, americas awards commended title, heartland award. In this riveting, actionpacked novel from awardwinning author will hobbs, a teenage boy. Free crossing the wire worksheets and literature unit for. He realizes that the only way his family will have the money they need to survive is for him to make the.
Crossing the wire by will hobbs about the book devastated by the effects of falling corn prices, victor is forced to leave his family in mexico to seek work in the united states in order to support his mother, sisters, and younger brother. A huge problem occurred to me yesterday and that lead to me being backtracked on a book i need to read by monday. Oct, 2009 will hobbs is the awardwinning author of nineteen novels, including far north, crossing the wire, and take me to the river. In addition, it connects to our world in which the issue of crossing the wire for the sole purpose of survival is very real. Its a gauntlet run by millions attempting to cross the border. Its told for a 4th6th grade audience but includes a lot of gritty details about the dangers of jumping trains, gangs, police, coyotes, etc. Seven of his novels, bearstone, downriver, the big wander, beardance, far north, the maze, and jasons gold, were named best books for young adults by the american library association. I highly recommend reading crossing the wire by will hobbs. Junior library guild selection southwest book award notable books for a global society ira 2007. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read crossing the wire.
It was published by harpercollins and has a total of 224 pages in the book. Crossing the wire will hobbs hardcover harpercollins publishers. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. In crossing the wire, he has portrayed not only 15 year old victor who is involved with risking his life in many ways to get into the united states where he might work and earn money to send back to mexico, but also depicts a culture of good and deeply caring human beings who struggle with survival daily in a country so poor that their remote village even lacks communication through the mail system. Hi, i need a website or source where i can get a summary for the book crossing the wire by. This book helps readers to understand that it is not so black and white. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more.
Apr 30, 2009 a booktalk for crossing the wire by will hobbs. Oct, 2009 crossing the wire ebook written by will hobbs. This 40page guide for crossing the wire by will hobbs includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 28 chapters, as well as several more. The story is fastpaced that keeps me at the edge of my seat.
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Fifteen yearold mexican victor flores is the man of his family. Crossing the wire would be an excellent book for a class readaloud, or for use in literature circles. When falling crop prices threaten his family with starvation, fifteenyearold victor flores heads north in an attempt to cross the wire from mexico into the. It is about a 15 year old mexican boy crossing the border to the united states. Teachers guide to crossing the wire by will hobbs 5th 8th. With nothing but dogged determination, 15yearold victor leaves his mexican village to illegally enter the u. Ever since his father died, victor flores has been the man of the house.
Victors journey is fraught with danger, freezing cold, scorching heat, hunger and dead ends. I never knew so much went into crossing the wire and i never really knew that those below the border went through so much to get to america. For many people, illegal immigration is a black and white issuea wrong or right issue. Crossing the wire teachers guide crossing the wire teachers guide this teachers guide includes curriculum activities and discussion questions for crossing the wire, a story of one boys journey from mexico to the united states in search of a job to support his family. Will hobbs is a master at character development and adventure. This book begins out in main mexico but when 15 year old victor flores household needs money victor has to cross the border to discover work in the states.