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The Magic Paper : Mexican-Americans: A Story Based on Real History, Paperback / softback Book

The Magic Paper : Mexican-Americans: A Story Based on Real History Paperback / softback

Part of the Hopes and Dreams series

Paperback / softback

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This 80-page easy-to-understand reader is one of 12 historical novels in the Hopes and Dreams series, whose diverse and fascinating characters, regardless of their ethnicity, face prejudice, danger, hardships, and setbacks, but survive with perseverance, a little bit of luck ,and a generous amount of love in their new home in the US.

Downloadable audio recordings of all 12 novels and free supplementary materials for teachers are available (visit ProLinguaLearning.com for more details).

Plot Summary for The Magic Paper: This is the story of Teresa Garcia and Benito Cruz, two Mexican-Americans.

In 1980 Teresa buys a fake visa and comes alone to Los Angeles to care for her sick aunt.

Then she stays, working in a dress factory to send money home to Mexico.

Benito crawls through a pipe into California, where he works as a migrant farmworker.

They meet and fall in love. Benito moves to Los Angeles and works in a factory. They want to marry, but they can't because they are illegal.

They work hard and save money to go to Mexico and bring Teresa's sister back.

Finally they have enough money, but when they go to Mexico City, there is a great earthquake.

Teresa's whole family is killed. They come back to the U.S. illegally. They continue to work hard and wait until a new law lets them apply to get the magic paper, to become legal, and to get married.

At last, they feel safe.

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