Description

Based on true events this inspiring story follows a mama and her daughter who are denied entry at the US border and must find the refugee in charge of the notebook an unofficial ledger of those waiting to cross into the US

Before the sun drenched the yard Our neighbors laughter danced in the streets Now the streets are quiet Papa is gone and we are no longer safe here We are leaving too

In this moving picture book Noemi and Mama flee their home in Mexico and head for the US border There they look for The Notebook Keeper the person in charge of a ledger for those waiting to cross and they add their names to the book As the days turn into weeks and hope dwindles the little girl looks for kindness around her and inside herself One day when the Notebook Keepers own name is called to cross Noemi and her Mama are chosenfor the generosity in their hearts to take her place