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by Gena Thomas; Foreword by Michelle Ferrigno Warren

Thomas tells the story of five-year-old Julia, whose harrowing journey with her mother from Honduras to the U.S. took her from cargo trailer to detention center to foster care. Weaving together the stories of birth mother and foster mother, this work shows the human face of the immigrant and refugee, the challenges of the immigration and foster care systems, and the tenacious power of motherly love.


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In 2017 five-year-old Julia traveled with her mother, Guadalupe, from Honduras to the United States. Her harrowing journey took her through Mexico in the cargo section of a tractor trailer. Then she was separated from her mother, who was held hostage by smugglers who exploited her physically and financially. At the United States border, Julia came through the processing center as an unaccompanied minor after being separated from her stepdad who was deported.

Gena Thomas tells the story of how Julia came to the United States, what she experienced in the system, and what it took to reunite her with her family. A Spanish-speaking former missionary, Gena became Julia's foster mother and witnessed firsthand the ways migrant children experience trauma. Weaving together the stories of birth mother and foster mother, this book shows the human face of the immigrant and refugee, the challenges of the immigration and foster care systems, and the tenacious power of motherly love.

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  • Title Separated by the Border: A Birth Mother, a Foster Mother, and a Migrant Child's 3,000-Mile Journey
  • Author Gena Thomas; Foreword by Michelle Ferrigno Warren
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 224
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher IVP
  • Date 2019-10-29
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780830845750 / 0830845755
  • Weight 0.53 lbs (0.24 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.7 in (20.57 x 13.97 x 1.78 cm)
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: Hispanic
    • Ethnic Orientation: Multicultural
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
    • Topical: Adoption
    • Topical: Christian Interest
    • Topical: Family
  • Library of Congress subjects United States - Emigration and immigration -, United States - Emigration and immigration -
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2019028740
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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  • Booklist, 09/15/2019, Page 4

About the author

Gena Thomas is a writer and speaker who works at a nonprofit that empowers others through holistic development. She served as a missionary in northern Mexico for four years, holds a master's degree in international development, and is the author of A Smoldering Wick: Igniting Missions Work with Sustainable Practices. She lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with her husband, Andrew, and their two children.
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