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| Red Glass | 
 enlarge | Author: Laura Resau
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Category: Book
List Price: $15.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (13 reviews)
Sales Rank: 21503
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.6 x 1.2
ISBN: 0385734662
EAN: 9780385734660
ASIN: 0385734662
Publication Date: September 11, 2007
Release Date: September 11, 2007
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Product Description
ONE NIGHT SOPHIE and her parents are called to a hospital where Pedro, 6-year-old Mexican boy, is recovering from dehydration. Crossing the border into Arizona with a group of Mexicans and a coyote, or guide, Pedro and his parents faced such harsh conditions that the boy is the only survivor. Pedro comes to live with Sophie, her parents, and Sophie's Aunt Dika, a refugee of the war in Bosnia. Sophie loves Pedro - her Principito, or Little Prince. But after a year, Pedro's surviving family in Mexico makes contact, and Sophie, Dika, Dika's new boyfriend, and his son must travel with Pedro to his hometown so that he can make a heartwrenching decision.
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Adventure with a Conscience November 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is gorgeous, gut-wrenching, and fun. What I love about Laura Resau's writing is how she takes current, real-world issues (such as immigration) and turns them into adventures that are as thrilling to read as fantasy, while also being emotionally powerful. Red Glass puts a human face on the immigration issue, and though the subject matter is serious, Sophie keeps things upbeat, funny, and riveting. Not to mention that Laura Resau's writing (especially her descriptions of places, and the many vivid characters who are encountered in these places) makes you want to pack your bags and explore the world. Red Glass is a great reminder of how full of wonder the world is.
Overflowing with courage and discovery October 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Sixteen-year-old Sophie becomes attached to a child found wandering alone in the desert. The boy, Pablo, has come north from Mexico, crossing the border illegally with his parents who end up dying of dehydration. Pablo stays with Sophie's family and becomes part of her heart, but she knows she should allow him the choice to return to his relatives. She agrees to travel deep into Latin America to reunite Pablo with his aunts, uncles and grandmother. But the trip is far from simple. Sophie is phobic about germs, and she's afraid to take chances. Not only that, but she will be traveling with a young man, Angel, someone she finds both attractive and mystifying.
During Sophie's journey, she overcomes not only her germ phobia but much more. She discovers courage she didn't know she had, love she never imagined, and profound friendships with people who transcend cultural differences.
Simply Beautiful September 5, 2008
When I got to the last page of this book, I simply did not want to leave the characters, the setting, and Resau's beautiful language. This is one of my favorites of the year.
 Magic Realism in the Tradition of Magical Realism August 9, 2008
Sophie's unusual family group -- she lives with her English mother, Latino stepfather, and Bosnian refugee great aunt -- becomes a little more unusual when a small boy, Pablo, is found in the desert with Sophie's father's business card in his pocket. Poor little Pablo has seenhis parents die trying to cross the border, and barely survived himself. Sophie, whose favorite book is The Little Prince, decides that Pablo is her pricipito who came from parts unknown, and is thrilled when he becomes part of their family.
However, Pablo's surviving family is eventually located in a tiny Mexican village, and it is decided that Pablo should see his family, and make a very difficult decision for a very small boy.
It just so happens that Great Aunt Dika's boyfriend, and his son Angel, were planning a trip South of the border, and it seems an opportune time to make a road trip. Just one problem -- Sophie is afraid of almost everything. Germs, car-accidents, other people... This road trip will be another kind of journey for Sophie, as she learns a little bit about
herself, and the lives of others.
This book had an uphill battle, because I had just finished What is the What and that was a tough act to follow. However, I was immediately engaged with the story, and couldn't bear to put it down.
The prose was so lyrical, and although Sophie is sort of your stereotypical, unsure, preteen heroine, she has a great voice that pushes past all that. The descriptions of people and places were intense and vivid, really putting one right in the story. And the characters -- well, that's the most important part. This is a very character-driven novel, and they all just sparkle.
One minor complaint: As usual in these books, Sophie will need a boy to convince her of her true worth. A boy which, I'm sure, we are supposed to be convinced is her teenaged soul mate, or something. However, I'll get over it. The story, if conventional in spots, was beautifully told.
Very much a girl book for girls around Sophies age -- 13 to 16.
book review March 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Before I read this book I thought it would be completly depressing and not a very good story. After I started reading the book I realized that it is an amazing story about love and lost. The main character, Sophie, goes through many challenges but she learns to cope extremly well for someone so young. She learns many lessons that I think everybody needs to learn sometime in there life.
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