Xavier's promise
by Marilyn Gould, Steve Santillan
A thirteen-year-old boy is smuggled across the border from Mexico to California and brings with him a baby homing pigeon that he has promised his grandfather he will train to become a champion racer.
Immigrant childrenJuvenile fictionMexican American childrenHoming pigeonsSocial life and customsPigeonsFictionGrandfathersEnfants immigrantsRomans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesseEnfants américains d'origine mexicainePigeons voyageurs