Highwire Moon
Susan Straight
Highwire Moon was a National Book Award finalist. At three years Elvia was placed in foster care when her mother, Serafina, an undocumented migrant worker, was deported. Twelve years later, Serafina risks everything to return to the United States and the daughter she was forced to abandon.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Catapult
- Year
- 2019
- ISBN-13
- 9781640093591
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topics
- ImmigrationMother-daughter relationshipFamily separation
Awards
- National Book Award for FictionShortlistedMajor(2001)
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