The Crossing

I enjoyed this somewhat sad book about a young, homeless, orphan named Manny who lives in the dangerous streets of Juarez, Mexico, and dreams of crossing into the United States. It was also about an army sergeant who has seen a lot of war and is scarred deeply by it and he comes to Juarez to drink a......more

The book "The Crossing" is a very interesting read. It gives a sad but ore realistic story of a boy named Manny Bustos who is struggling throughout his entire life. He competes with the older rivals who want to survive just like him, they will hurt even hurt each other for american tourists coins. A......more

For the renouned author of Hatchet, 1987 was apparent a banner vintage year, in which both this and that. With 200 books, I guess many years had many books. This one is simple: a boy, a man, both trying to escape, in a broken border town. Masterful character building tells the whole tight story. I sp......more

Gary Paulsen did a nice job on the plot of this book but he coud've made the point of it clearer. There are a few parts of this book that some children shoudn't read because it shows many of the bad sides of life. It coudve been more positive. I also believe he coud've done a better job on the endin......more

Heavy with meaning. Brilliantly crafted. On the Mexico side of the border town Juarez, fourteen-year old Manny has one wish: cross the river. Hunger, border patrol, violently competitive beggarboys, and men in pointy-toed boots who hunt people as much for profit as for pleasure demand a lifestyle of......more