Blog Tour- Illegal

By Bettina Restrepo

Published by Harper Teen

Released on March 8th, 2011

A promise.

Quinceañera.

A promise that we would be together on my fifteenth birthday . . .

Instead, Nora is on a desperate journey far away from home. When her father leaves their beloved Mexico in search of work, Nora stays behind. She fights to make sense of her loss while living in poverty—waiting for her father's return and a better day. When the letters and money stop coming, Nora decides that she and her mother must look for him in Texas. After a frightening experience crossing the border, the two are all alone in a strange place. Now, Nora must find the strength to survive while aching for small comforts: friends, a new school, and her precious quinceañera.

Bettina Restrepo's gripping, deeply hopeful debut novel captures the challenges of one girl's unique yet universal immigrant experience (quoted from Goodreads).

Today I was really looking forward to sharing my review for Bettina's debut, Illegal, but a lovely little mail troll snatched my book, and I've not been able to get to the book store yet to purchase this. In place of my review, Bettina has treated us with a fabulous video about her book.

Thank you so much Bettina for visiting our blog today!!