Return to Sender

Post date: May 25, 2012 6:02:53 PM

Tyler lives on a farm in Vermont that has been in his family for generations. He loves his farm, but his father has gotten injured and the farm is in danger.

Mari is an immigrant from Mexico living in North Carolina. While her two little sisters were born in the United States, Mari and her parents were not. Her mother went home to Mexico and has not returned even though they were expected her.

Mari and Tyler's worlds meet when Mari's dad and two uncles move to Tyler's farm to work. Mari and Tyler become friends but it is so much more complicated than that. Read Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez to see the perspectives of two kids from different worlds with different issues that have those worlds and issues intertwine.