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A labor contractor took Victor and Rico to the state of Washington to harvest Asparagus. Victor starts sending money home. Rico eventually decides to go back to Mexico.

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Victor and Rico reunite and make it to the "Promised Land"

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Victor and Rico reunite and make it to the "Promised Land"

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Victor and Rico both made it to Tucson, Arizona.

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During his attempt for America, Victor gets many jobs to earn small amounts of money and he relies heavily on soup kitchens for food.

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Miguel Gives Victor Most of His Belongings

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Miguel Gives Victor Most of His Belongings

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The Border Patrol were chasing Victor and Miguel and Miguel gave up. He gave Victor his switchblade, map, and lighters.

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Shortly after Victor meets Miguel, he gets caught by the Border Police. Victor gets away though.

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Victor Visits a Church to See Our Lady of Guadalupe

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Victor Visits a Church to See Our Lady of Guadalupe

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Victor grew up very religious with his family and he even takes time, during all the chaos of crossing the border to visit her. He also keeps a picture of her in his pocket.

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Victor and his family are among the poor in Mexico.

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Julio decides to inner tube down a tunnel to El Norte. Victor does not go because he was anxious about what might happen.

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Victor meets Julio when trying to get on a train to catch a ride to Nogales, Mexico, a city closer to the border.

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Rico saves his money and decides to cross the border into America, using Coyotes. Coyotes are the people who "smuggled" people across the border.

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Victor realizes that he won't be able to sell his corn this year, so he decides to follow Rico's footsteps and go to America, to send money home to his parents.

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The main characters of this book are 15 year old Victor Flores and Rico Rivera, two best friends. Victor meets friends along the way named Miguel and Julio.

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The settings of this book are Mexico and the United States.

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The author of this book is Will Hobbs.