![]() ![]() Letters written by Mari convey her perspective of story events. ![]() He teaches her the constellations through his telescope, a gift from Gramps. Tyler initially sees the Mexicans as an affront to his patriotism and a threat to his parents, who could be in trouble with the law due to the workers’ lack of documentation when he notices how kind the girls are to his grandmother, he relents and establishes a growing friendship with Mari. Tyler’s grandmother, who lives in her own house on the farm, especially enjoys the company of the three young girls she is lonely since the death of her husband, Tyler’s Gramps. ![]() Later, Tyler shares this info with his parents, who suspect from Mari’s reaction that the Mexicans they’ve hired must be undocumented immigrants working illegally in the United States. The youngest sister, Luby, reveals that Mari, the oldest, was born in Mexico, and Mari grows upset. ![]() The three girls are María Dolores, María Ofelia, and María Lubyneida. As instructed by his mother, he brings old board games for the three young daughters of one of the Mexican workers. Tyler visits the trailer on their property where the Mexicans now live. Hired help was necessary because Tyler’s father had an accident on his tractor early in the summer, leaving him incapable of physical work. He learns that while he was away, rather than sell the farm, his parents hired three Mexican men to handle the workload. Eleven-year-old Tyler Paquette returns to his family’s farm in Vermont after a summertime stay with his aunt and uncle in Boston. ![]()
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