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Beast RiderIn Beast Rider, award winning author Tony Johnston and psychotherapistMaria Elena Fontanot de Rhoads offer a sympathetic, illuminating portrait of the challenges faced by one undocumented immigrant (Publishers Weekly, Starred Review). Twelve year old Manuel leaves his small town in Mexico to join his older brother in Los Angeles. To cross the US border, he must become a beast ridersomeone who hops on a train. The first time he tries, he is stopped by
In Beast Rider, award-winning author Tony Johnston and psychotherapistMaria Elena Fontanot de Rhoads “offer a sympathetic, illuminating portrait of the challenges faced by one undocumented immigrant” (Publishers Weekly, Starred Review).
Twelve-year-old Manuel leaves his small town in Mexico to join his older brother in Los Angeles. To cross the US border, he must become a “beast rider”—someone who hops on a train. The first time he tries, he is stopped by the Mexican police, who arrest and beat him. When he tries again, he is attacked by a Mexican gang and left for dead.
Just when Manuel is ready to turn back, he finds new hope. Villagers clothe and feed him, help him find work, and eventually boost him back onto the train. When he finally arrives in LA and is reunited with his brother, he is elated. But the longer he’s there, the more he realizes that something isn’t right.
Thrilling and heartfelt, Beast Rider is a coming-of-age story that reveals how a place and its people help to define you.
Twelve-year-old Manuel leaves his small town in Mexico to join his older brother in Los Angeles. To cross the US border, he must become a “beast rider”—someone who hops on a train. The first time he tries, he is stopped by the Mexican police, who arrest and beat him. When he tries again, he is attacked by a Mexican gang and left for dead.
Just when Manuel is ready to turn back, he finds new hope. Villagers clothe and feed him, help him find work, and eventually boost him back onto the train. When he finally arrives in LA and is reunited with his brother, he is elated. But the longer he’s there, the more he realizes that something isn’t right.
Thrilling and heartfelt, Beast Rider is a coming-of-age story that reveals how a place and its people help to define you.
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★★★★★ 5
Great way to get a child interested in reading!
Format: Hardcover
So cute!
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Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Buen libro
Format: Hardcover
Llegó tal y como se ve en la foto y los sonidos se escuchan muy bien
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Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Looks like fun
Format: Hardcover
I bought this for an upcoming birthday for a 3 yr old. She is very much into Minnie right now so I hope it and 2 other gifts will be a hit with her. It’s very colorful. I pushed a couple of buttons and you hear Minnie’s voice and other things.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Great book with sounds to read to my baby !
Format: Hardcover
Just love it. When you're reading it shows the picture to press with a sound on.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2025
★★★★★ 4
Recomendado
Format: Hardcover
Uno de mis favoritos, paginas suaves
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Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2026