Hear My Voice/Escucha mi voz: The Testimonies of Children Detained at the Southern Border of the United States

Hear My Voice

Complied by Warren Binford for Project Amplify. Shares the stories of 61 children ranging in age from five to seventeen, detained along the US Mexico border who have traveled from Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Ecuador, and Mexico to try and find a better life in the U.S. These are their own words from sworn testimonies in English on one side and in Spanish on the other.  Illustrated by 17 Latinx artists, including Caldecott Medalist and multiple Pura Belpré Illustrator Award-winning Yuyi Morales and Pura Belpré Illustrator Award-winning Raὺl the Third. Includes information, questions, and action points. Purchase of the book benefits Project Amplify, an organization that supports children in migration. Read more.