Border Crossing by Jessica L. Anderson

Given a bad hand in life, Manz tries to help out his mother by taking a summer job, rebuilding fences for a cattle ranch outside of town. Although he’s with is best friend – Jed he starts to feel like something isn’t right. Meeting Vanessa seemed to get a little better but the voices were also harder to ignore… 

Genre: Realistic Fiction
Diversity: Cultural, Psychological
Subject: Alcoholism, Class differences, Illegal immigration, Child abuse, Schizophrenia

Reference: Anderson, J. L. 2009, Border Crossing, Milkweed Editions.