Under+the+Same+Sky

__Under the Same Sky__ is a book about a family in New York that work on a farm with Mexicans. The main character is Joe Pedersen. He wanted a motorbike for his fourteenth birthday. His dad won't give him the money, but instead tells him to work on the farm for a wage. While working on the farm, he learns about the Mexicans that he is working with. Before he starts, he doesn't respect them. After working along side of them, he understands why they are working for his dad. One of the working men, talks about needing money for his family to become citizens of the United States. Eventually the I.N.S. come. The I.N.S.'s job is to check workers' papers for proof of American citizenship. Several of the men in the field don't have what they need. Joe is mad at the I.N.S., and he feels bad that the men need to run away and hide. Joe tries to help them as best he can. After that, he gets stopped by an officer. Even though he is an American citizen, he gets fined because he was driving without a license.

I learned that most of the Mexicans are good people. They take English classes when they go to America. Mexicans care about their family when they leave the country. -Trevor

I learned that Mexicans can be hard to understand. They speak a different language than we do. Mexicans are trying to jump over the border more and more. Must Mexicans are paying for their U.S citizenship so they can join our county. A lot of the people that live here in America are sending the money they earn back to family in Mexico because their family needs it to live. -Matthew

I would recommend this book to other students because you learn about living with people from a different country. I learned to be more patient with immigrants because they are trying to be our friends. - Trevor

I would recommend this book to someone who likes suspense. You wonder what is going to happen next.-Matthew