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Undocumented is the story of immigrant workers who have come to the United States without papers. Every day, these men and women join the work force and contribute positively to society. The story is told via the ancient Mixtec codex--accordion fold--format. Juan grew up in Mexico working in the fields to help provide for his family. Struggling for money, Juan crosses over into the United States and becomes an undocumented worker, living in a poor neighborhood, working hard to survive. Though he is able to get a job as a busboy at a restaurant, he is severely undercompensated--he receives less than half of the minimum wage! Risking his boss reporting him to the authorities for not having proper resident papers, Juan risks everything and stands up for himself and the rest of the community.

Product Identifiers

PublisherAbrams, Inc.

ISBN-101419728547

ISBN-139781419728549

eBay Product ID (ePID)4038705339

Product Key Features

GenreSocial Science, Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels

Publication Year2018

LanguageEnglish

Artist/WriterDuncan Tonatiuh

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8in

Item Length10.8in

Item Weight16.4 Oz

Item Width6.5in

Additional Product Features

Number of Pages26 Pages

Professional GraderCollege Freshman

Era Range14-Up

ReviewsRemarkable...The artwork is deliberately evocative of Mesoamerican logography, with figures and perspectives that feel at once bizarre and totally familiar., Undocumented... is an all-too-real discussion about fair pay and the hostility U.S. citizens often display toward undocumented immigrants., By focusing on the narrative of one immigrant worker, Tonatiuh breaks the mammoth issues of immigration and workers rights into an easy-to-swallow bite, allowing the reader to easily engage with an often intimidating topic. The personal is again political. Highly recommended., From the beginning, the format of this book shows its uniqueness with the codex form used by Mixteco., ...a gorgeous, timely, and necessary offering about the daily plight of undocumented workers in the United States., STARRED REVIEW: "Multiple Pura Belpré Medal and Honor- awarded Tonatiuh (Diego Rivera, 2011) channels his interest in the Mixtec codex format to create a superb modern odyssey, stupendously illustrated in his signature contemporary adaptation of Pre-Columbian art forms, presented on accordion pages in a handsome slip-box."

Book TitleUndocumented : a Worker's Fight

Lccn2018-002427

Target AudienceTrade

IllustratedYes

Grade toCollege Graduate Student

TopicHispanic & Latino, Emigration & Immigration, Nonfiction / General, General

Lc Classification NumberPn6727.T663u53 2018