Hobbs, Will                              Crossing the Wire                                             HOB YA

Fifteen-year-old Victor Flores journeys north in a desperate attempt to cross the Arizona border and find work in the United States to support his family in central Mexico.

Maston, Elsa                    Santa Claus in Baghdad and other stories about teens in the Arab world          MAS YA

Santa Claus in Baghdad: a story from Iraq (2000) -- Faces: a story from Syria -- The hand of Fatima: a story from Lebanon -- The olive grove: a story from Palestine -- In line: a story from Egypt -- Scenes in a Roman theater: a story from Tunisia -- Honor: a story from Jordan -- The plan: a story from a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon.