Book
Hunting season : immigration and murder in an all-American town / Mirta Ojito.
Documents the true story of a Long Island immigrant's murder in 2008, citing the hate biases that compelled a group of teens to attack the Ecuadorean victim, who became a symbol of flaws in America's immigration system.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780807001813 (cloth)
- ISBN: 0807001813 (cloth)
- Physical Description: xii, 252 pages ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Boston : Beacon Press, [2013]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-252). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | A bloody knife -- Painted birds in the air -- Welcome to Patchogue -- Not in my backyard -- Beaner jumping -- Unwanted -- A murder in the suburbs -- A torn community -- A little piece of Heaven -- Trial and punishment. |
| Target Audience Note: | 1150L Lexile. |
