Title Separated by the border : a birth mother, a foster mother, and a migrant child's 3,000-mile journey / Gena Thomas ; forword by Michelle Ferrigno Warren.

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Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP, an imprint of InterVarsity Press, [2019]

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New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction	305.9069 THO	Check Shelf
Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department	305.9069 THOMAS	Check Shelf

Description	209 pages ; 21 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references.
Contents	Honduras -- Emigración -- Expatriation -- Mexico -- Río Bravo -- Rio Grande -- United State -- Unaccompanied Minor -- Dependent Children -- Foster Daughter -- ¿Quién Es Usted a Mí? (Who Are You to Me?) -- Honduras -- Reunification/Reunificación -- Reflections -- Dear Julia.
Summary	"Gena Thomas tells the story of five-year-old Julia, whose harrowing journey with her mother from Honduras to the United States took her from cargo trailer to detention center to foster care. Weaving together the stories of birth mother and foster mother, this book shows the human face of the immigrant and refugee, the challenges of the immigration and foster care systems, and the tenacious power of motherly love"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject	Thomas, Gena, 1984-
	Foster mothers -- United States -- Biography.
	Hondurans -- United States -- Biography.
	Immigrants -- Family relationships -- United States.
	Immigrants -- Family relationships -- Honduras.
	Unaccompanied immigrant children -- United States -- Biography.
	Honduras -- Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects.
	United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects.
	United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy.
	Immigrant children -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
	Emigration and immigration -- Government policy. (OCoLC)fst00908700
	Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects. (OCoLC)fst00908722
	Foster mothers. (OCoLC)fst00933229
	Hondurans. (OCoLC)fst00959906
	Immigrants -- Family relationships. (OCoLC)fst00967734
	Unaccompanied immigrant children. (OCoLC)fst01742125
	Honduras. (OCoLC)fst01206188
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form	Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
Added Author	Warren, Michelle Ferrigno, 1971- writer of foreword.
Added Title	Birth mother, a foster mother, and a migrant child's 3,000-mile journey
Other Form:	Online version: Thomas, Gena, 1984- Separated by the border Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP, [2019] 9780830857906 (DLC) 2019028741
ISBN	9780830845750 paperback
	0830845755 paperback
	9780830857906 electronic book

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