Four unaccompanied migrant children come together along the arduous journey north through Mexico to the United States border in this ode to the power of hope and connection even in the face of uncertainty and fear. Every year, roughly 50,000 unaccompanied minors arrive at the US/Mexico border to present themselves for asylum or related visas. The majority of these children are non-Mexicans fleeing the systemic violence of Central America's "Northern Triangle": Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala. A Journey Toward Hope tells the story of Rodrigo, a 14-year-old escaping Honduran violence; Alessandra, a 10-year-old Guatemalan whose first language is Q'eqchi'; and the Salvadoran siblings Laura and Nando. Though their reasons for making the trip are different and the journey northward is perilous, the four children band together, finding strength in one another as they share the dreams of their past and the hopes for their future. A Journey Toward Hope is written in collaboration with Baylor University's Social Innovation Collaborative, with illustrations by the award-winning Susan Guevara (Chato's Kitchen, American Library Association Notable Book, New York Public Library's 100 Great Children's Books / 100 Years). It includes four pages of nonfiction back matter with additional information and resources created by Baylor University's Global Hunger and Migration Project.

La historia de cuatro ninos migrantes no acompanados que se unen a lo largo del arduo viaje hacia el norte a traves de Mexico hasta la frontera de los Estados Unidos, Una jornada hacia la esperanza es una oda al poder de la esperanza y la conexion ante la incertidumbre y el miedo. Cada ano, aproximadamente 50,000 menores no acompanados llegan a la frontera entre los Estados Unidos y Mexico para presentarse para asilo o visas relacionadas. La mayoria de estos ninos huyen de la violencia sistemica del "Triangulo del Norte" de Centroamerica: Honduras, El Salvador y Guatemala. Una jornada hacia la esperanza cuenta la historia de Rodrigo, un nino de 14 anos que escapa de la violencia hondurena; Alessandra, una guatemalteca de 10 anos cuyo primer idioma es el Q'eqchi '; y los hermanos salvadorenos Laura y Nando. Aunque sus razones por hacer el viaje son diferentes y la jornada hacia el norte es peligroso, los cuatro ninos se unen y se fortalecen mientras se comparten los suenos de su pasado y las esperanzas de su futuro. Escrito en colaboracion con el Proyecto Global sobre el Hambre y la Migracion en la Colaboracion de Innovacion Social de la Universidad de Baylor, Una jornada hacia la esperanza presenta cuatro paginas de informacion adicional y recursos para padres, maestros de escuela, bibliotecarios y otros. This is the Spanish Language Edition of A Journey Toward Hope. Four unaccompanied migrant children come together along the arduous journey north through Mexico to the United States border in this ode to the power of hope and connection even in the face of uncertainty and fear.