During a war, a mother and her two children set out on a search for a new home--a journey filled with both uncertainty and hope.

After traveling to Tijuana, Mexico, Noemi and her mother are denied entry at the border and must find the refugee in charge of the notebook, an unofficial ledger of those waiting to cross into the United States. Includes author's note.

A young girl describes her feelings when her father decides to leave their home in Mexico to look for work in the United States.

"A child dreams of a life without borders after he and and his parents are forced to leave their home during the Mexican Repatriation"--