Journey of the Sparrows is an in-depth look at the struggles of Central Americans immigrating to the
United States. It tells the story of a family of refugees from EI Salvador, fleeing from that nation's brutal civil war. Maria, her brother Oscar, and her older sister Julia are smuggled over the Mexican border in a crate. They are taken in by a sympathetic group of immigrants in Chicago, and forced to find work to feed themselves and their baby sister and mother, who are still trapped in Mexico. The book is a heart-wrenching description of the hardships that go on out of our sight, of the hope and faith of those who live in the bleakest of conditions. Maria does whatever she can to earn money, using all her skills and talents. Just when things start to look up again, everything takes a turn for the worse. You start to feel for these people, and this story touched me. Very rarely can you see things from another point of view, and I think it's important to. We have to be open-minded, or we will never get anywhere. But enough philosophy. Overall, I think the book was well written. Perhaps it could have been shortened, but in my opinion it is a great look at one of our biggest issues today. It is a reminder of the humanity of the people we see on the new~fn the paper. This book is groundbreaking, and should be more well known. I found it easy to read, and not too predictable. Check it out (literally)!
Submitted by Max
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