First Crossing: Stories About Teen Immigrants

by Donald R. Gallo (Editor)

Other authors: Alden R. Carter (Contributor), Minfong Ho (Contributor), Marie G. Lee (Contributor), David Lubar (Contributor), Elsa Marston (Contributor) — 5 more, Lensey Namioka (Contributor), Jean Davies Okimoto (Contributor), Dian Curtis Regan (Contributor), Pam Muñoz Ryan (Contributor), Rita Williams-Garcia (Contributor)

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Stories of recent Mexican, Venezuelan, Kazakh, Chinese, Romanian, Palestinian, Swedish, Korean, Haitian, and Cambodian immigrants reveal what it is like to face prejudice, language barriers, and homesickness along with common teenage feelings and needs.

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I would have liked it better if they were true stories. (

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mtlkch | Jun 21, 2016 |

RGG: While the authors included are all critically acclaimed, these stories are for the most part dull, maybe because they're written as " problem stories." The best are "Pulling up Stakes" by David Lubar, "Lines of Scrimmage" by Elsa Marston, and "The Green Armchair" by Minfong Ho. Level 12-14.

rgruberexcel | Nov 13, 2013 |

First Crossing was an interesting story about how a boy and his father crossed the border in an attempt to make money to support the family. It was a realistic account that was based on a true story.

JanelleVeith | Mar 30, 2008 |

http://ginasblogging.blogspot.com/2007/03/first-crossing-stories-about-teen.html (

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ginaruiz | Mar 29, 2007 |

Moving to America from Mexico, China, Cambodia, Palestine.

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Gallo, Donald R.	Editor	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Carter, Alden R.	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Ho, Minfong	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Lee, Marie G.	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Lubar, David	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Marston, Elsa	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Namioka, Lensey	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Okimoto, Jean Davies	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Regan, Dian Curtis	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Ryan, Pam Muñoz	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Williams-Garcia, Rita	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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