The true story of Alfredo Alva and his family’s migration from La Ceja, Mexico to the United States. Written by Alva and his neighbor Deborah Mills, the bilingual story tells Alva’s family history living in La Ceja, their struggles subsisting there, and, after facing chronic hunger and destitution, his family’s hard decision to send Alva and his father on the harrowing journey to the United States. PreK-Grade 6. Paperback.