The Crossings is a story based upon a clandestine group of radical Jesuit priests who help undocumented immigrants to survive in East Los Angeles after crossing into the US. When a tragedy on the Rio Grande unfolds before their eyes, they find themselves the accidental guardians of four orphaned children. The three boys and one girl grow to adults while facing the uncertainty and danger of their world as undocumented immigrants. The lives of the four are gradually carved out as they each endure tragedy, violence, and the inherent evil which surrounds them. Eventually, three of the four orphans are captured and sent back to Mexico. While trying to survive in Mexico, Roberto, the oldest brother is brutally executed when he refuses to do his part and take a fall in a high stakes boxing match fixed by the Mexican Zeta-Cartel. The cartels thirst for revenge spins them off on a maniacal hunt to kill the remaining Elena, and her two children. Now Mielo the youngest of the four, must now find a way to help his brother’s wife and two young children to cross back into the US to escape eminent torture and death. Together, the family takes on the hostile desert and the rugged mountain ranges of northern Mexico. Suffering from the heat and scarce water, they struggle to stay alive and just ahead of the relentless pursuit of the angry cartel gang.
"The Crossings" begins with a tragic drowning that leaves four children orphaned and in the hands of their rescuers. This is only the start, as we follow their their volatile lives from adolescence and through adulthood. The children have only themselves to believe in as their faith in one another is challenged by the inherent dangers, violence, and evil of growing up on both sides of the US-Mexico border..
The Crossings is a novel that tells the story of four children whom after a tragic crossing at the Rio Grande, find themselves orphaned and taken in by a band of Jesuit priests who run a mission school in East Los Angeles. This excerpt is just a sample of what lies in store for them and their accidental guardians as they grow to adults in a uncertain and dangerous world.
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