The Other Side

Two girls, one white and one black, gradually get to know each other as they sit on the fence that divides their town. (more)

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Every year, thousands of migrant children and teens cross the U.S.-Mexico border. The journey is treacherous and sometim... (more)

Every year, thousands of migrant children and teens cross the U.S.-Mexico border. The journey is treacherous and sometimes deadly, but worth the risk for migrants who are escaping gang violence and poverty in their home countries. And for those refugees who do succeed? They face an immigration process that is as winding and multi-tiered as the journey that brought them here. In this book, award-winning Mexican author Juan Pablo Villalobos strings together the diverse experiences of eleven real migrant teenagers, offering readers a beginning road map to issues facing the region. These timely accounts of courage, sacrifice, and survival{u2014}including two fourteen-year-old girls forming a tenuous friendship as they wait in a frigid holding cell, a boy in Chicago beginning to craft his future while piecing together his past in El Salvador, and cousins learning to lift each other up through angry waters{u2014}offer a rare and invaluable window into the U.S.{u2013}Central American refugee crisis. In turns optimistic and heartbreaking, The Other Side balances the boundless hope at the center of immigration with the weight of its risks and repercussions. Here is a necessary read for young people on both sides of the issue. (less)

Clover's mom says it isn't safe to cross the fence that segregates their African-American side of town from the white si... (more)

Clover's mom says it isn't safe to cross the fence that segregates their African-American side of town from the white side where Annie lives. But the two girls strike up a friendship, and get around the grown-ups' rules by sitting on top of the fence together. With the addition of a brand-new author's note, this special edition celebrates the tenth anniversary of this classic book. As always, Woodson moves readers with her lyrical narrative, and E. B. Lewis's amazing talent shines in his gorgeous watercolor illustrations.One track of sound disc has page-turn signals. (less)

THE OTHER SIDE SPECIAL EDITION is a collection of the Eisner-Award nominated miniseries that started it all for writer J... (more)

THE OTHER SIDE SPECIAL EDITION is a collection of the Eisner-Award nominated miniseries that started it all for writer JASON AARON (SOUTHERN BASTARDS, THE GODDAMNED, Scalped)! With amazingly visceral artwork from CAMERON STEWART (MOTOR CRUSH, Fight Club 2) and vivid colors from DAVE McCAIG (American Vampire), THE OTHER SIDE tells an unforgettable Vietnam War story from the point of view of two young soldiers on both sides of the conflict. THE OTHER SIDE SPECIAL EDITION will not only showcase this powerful war story but also include loads of extra materials straight from the files of both writer and artist. CAMERON STEWART was so committed to this project that he traveled to Vietnam to do preliminary research, and this collection will feature pictures, drawings, and journal entries from that trip. (less)

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Two girls, one white and one black, gradually get to know each other as they sit on the fence that divides their town. (more)

Two girls, one white and one black, gradually get to know each other as they sit on the fence that divides their town. (less)

In a life changing struggle, a man searches to find the truth in the disappearance of his wife. The small town of Elkwoo... (more)

In a life changing struggle, a man searches to find the truth in the disappearance of his wife. The small town of Elkwood, PA will never be the same as love, courage, and family are tested in the face of the dawning zombie apocalypse. (less)

Clover always wondered why there was a fence that separated the black side of town from the white side. When a young whi... (more)

Clover always wondered why there was a fence that separated the black side of town from the white side. When a young white girl, from the other side starts to sit on the fence her curiosity, and a friendship, develops. Includes an interview with Jacqueline Woodson. (less)

In an invisible territory at the margins of society lives a wounded community facing the threat of being forgotten by po... (more)

In an invisible territory at the margins of society lives a wounded community facing the threat of being forgotten by political institutions and having their rights as citizens trampled. Disarmed veterans, taciturn adolescents, drug addicts trying to escape addiction through love; ex-special forces soldiers still at war with the world; floundering young women and future mothers; and old people who have not lost their desire to live. Through this hidden pocket of humanity, renowned documentarian Roberto Minervini opens a window to the abyss of today's America. (less)