Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna
- Author Alda P. Dobbs
- Narrator Ana Osorio
- Publisher Wonder Books
- Publish Date 19 October 2021
- Run Time 5 hours and 19 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Biographical fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage social issues: Migration and refugees.
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What to expect
It is 1913, and twelve-year-old Petra Luna’s mamá has died while the revolution rages in Mexico. Before her papá is dragged away by soldiers, Petra vows to him that she will care for the family she has left—her abuelita, her little sister, Amelia,
and her baby brother, Luisito—until they can be reunited. They flee north through the unforgiving desert as their town burns, searching for safe harbor in a world that offers none.
Each night when Petra closes her eyes, she holds her dreams close, especially her long-held desire to learn to read. Abuelita calls these barefoot dreams: “They’re like us barefoot peasants and indios—they’re not meant to go far.” But Petra
refuses to listen. Through battlefields and deserts, hunger and fear, Petra will stop at nothing to keep her family safe and lead them to a better life across the U.S. border—a life where her barefoot dreams could finally become reality.
| Author | Alda P. Dobbs |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Ana Osorio |
| Duration | 5 hours and 19 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781705045091 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Wonder Books |
| Genre | Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Biographical fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage social issues: Migration and refugees |
| Availability | US |
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