![]() ![]() ![]() Argueta said he decided to write the book after conducting interviews and seeing firsthand hundreds of people fleeing for the U.S. In October 2019, Abraham Rodriguez, wrote in Mission Local that the tale “is based on real-life experiences of migrants, many of them still children, as they made the 2,000-mile journey in caravans from Central America. This is the new American Novel, and it is for children. If there is a voice readers need to hear, it is the voice of Misael and many others recounting what happens in the hearts of those who migrate with their backpacks full of dreams. This is the book we have been waiting for. I was witnessing Jorge write the book we need today. ![]() Yuyi Morales, acclaimed author and illustrator of Dreamers, has said, “I was sitting next to Jorge as he was finishing Caravan to the North. His new book, a book for children - Caravan to the North: Misael’s Long Walk, with art by Manuel Monroy - is a beautiful book, full of humanity and hope. He is one of the greatest treasures of our time. And he maintains a safe space, a library for children, in San Salvador, traveling incessantly in all directions, delivering messages of love and hope to children and their families. Poet, educator, humanitarian Jorge Argueta, a proud son of El Salvador and San Francisco, has dozens of books to his credit - books of his poems, books of poetry, culture and life philosophy for children… He also operates Luna Books in the Excelsior. Call us if you want to be notified when a new date is set. ![]()
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