Book Descriptions
for A Sky Without Lines by Krystia Basil and Laura Borràs
From The United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY)
A Sky Without Lines is a wonderfully told story of a young boy named Arturo. Arturo's family is being separated by the Mexican border. This border is like other lines on the map Arturo loves looking at, according to Arturo's mom these lines were made to “stop people from moving freely across the land” (n. p). Arturo dreams of a world that has no lines or borders that separate his family. His best dreams are those lives in the sky where he and his brother Antonio can play soccer, eat their favorite snacks, and simply just be together. Krystia Basil and Laura Borras created this wonderful peace that gives children an insight on the effects of immigration.
NCSS (National Council for the Social Studies) & CBC (Children's Book Council) - 2020 Notable Social Studies Trade Books. CSMCL (Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature) - 2019 Best Books for Young People. USBBY - 2020 Outstanding International Book.
Author lives in New York.
Hong Kong. Originally published in English by Minedition in 2019. Published in the United States by Minedition in 2019.
© USBBY, 2022. Used with permission.
From the Publisher
A moving and timely story of a young boy separated from his beloved brother and father by a border.
Arturo loves to look at maps and the lines where different countries meet––as if greeting each other with a big hug. But his mother tells him these lines have a different purpose––to keep people from moving freely across the land. Arturo and his mother are separated from his father and his brother Antonio by one of these lines. Will he ever see his brother again? But the sky has no lines, so Arturo dreams of flying with Antonio through the open sky to the moon, free of barriers. Artful, moving watercolor illustrations express a young boy's sorrow at separation and his joyful dreams of a world without lines.
Arturo loves to look at maps and the lines where different countries meet––as if greeting each other with a big hug. But his mother tells him these lines have a different purpose––to keep people from moving freely across the land. Arturo and his mother are separated from his father and his brother Antonio by one of these lines. Will he ever see his brother again? But the sky has no lines, so Arturo dreams of flying with Antonio through the open sky to the moon, free of barriers. Artful, moving watercolor illustrations express a young boy's sorrow at separation and his joyful dreams of a world without lines.
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