{"product_id":"crossing-the-line-revised-edition-finding-america-in-the-borderlands-9798896361343","title":"Crossing the Line (Revised Edition): Finding America in the Borderlands","description":"\u003cb\u003eHarnessing \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe emotional truth, narrative power, and moral vision of Morrison, Kingsolver, and Zinn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Towle\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cb\u003es urgent and evocative journey of discovery reveals how the US immigration system evolved into a weapon to drive democracy into crisis.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e2024 Nonfiction Book Award Gold Medal Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e2024 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eCIBA Nellie Bly Award First Place Winner for Journalistic Nonfiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e2025 RFK Human Rights Book Award Nominee\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA SocialJusticeBook.org featured book for \"Teaching About \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eImmigration\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It was family separation and \"kids in cages\" that drove Sarah Towle to the US southern border. On discovering the many-headed hydra that is the US immigration system--and the heroic determination of those caught under its knee--she could never look away again. \u003ci\u003eCrossing the Line \u003c\/i\u003echarts Sarah's journey from outrage to activism to abolition as she exposes, layer by \"broken\" layer, the global deterrence to detention to deportation complex that is failing everyone--save the profiteers and demagogues who benefit from it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Deftly weaving together oral storytelling, history, and memoir, Sarah illustrates how the US has led the retreat from post-WWII commitments to protecting human rights. Yet within the web of normalized cruelty, she finds hope and inspiration in the extraordinary acts of ordinary people who prove, every day, there is a better way. By amplifying their voices and celebrating their efforts, Sarah reveals that we can welcome with dignity those most in need of safety and compassion. In unmasking the real root causes of the so-called \"crisis\" in human migration, she urges us to act before we travel much farther down our current course--one which history will not soon forgive, or forget.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Towle\u003c\/b\u003e is an international educator, researcher, and award-winning author; a human rights defender, nature lover, and choral soprano. She resides in an ephemeral borderlands, buffeted and buoyed by a diversity of languages, cultures, landscapes, and creeds. She has taught English language literacy, cross-cultural communication, conflict resolution skills, and the writing craft for three decades on four continents across the age span and in myriad contexts, including under the trees in refugee settings. \u003ci\u003eCrossing the Line: Finding America in the Borderlands, \u003c\/i\u003e a Nonfiction Authors Association Gold Medal recipient, launched in June 2024 to rave reviews from filmmaker Ken Burns, Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Toluse Olorunnipa, former \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe \u003c\/i\u003eSpotlight editor Scott Allen, and \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, which called it \"A powerful exposé of the human costs of America's immigration policies.\" Sarah publishes regularly on Substack@Tales of Humanity. Her op-eds have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCommon Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAl Jazeera\u003c\/i\u003e. Find her podcast, \u003ci\u003eFrom the Borderlands\u003c\/i\u003e, wherever you listen. To learn more about both book and author, please visit www.sarahtowle.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"She Writes Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51661280968978,"sku":"9798896361343","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c23bb6c1-3cfc-443b-96cd-4c6cfeed5092.jpg?v=1760439581","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/crossing-the-line-revised-edition-finding-america-in-the-borderlands-9798896361343","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}