Seven Pablos
Written by Jorge Luján
and Mara Lethem (Translator)
Illustrated by Chiara Carrer
Published by Enchanted Lion
In a series of vignettes, we hear the story of seven different Pablos’ living life at once.
Pablo lives in Chile with his hardworking father. But Pablo also lives in Ecuador, deep in the Amazon rainforest. There is another Pablo living with his family in Mexico, after fleeing the dictatorship in Argentina. And in New York, Pablo shares an overcrowded apartment in the Bronx, where he’s only allowed home for twelve hours at a time. Pablo is the son of a rural schoolteacher in Peru, and another Pablo picks through garbage to survive in Rio de Janiero, while yet another Pablo has big plans to get from Guatemala to Los Angeles.
Poet Jorge Luján tells the powerful story of seven different Pablos living seven different lives in this world we all call home.
Primary ISBN: 9781592702534
Publication Date: June 2018
Available As: Hardcover
Picture Book, Age 04 or older
Community Represented: Argentinian/Argentinian American, Brazilian/Brazilian American, Chilean/Chilean American, Ecuadorian/Ecuadorian American, Guatemalan/Guatemalan American, Guyanese/Guyanese American, Peruvian/Peruvian American, Various (Hispanic/Latinx/Latine)
Themes: Immigrant: Economic, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Refugee: Persecution, Setting: Home Country
Setting: Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, United States (New York City NY), Pero, Brazil (Rio de Janiero), Guatemala
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: Home Country, Refugee, On Journey, Immigrant
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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