The Devil's Highway

Author: Luis Alberto Urrea

The Devil's Highway is the stirring story of twenty-six men who cross the Mexican border into the harsh Devil's Highway of Southern Arizona. Through Urrea's in-depth investigative work, the reader is able to enter into the deadly, desolate region where only twelve men were able to make it out alive after being abandoned by their "coyotes". Urrea's work is a well-crafted combination of interviews and first-person testimony, history, culture, and immigration policy. The Devil's Highway was a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for general nonfction. This is an excellent book for use in a high school classroom and would afford students an opportunity to closely examine illegal immigration.

The Devil's Highway

Year Released: 2004

Grade 9- Adult